Reports

04.09.2024

Status Report on the Department of Commerce's CHIPS Act Programs

We are initiating an evaluation of the Department of Commerce's Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) Act programs.

04.08.2024

NTIA's Award Processes Leave Tribal Broadband Grants Vulnerable to Fraud and Duplication

Attached for your review is our final report on the audit of the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP) funds awarded by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA).

Report Number OIG-24-019-A

04.04.2024

Independent Program Evaluation of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries Pandemic Relief Program

Attached is the final report on the evaluation of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries Pandemic Relief Program.

Report Number OIG-24-018-I

04.03.2024

Infrastructure Investment Jobs Act Administrative Funds

We are initiating an audit of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Administrative Funds.

03.28.2024

Audit of the Department's compliance with Geospatial Data Act requirements

In accordance with the Geospatial Data Act of 2018 (Pub. L. No. 115-254, H.R. 302, Subtitle F (2018), codified at 43 U.S.C. §§ 2801-2811), we are initiating an audit of the U.S. Department of Commerce's collection, production, acquisition, maintenance, distribution, use, and preservation of geospatial data.

03.27.2024

Independent Program Evaluation of National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Pandemic Relief Program

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act provided $66 million to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to assist
manufacturers to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19.

Report Number OIG-24-017-I

03.26.2024

Report of State OIG Peer Review of Commerce OIG Audit Organization

The Department of State, Office of Inspector General (State OIG), has reviewed the system of quality control for the audit organization of the Department of Commerce, Office of Inspector General (Commerce OIG), in effect for the year ended September 30, 2023.

03.12.2024

Evaluation of the National Weather Service's Protection of Operational Technology

We are initiating an evaluation of the National Weather Service's Protection of Operational Technology.

03.12.2024

NOAA Must Take Action to Address Significant Ship Fleet Recapitalization Risks

Attached is an alert to inform management of the current risks to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) ship fleet recapitalization program.

Report Number OIG-24-016-I

03.01.2024

USPTO's Governance of Its Artificial Intelligence Tools

We are initiating an audit of the United States Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO's) governance of its artificial intelligence (AI) tools.