Reports

11.19.2018

Request for Information Pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978, as Amended.

This request for information is in anticipation of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) opening a fuller review of the Investigations and Threat Management
Division (ITMD) and its associated components.

11.15.2018

FY 2018 Consolidated Financial Statement Audit [See pages 41-48 of FY 2018 Agency Financial Report]

KPMG, an independent public accounting firm, will soon begin its audit of the Department's FY 2018 consolidated financial statements.

Report Number OIG-19-005-A

11.14.2018

Top Management and Performance Challenges Facing the Department of Commerce in FY 2019

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

11.14.2018

USPTO FY 2018 Financial Statements [See pages 152-157 of FY 2018 Performance and Accountability Report]

KPMG, an independent public accounting firm, will soon begin its audit of the USPTO's FY 2018 financial statements.

Report Number OIG-19-003-A

10.30.2018

The Census Bureau Must Improve Its Implementation of the Risk Management Framework

We are initiating an audit of the Census Bureau's implementation of the RMF. Our audit objective is to determine whether the RMF methodology adopted by the Census Bureau presents an accurate picture of cybersecurity risks, including risks associated with common controls, to Bureau management.

Report Number OIG-19-002-A

10.29.2018

Audit of BIS and ITA Processes and Procedures for Reviewing and Adjudicating Section 232 Exclusion Requests

We are initiating an audit of the Bureau of Industry and Security's (BIS') and the International Trade Administration's (ITA's) processes and procedures for reviewing and adjudicating product exclusion requests for aluminum and steel tariffs, as prescribed by Presidential Proclamations 9704 and 9705, respectively, under the authority of Section 232 of the …

Report Number Announcement

10.26.2018

Audit of EDA's Disaster Relief Grants Award Administrative Process and Oversight Efforts

On February 9, 2018, the President signed into law the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (the Act), Public Law No. 115-123, which designated $600 million in disaster relief funds to the Economic Development Administration (EDA).

Report Number Announcement

10.09.2018

Audit of USPTO's Small Business Utilization

We are initiating an audit on U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO's) small business utilization. Our objectives are to determine whether USPTO (1) is achieving its small business utilization goals; (2) contracting officials provided small businesses with adequate contract award opportunities; and (3) took appropriate actions to ensure they met small business contracting goals.

09.30.2018

Semiannual Report to Congress, September 2018

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, 2018.

Report Number SAR-2018-09

09.27.2018

Audit of USPTO's Oversight of the Systems Development and Integration Next Generation Contract

We are initiating an audit on U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO's) oversight of the Systems Development and Integration Next Generation (SDI-NG) information technology contract. Our objective is to determine whether USPTO provided adequate oversight and monitoring of contractors' performance for the SDI-NG contract.