Reports

08.19.2022

Evaluation of NOAA Fisheries Grantees' and Subrecipients' Use of Pandemic Relief Funds

We are initiating an evaluation of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries grantees' and subrecipients' use of pandemic relief funds.

08.18.2022

Evaluation of NIST Grantees' and Subrecipients' Use of Pandemic Relief Funds

We are initiating an evaluation of National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) grantees' and subrecipients' use of pandemic relief funds.

08.16.2022

USPTO Should Strengthen Its Planning and Oversight of Patent Data Capture Contracts to Manage Risks and Prevent Unnecessary Costs

Attached for your review is our final report on the audit of the United States Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO's) oversight of Patent Data Capture (PaDaCap) contracts.

Report Number OIG-22-028-A

08.16.2022

Audit of USPTO's Patent Classification and Routing Processes

We are initiating an audit of United States Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO's) patent classification and routing processes. Our objective is to determine whether USPTO's patent application classification and routing processes are effective.

08.12.2022

Audit of the Department's Identification and Remediation of Vulnerabilities on High Value Assets

We are initiating an audit of the U.S. Department of Commerce's (the Department's) identification and remediation of vulnerabilities on high value assets (HVAs).

08.08.2022

Quality Control Review of the East-Central Idaho Planning and Development Association, as of and for the Year Ended September 30, 2020

The Office of Inspector General is committed to improving the quality of non-federal audits. In accordance with our responsibilities for audit work performed by non-federal auditors on federal programs, enclosed is the quality control review (QCR) of the audit of East-Central Idaho Planning and Development Association, as of and for the year ended September 30, 2020.

Report Number OIG-22-QCR-8

07.20.2022

USPTO Needs to Improve Its Cost Estimating, Scheduling, and Agile Practices to Timely Retire Legacy Systems

Attached for your review is our final report on the audit of the United States Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO's) patent legacy systems. Our audit objective was to review USPTO's progress towards retiring its patent legacy systems.

Report Number OIG-22-026-A

07.20.2022

Quality Control Review of the Audit of the Great Lakes Observing System Regional Association as of and for the Year Ended June 30, 2020

The Office of Inspector General is committed to improving the quality of non-federal audits. In accordance with our responsibilities for audit work performed by non-federal auditors onfederal programs, attached is the quality control review (QCR) of the audit of Great Lakes Observing System Regional Association as of and for the year ended June 30, 2020.

Report Number OIG-22-QCR-7

07.07.2022

The BAS Program Needs to Increase Attention to Business Process Reengineering and Improve Program Management Practices

Attached is our final report on our audit of the U.S. Department of Commerce's (the Department's) Business Applications Solution program (the Program).

Report Number OIG-22-025-A

06.29.2022

FY 2021 SBIR Report Letter to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

Dear Chairwoman Johnson and Ranking Member Lucas: In accordance with 15 U.S.C. § 638b(c), this letter transmits the U.S. Department of Commerce Office of Inspector General's (OIG's) report of the requested data and information regarding cases related to the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program for fiscal year (FY) 2021.