Reports

06.08.2022

The Success of NOAA's Next-Generation Satellite System Architecture Depends on Sound Requirements Management Practices

Attached is our final report on our audit of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) next-generation satellite system architecture.

Report Number OIG-22-022-A

05.16.2022

Audit of the Department of Commerce's Active Directories

We are initiating an audit of the U.S. Department of Commerce's (the Department's) Active Directories.

05.13.2022

Quality Control Review of the Panhandle Area Council, Inc., 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, attached is the quality control review (QCR) of the audit of Panhandle Area Council, Inc., as of and for the year ended September 30, 2020.

Report Number OIG-22-QCR-6

05.13.2022

Quality Control Review of the South Delta Planning and Development District, Inc., 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, attached is the quality control review (QCR) of the audit of South Delta Planning and Development District, Inc., as of and for the year ended September 30, 2020.

Report Number OIG-22-QCR-5

05.11.2022

Georgia Man Sentenced to 40 Months in Federal Prison for Defrauding Yakima Non-Profit

Yakima – Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced today that Kentey Ramone Fielder, age 42, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced today in federal court in Yakima, Washington. Chief Judge Stanley A. Bastian sentenced Fielder to 40 months in federal prison, followed by a 3-year term of supervised release.

05.09.2022

The Census Bureau Needs to Improve Management and Oversight of Vetting Employees to Avoid Hiring Unsuitable Individuals for Federal Employment

Attached for your review is our final report on the evaluation of the U.S. Census Bureau's (the Bureau's) Census Investigative Services (CIS) Division background investigation processing.

Report Number OIG-22-021-I

03.31.2022

Semiannual Report to Congress, March 2022

I am pleased to present the U.S. Department of Commerce (the Department) Office of Inspector General's (OIG's) Semiannual Report to Congress for the 6 months ending March 31, 2022.

Report Number SAR-2022-03

03.31.2022

Audit of the 2020 Census Paid Advertising Campaign

We are initiating an audit of the U.S. Census Bureau's (the Bureau's) oversight of the integrated communications contract. Our objective is to determine whether the Bureau effectively managed selected task orders related to paid advertising for the 2020 Census integrated communications contract to ensure desired outcomes were achieved.

03.25.2022

Fiscal Year 2022 FISMA Compliance Audit

As required by the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA), our office is initiating its fiscal year 2022 audit of the U.S. Department of Commerce's (the Department's) information security program and practices.

02.25.2022

Fiscal Year 2022 USPTO Financial Statements Audit

Our office contracted with KPMG LLP, an independent certified public accounting firm, to audit the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO's) fiscal year 2022 financial statements.