Reports

03.22.2023

Audit of the Department's Implementation of Multi-Factor Authentication on High Value Assets

Attached for your review is our final report on the audit of the U.S. Department of Commerce's (the Department's) implementation of multifactor authentication (MFA) on its high value assets (HVAs).

Report Number 2023-452

03.20.2023

Evaluation of NIST's Manufacturing Extension Partnership Economic Impact Reporting

We are initiating an evaluation of the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST's) Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) economic impact reporting.

Report Number 2023-451

03.13.2023

NIST Must Improve Monitoring of MEP to Prevent Waste of Financial Resources

Attached for your review is our final report on our evaluation of the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST's) Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP).

Report Number OIG-23-014-I

03.13.2023

Space Weather Follow-On (SWFO) Program: Rideshare Schedule Presents Challenges and Lack of Backup Option Warrants NOAA Attention

Attached is the final report on our audit of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) Space Weather Follow-On Program (SWFO).

Report Number OIG-23-015-A

03.08.2023

Capstone Report: Effective Reviews Are Needed to Enhance the Security Posture of the Department's Active Directories

Attached for your review is the final report on our audit of the U.S. Department of Commerce's (the Department's) Active Directories. Our audit objective was to identify the remaining Department Active Directories, which have not been reviewed by the Office of Inspector General (OIG), and summarize past OIG work related to the management of Active Directories.

Report Number OIG-23-013-A

03.01.2023

FirstNet Authority Failed to Provide Adequate Contract Oversight for Its Initial Two Reinvestment Task Orders

Attached for your review is our final report on our audit of the First Responder Network Authority's (FirstNet Authority's) oversight of its first two reinvestment task orders (TOs).

Report Number OIG-23-012-A

02.27.2023

The Census Bureau Can Improve Processes to Promote Transparency of Cooperative Agreements

Attached is our final report on our evaluation of the U.S. Census Bureau's (the Bureau's) award and use of a cooperative agreement to participate in a joint statistical project with Research Triangle Institute (RTI), an independent nonprofit institution.

02.13.2023

Fiscal Year 2023 FISMA Compliance Audit

As required by the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA), our office is initiating its fiscal year 2023 audit of the U.S. Department of Commerce's (the Departmen's) information security program and practices

02.13.2023

Evaluation of Ethics Oversight in Preventing Financial Conflicts of Interest by USPTO Patent Examiners

We are initiating an evaluation of the United States Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO's) and the U.S. Department of Commerce's (Department's) ethics oversight of patent examiners.

02.10.2023

USPTO FY2023 Financial Statements Audit

Our office contracted with KPMG LLP, (KPMG) an independent certified public accounting firm, to audit the United States Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO's) fiscal year 2023 financial statements.