Reports

11.22.2022

Simulated Internal Cyber Attack Gained Control of Critical Census Bureau Systems

Attached is the final report on our evaluation of the U.S. Census Bureau's (the Bureau's) cybersecurity posture.

Report Number OIG-23-004-1

11.15.2022

Department of Commerce FY 2022 Financial Statements [See pages 52-56 of FY 2022 Agency Financial Report]

I am pleased to present the fiscal year (FY) 2022 Agency Financial Report (AFR) for the Department of Commerce. The AFR is an opportunity for us to highlight the Department's accomplishments and challenges in FY 2022, while also providing information on financial management and performance.

Report Number OIG-23-002-A

11.15.2022

United States Patent and Trademark Office FY 2022 Financial Statements [See pages 93-96 of FY 2022 Agency Financial Report]

Some highlights from FY 2022 include improvements to our Patent organization processes and systems, such as launching Similarity Search, replacing the Public
Patent Application Information Retrieval tool with the user-friendly Patent Center, and unveiling an all-new Patent Public Search tool.

Report Number OIG-23-003-A

11.14.2022

Fraud Awareness Week: Defective Pricing & Cost Mischarging

Defective pricing occurs when contractors falsely certify their costs to the government during the contract award process.

11.14.2022

Fraud Awareness Week: Grant Fraud

Grant funds are awarded for a specific 'public purpose' and grantees must use those funds as agreed and within certain parameters, including Office of Management and Budget Circulars and the granting agency's guidelines.

11.14.2022

Fraud Awareness Week: Product Substitution

Product substitution involves the substitution of substandard, counterfeit, and/or nonconforming parts for those required under a contract.

11.14.2022

Fraud Awareness Week: Bid Rigging & Antitrust Violations

Antitrust laws provide guidelines for general business practices in the marketplace and seek to protect the competitive process for the benefit of consumers.

11.14.2022

Fraud Awareness Week: Public Corruption

Public corruption involves providing something of value to a government official in an effort to influence the actions of performance of their official position.

10.31.2022

Evaluation of the Department's Personnel Security Program

We are initiating an evaluation of the U.S. Department of Commerce's (the Department's) Personnel Security Program.

10.26.2022

Honeywell to Pay $3.35 Million for Alleged False Claims for Zylon Bullet Proof Vests

Honeywell International Inc. (Honeywell), headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, has agreed to pay $3.35 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by selling defective material for bullet proof vests used by law enforcement officers, the Justice Department announced today.