Reports

06.11.2015

Cost Estimates, Long-Term Savings, Milestones, and Enterprise Architecture Policy Are Needed for Common Satellite Program

As approved in December 2014, language in House Report I 13-448, “Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2015,” directed OIG to provide a report regarding NOAA's existing satellite ground infrastructure and NOAA's plans for implementing a common ground system architecture.

Report Number OIG-15-032-I

06.05.2015

EDA Faces Challenges in Effectively Monitoring Its Revolving Loan Funds

We are initiating an audit of EDA's controls and processes associated with the management of its Revolving Loan Fund program.

Report Number OIG-15-031-A

06.03.2015

Review of Alleged NWS Contracting Misconduct

In January 2012, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the United States Department of Commerce received three anonymous complaints alleging improprieties related to a Senior Official in the National Weather Service (NWS), an agency within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), being retained by NWS as a consultant immediately upon his retirement from the agency.

Report Number OIG-12-0447

06.03.2015

Review of Census Sole Source Award

On March 3, 2014, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the United States Department of Commerce was contacted by an executive search firm (Complainant), which alleged that the Census Bureau had improperly awarded a sole source contract for executive search services.

Report Number OIG-14-0408

05.28.2015

Audit of NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R Series

As part of our FY 2013 work plan, and in conjunction with our Top Management Challenges Facing the Department of Commerce report, we plan to audit NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R Series (GOES-R) program.

Report Number OIG-15-030-A

05.20.2015

Nigerian Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Role in Computer Hacking Scheme that Targeted Government Employees

NEWARK, N.J. – A Nigerian man was sentenced today to 36 months in prison for his role in a computer hacking and identity theft scheme that defrauded vendors of nearly $1 million of office products after 'phishing' e-mail login information from government employees, New Jersey U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.

05.15.2015

FY 2014 Compliance with Improper Payment Requirements

Dear Chairwoman Velazquez and Ranking Member Chabot: In accordance with 15 U.S.C. § 638b(c), this letter transmits the U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Inspector General's (OIG's) report of the requested data and information regarding cases related to the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program for FY 2019.

Report Number OIG-15-029-I

04.29.2015

Incorporating Audits into Contract Administration Planning

In this memorandum, we discuss the value of following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) guidance in planning, designing, and executing Departmental audits of contractors.

Report Number OIG-15-027-M

04.10.2015

USPTO Needs to Strengthen Patent Quality Assurance Practices

As part of our fiscal year 2014 audit and evaluation plan, we will conduct an audit of the quality assurance practices of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

Report Number OIG-15-026-A

03.31.2015

Semiannual Report to Congress, March 2015

I am pleased to present the Department of Commerce Office of Inspector General's Semiannual Report to Congress for the 6 months ending March 31, 2015.