Reports

02.23.2021

One of the Nation's Largest Chicken Producers Pleads Guilty to Price Fixing and is Sentenced to a $107 Million Criminal Fine

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (Pilgrim's), a major broiler chicken producer based in Greeley, Colorado, has pleaded guilty and has been sentenced to pay approximately $107 million in criminal fines for its participation in a conspiracy to fix prices and rig bids for broiler chicken products, the Department of Justice announced today.

02.23.2021

FY 2020 SBIR Report Letter to the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Dear Chairman Cardin and Ranking Member Paul: 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) 2020.

02.23.2021

FY 2020 SBIR Report Letter to the House Committee on Small Business

Dear Chairwoman Velazquez and Ranking Member Luetkemeyer: 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) 2020.

02.23.2021

FY 2020 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) 2020.

02.22.2021

Fiscal Year 2021 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 2021 consolidated financial statements.

02.22.2021

Fiscal Year 2021 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 2021 financial statements.

02.04.2021

Audit of FirstNet Authority's Engagement with the Public Safety Community

We are initiating an audit of the First Responder Network Authority's (FirstNet Authority's) engagement with the public safety community.

01.29.2021

2021 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-21-022-M

01.28.2021

The U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service 2018 Officer Promotion Process Did Not Comply With Applicable Criteria

Attached is our final report on our evaluation of the International Trade Administration's (ITA's) U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service's (US&FCS's) officer promotion process.

Report Number OIG-21-021-I

01.26.2021

Harvey Man Charged With Clean Water Act Violation from 2016 Oil Spill

NEW ORLEANS – The United States Attorney's Office announced that JAMES TASSIN, age 50, of Harvey, was charged on January 25, 2021with violating the Clean Water Act in connection with an oil spill in 2016.