Reports

11.17.2021

Inspector General Letter to Senators Hirono, Whitehouse, Blumenthal, Markey, and Warren re: Department Employees on Non-Reimbursable Details

Dear Senators Hirono, Whitehouse, Blumenthal, Markey, and Warren: Thank you for your correspondence regarding the alleged misconduct by two now former
U.S. Department of Commerce (Department) employees while on non-reimbursable details to an outside government agency.

Report Number OIG-22-008-M2

11.17.2021

Inspector General Letter to Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson re: Department Employees on Non-Reimbursable Details

Thank you for your correspondence regarding the alleged misconduct by two now former U.S. Department of Commerce (Department) employees while on non-reimbursable details to an outside government agency.

Report Number OIG-22-008-M1

11.15.2021

Department of Commerce FY 2021 Financial Statements [See pages 48–52 of FY 2021 Agency Financial Report]

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 2021 consolidated financial statements. The audit will be conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, Government Auditing Standards, and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requirements.

Report Number OIG-22-007-A

11.12.2021

United States Patent and Trademark Office FY 2021 Financial Statements [See pages 176-179 of FY 2021 Performance and Accountability Report]

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 2021 financial statements.

Report Number OIG-22-006-A

11.10.2021

WPRFMC's Governance of Western Pacific Sustainable Fisheries Fund Awards Was Inadequate

Enclosed is the final audit report concerning the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) Western Pacific Sustainable Fisheries Fund (WPSFF) financial assistance awards to the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WPRFMC).

Report Number OIG-22-004-A

11.08.2021

Audit of the Department's Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 Submission for the First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2021

This memorandum accompanies the U.S. Department of Commerce (the Department) Office of Inspector General report on the Department's Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 (DATA Act) submission for the first quarter of fiscal year (FY) 2021.

Report Number OIG-22-003-A

10.22.2021

Evaluation of NIST's Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program

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

10.21.2021

Boulder Weather Research Organization and Officers Pay Over $2 Million to Resolve Investigation into Improper Use of Federal Grants for Scientific Research

DENVER –The Center for Severe Weather Research (CSWR), a nonprofit organization in Boulder, Colorado, has paid over $2.4 million to resolve allegations that it engaged in fraud related to grants it received from three federal agencies: the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) …

10.15.2021

Quality Control Review of the Audit of Mid-Willamette Valley Council of Governments as of and for the Year Ended June 30, 2019

Dear Mr. Pasquarella: Enclosed is the quality control review (QCR) of the audit of Mid-Willamette Valley Council of Governments, as of and for the year ended June 30, 2019.

Report Number OIG-22-QCR-1

10.14.2021

Top Management and Performance Challenges Facing the Department of Commerce in FY 2022

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is required by statute to report annually the most serious management and performance challenges facing the U.S. Department of Commerce (the Department).

Report Number OIG-22-001