Reports

03.31.2020

Semiannual Report to Congress, March 2020

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, 2020.

03.26.2020

Audit of the Department's Compliance with 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.

03.24.2020

The Joint Polar Satellite System: Program Can Increase the Likelihood of Mission Success by Further Applying NASA Processes to Its Spacecraft Development Efforts

Attached is our final report on our audit of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) program.

Report Number OIG-20-021-A

03.24.2020

Audit of GOES-R Program in Achieving Launch Readiness for the GOES-T Mission

We are initiating an audit of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite–R Series (GOES-R) program.

03.24.2020

2020 Census: The Census Bureau's Oversight of Contractor Performance During the 2018 End-to-End Test's Census Questionnaire Assistance Operation Was Deficient in Some Areas and Did Not Implement Some Lessons Learned for the Operation

Attached for your review is our final report on the audit of the U.S. Census Bureau's (the Bureau's) Census Questionnaire Assistance (CQA) operation.

Report Number OIG-20-022-A

03.23.2020

Fiscal Year 2020 FISMA Compliance Audit

As required by the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA), our office is initiating its fiscal year 2020 audit of the Department's information security program and practices.

03.12.2020

Request for Information to Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham from the Inspector General

Today, March 12, 2020, marks the first day that U.S. households begin receiving official Census Bureau (Bureau) mail with detailed information on how to respond to the 2020 Census, the constitutionally-mandated count of the entire U.S. population.

Report Number OIG-20-020-M

03.04.2020

Audit of FirstNet's Subcontract Oversight

We are initiating an audit of the First Responder Network Authority's (FirstNet's) oversight of the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network (NPSBN) contract.

03.02.2020

Lack of Defined Processes and Procedures Impede Efforts to Monitor End-Use Check Performance

Attached for your review is our final report on the audit of the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) regarding foreign end users and exports.

Report Number OIG-20-019-A

02.20.2020

Fiscal Year 2020 USPTO Financial Statements Audit

Our office contracted with KPMG LLP, an independent certified public accounting firm, to audit the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO’s) fiscal year 2020 financial statements.