Reports

01.09.2018

Investigation into Misuse of Agency Transportation Account and Other Improprieties by a Political Appointee

The OIG found that from September 2014 to May 2016, Political Appointee misused the Agency's account with Cab Company by charging it for the cost of
approximately 130 cab rides prohibited by Agency policy.

Report Number 16-1036

01.08.2018

NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations Does Not Fully Utilize the Shipboard Automated Maintenance Management System to Coordinate Ship Maintenance and Repairs

As part of our fiscal year 2016 work plan, we are initiating an audit of the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Marine and Aviation (OMAO) ship fleet.

Report Number OIG-18-011-A

12.22.2017

Quality Control Review of T.M. Byxbee for the Period Ended December 31, 2015

Attached is the quality control review (QCR) of the audit of Albany County Business Development Corporation as of and for the year ended December 31, 2015, performed by T.M. Byxbee Company, CPAs, NY, P.C. (T.M. Byxbee). McBride, Lock & Associates, LLC, performed this QCR on our behalf to determine whether the subject report complied with the reporting requirements …

Report Number OIG-18-QCR-2

12.22.2017

Quality Control Review of Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission for the Period Ended June 30, 2016

Attached is the quality control review (QCR) of the audit of Atlantic States Fisheries Commission as of and for the year ended June 30, 2016, performed by Burdette Smith & Bish, LLC. McBride, Lock & Associates, LLC, performed this QCR on our behalf to determine whether the subject report complied with the reporting requirements of the Single Audit Act of 1984, as amended in 1996.

Report Number OIG-18-QCR-1

12.22.2017

Quality Control Review of California Manufacturing Technology Consulting for the Period Ended July 31, 2016

Attached is the quality control review (QCR) of the audit of California Manufacturing Technology Consulting as of and for the year ended July 31, 2016, performed by Vavrinek, Trine, Day & Co., LLP. McBride, Lock & Associates, LLC, performed this QCR on our behalf to determine whether the subject report complied with the reporting requirements of the Single Audit Act of 1984 …

Report Number OIG-18-QCR-3

12.15.2017

Review of the Department's FY 2017 Compliance with Improper Payment Requirements

We are initiating a review to determine the Department's compliance with the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002, as amended by the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010 and the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012.

11.14.2017

FY 2017 Financial Statements Audit (Department of Commerce) [See pages 38-45 of FY 2017 Agency Financial Report]

KPMG LLP has initiated its audit of the Department's FY 2017 consolidated financial statements.

Report Number OIG-18-007-A

11.13.2017

FY 2017 Financial Statements Audit (USPTO) [See pages 145-149 of FY 2017 Performance and Accountability Report]

KPMG LLP has initiated its audit of USPTO's FY 2017 financial statements.

Report Number OIG-18-006-A

11.08.2017

Examination of the Department's Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 Submission for the Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2017

Our office contracted KPMG LLP to audit the Department's fiscal year (FY) 2017, second quarter DATA Act submission to the Department of Treasury for publication on USASpending.gov.

Report Number OIG-18-005

10.23.2017

Business Owner Sentenced to 20 Months in Prison for Fraudulent Billing Scheme Against Federal Government

WASHINGTON – Nikita Davis, 48, a business owner with a firm in Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 20 months in prison for a scheme in which she improperly qualified for government contracts and then fraudulently billed the United States more than $1.1 million.