Reports

02.25.2022

Fiscal Year 2022 Department of Commerce Consolidated Financial Statements Audit

Our office contracted with KPMG LLP, an independent certified public accounting firm, to audit the U.S. Department of Commerce's (the Department's) fiscal year 2022 consolidated financial statements.

02.03.2022

NOAA Inadequately Managed Its Active Directories That Support Critical Missions

Attached for your review is our final report on the audit of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) Active Directories.

Report Number OIG-22-018-A

01.25.2022

The Department Needs to Improve Its System Security Assessment and Continuous Monitoring Program to Ensure Security Controls Are Consistently Implemented and Effective

Attached for your review is the final report on the audit of the U.S. Department of Commerce's (the Department's) system security assessment process.

Report Number OIG-22-017-A

01.21.2022

2022 Annual Letter to OMB re: Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2012

The Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2012 (Charge Card Act) and OMB's implementing guidance (OMB M-13-21) require each office of inspector general (OIG) to perform annual risk assessments, as well as to submit semiannual reports to OMB, in coordination with the Department, of employee purchase or integrated card violations and the resulting actions taken.

Report Number OIG-22-016-M

01.20.2022

Redesigned GOES-T is Ready for Launch, but NOAA Should Reassess Its Assumptions for Satellite Launch Planning and Storage

Attached is our final report on our audit of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES)–R series program.

Report Number OIG-22-015-A

01.14.2022

Audit of the U.S. Census Bureau Demographic Programs Directorate's Reimbursable Survey Data Quality and Reliability

We are initiating an audit of the U.S. Census Bureau Demographic Programs Directorate's reimbursable surveys.

01.14.2022

Evaluation of the U.S. Census Bureau's Award and Use of a Cooperative Agreement

We are initiating an 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, an independent nonprofit institution.

01.12.2022

Audit of the Department's Security Controls for Cloud-Based High Value Assets

We are initiating an audit of the U.S. Department of Commerce's (the Department's) security controls for cloud-based high value assets (HVAs).

01.10.2022

Quality Control Review of the Audit of Region XII Development Corporation, Inc., as of and for the Year Ended June 30, 2019

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 Region XII Development Corporation, Inc., as of and for the year ended June 30, 2019.

Report Number OIG-22-QCR-4

12.17.2021

Audit of the Department's Compliance with Aspects of the Geospatial Data Act of 2018

In accordance with the Geospatial Data Act of 2018 (Pub. L. No. 115-254, H.R. 302, Subtitle F), we are initiating an audit of the U.S. Department of Commerce's (the Department's) collection, production, acquisition, maintenance, distribution, use, and preservation of geospatial data.