Reports

05.20.2021

Broiler Chicken Producer Indicted for Price Fixing and Bid Rigging

A federal grand jury in Denver, Colorado, returned an indictment charging Norman W. Fries Inc., dba Claxton Poultry Farms (Claxton), headquartered in Claxton, Georgia, with participating in a nationwide conspiracy to fix prices and rig bids for broiler chicken products.

05.13.2021

Fiscal Year 2020 Compliance with Improper Payment Requirements

This memorandum provides our final report on fiscal year (FY) 2020 improper payment reporting. Our review objective was to determine the U.S. Department of Commerce's (the Department's) compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 (PIIA).

Report Number OIG-21-026-I

05.10.2021

The PTAB Faces Operational, Information Technology, and Data Risks

Attached for your review is the final report on the evaluation of the United States Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO's) Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) operations.

Report Number OIG-21-025-I

05.03.2021

Audit of National Institute of Standards and Technology Working Capital Fund For Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2019

Attached for your review is the final report on the audit of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) working capital fund (&pos;fund') for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019.

Report Number OIG-21-024-A

04.29.2021

Audit of USPTO's Oversight of Patent Data Capture Contracts

We are initiating an audit of the United States Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO's) oversight of Patent Data Capture contracts. Our objective is to determine whether USPTO awarded and administered Patent Data Capture contracts in compliance with applicable laws and federal and Departmental policies and procedures.

04.19.2021

Management Alert: BAS Program's Focus on Technology May Overlook Risks Related to Business Processes

Attached is a management alert on the Business Applications Solution (BAS) program's approach to business process reengineering, which requires immediate attention, given that the program is in a crucial design phase of the overall effort.

Report Number OIG-21-023-M

03.31.2021

Semiannual Report to Congress, March 2021

I am pleased to present the U.S. Department of Commerce Office of Inspector General's (OIG's) Semiannual Report to Congress for the 6 months ending March 31, 2021.

Report Number SAR-2021-03

03.23.2021

Report of SBA OIG Peer Review of Commerce OIG Audit Organization

We have reviewed the system of quality control for the audit organization of the U.S. Department of Commerce Office of Inspector General (DOC OIG) in effect for the year ended September 30, 2020.

03.19.2021

Harvey Man Pleads Guilty to Clean Water Act Violation From 2016 Oil Spill

NEW ORLEANS – The United States Attorney's Office announced that JAMES TASSIN, age 50, of Harvey, pled guilty on March 18, 2021 to violating the Clean Water Act in connection with an oil spill in 2016.

02.24.2021

FY 2021 Audit of the Department's Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 Reporting

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 first quarter Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 (DATA Act) submission.