Reports

09.30.2019

Semiannual Report to Congress, September 2019

I am pleased to present the Department of Commerce Office of Inspector General's (OIG's) Semiannual Report to Congress for the 6 months ending September 30, 2019.

Report Number SAR-2019-09

09.07.2019

Request for Information to Acting Under Secretary Neil Jacobs from the Inspector General

On Sunday, September 1, as Hurricane Dorian approached the southeast coast of the United States, President Donald Trump released a statement on Twitter indicating that '[i]n addition to Florida – South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama, will most likely be hit (much) harder than anticipated.

09.05.2019

Management Alert: Inaccurate and Incomplete Fleet Inventory Data

Attached is a management alert related to our audit of the Department of Commerce's (Department's) fleet management practices.

Report Number OIG-19-024-M

08.22.2019

USPTO Did Not Provide Adequate Oversight of Monetary Awards to Ensure Patent Examiners Receive Accurate Payments

Attached is our final report on our audit of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO's)patent examiner monetary awards.

Report Number OIG-19-023-A

08.12.2019

Audit of NOAA Financial Assistance Awards to the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission

Enclosed is the final audit report concerning Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission financial assistance awards NA10NMF4720482 and NA10NMF4770481.

Report Number OIG-19-021-A

08.12.2019

Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite–R Series: Program Success Requires Added Attention to Oversight, Risk Management, Requirements, and the Life-Cycle Cost Estimate

Attached for your review is our final report on the audit of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites-R (GOES-R) series.

Report Number OIG-19-022-A

08.01.2019

Management Alert: FirstNet Management Altered Contract Requirements Without Authorization

Attached is a management alert on the increased risk regarding the First Responder Network Authority's (FirstNet's) contract management. Issues regarding this topic came to our attention during fieldwork for another audit.

Report Number OIG-19-020-M

07.22.2019

FirstNet Has Opportunities to Address Control Weaknesses

This final report provides the results of our audit to assess the First Responder Network Authority's (FirstNet's) oversight of the contract awarded to develop and implement the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network (NPSBN).

Report Number OIG-19-019-A

07.10.2019

USPTO Could Improve Oversight Practices to Close Out Contract Files by Complying with Acquisition Regulations and Policies

Attached is our final audit report on our audit to assess the procedures for closing out completed contracts at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

Report Number OIG-19-018-A

07.01.2019

One Year Later-A Look at the Timeliness and Completion Status of Section 232 Product Exclusion Requests

On November 5, 2018, we began an audit of the process for adjudicating product exclusion requests under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (the Act), as amended, 1 by the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and the International Trade Administration (ITA).

Report Number OIG-19-017-M