Reports

12.05.2014

FirstNet Must Strengthen Management of Financial Disclosures and Monitoring of Contracts

On October 25, 2013. the chairman of the board of directors of First Responder network Authority (First et) requested OIG to conduct an independent review of certain ethics and procurement issues concerning the operations of First et that the board's Special Review Committee (SRC) had planned to review.

Report Number OIG-15-013-A

12.03.2014

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Awarding and Administering of Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts Needs Improvement

Time-and-materials and labor-hour (T&M/LH) contracts constitute high risk to the government. The contractor puts forth its best effort to accomplish the objectives of the contract up to the maximum number of hours authorized under the contract.

Report Number OIG-15-012-A

11.18.2014

IG's Testimony on Abuse of USPTO's Telework Program: House Oversight & Government Reform and Judiciary Committees

Chairmen Goodlatte and Issa, Ranking Members Conyers and Cummings, and Members of the Committees: We appreciate the opportunity to testify today concerning the telework programs of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

Report Number OIG-15-009-T

11.14.2014

FY 2014 Consolidated Financial Statements Audit (Department of Commerce) [See pages 35-46 of FY 2014 Agency Financial Report]

KPMG LLP is beginning its audit of the Department's FY 2014 consolidated financial statements. The audit will be conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, Government Auditing Standards, and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requirements.

Report Number OIG-15-008-A

11.14.2014

FY 2014 Financial Statements Audit (USPTO) [See pages 128-133 of FY 2014 Performance and Accountability Report]

KPMG LLP will soon begin its audit of USPTO's FY 2014 financial statements. The audit will be conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, Government Auditing Standards, and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requirements.

Report Number OIG-15-007-A

11.05.2014

DC Political Consultant Pleads Guilty In Honest Services Wire Fraud Scheme

PHILADELPHIA – Political consultant Thomas Lindenfeld, 59, of Washington D.C., pleaded guilty today to an information charging him with one count of conspiring to commit honest services wire fraud. U.S. District Court Judge Harvey Bartle III scheduled a sentencing hearing …

10.30.2014

Patent and Trademark IT Modernization Is Progressing, but Improvements Are Needed

As part of our fiscal year (FY) 2013 work plan, we are initiating an audit of USPTO's IT modernization projects.

Report Number OIG-15-004-A

10.16.2014

Top Management Challenges, FY 2015

WASHINGTON, DC – The Office of Inspector General (OIG) today released its report on the top management challenges it identified for the U.S. Department of Commerce for fiscal year 2015.

Report Number OIG-15-002

10.14.2014

Audit of the Department's Cloud Computing Efforts Identified Contractual Deficiencies

We plan to conduct an audit of the Department's cloud-computing efforts. This work is part of a federal government-wide audit sponsored by the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE).

Report Number OIG-15-001-M

10.03.2014

Nonfederal Audit Results for the 6-Month Period Ending June 30, 2014

This memorandum provides an analysis of nonfederal audit reports, including a summary of findings that the Office of Inspector General (OIG) reviewed during the 6-month period ending June 30, 2014, for entities receiving federal awards subject to audit requirements.

Report Number OIG-15-003-M