Reports

10.05.2023

Audit of the Department's ECDM Program

We are initiating an audit of the U.S. Department of Commerce's (the Department's) Enterprise Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (ECDM) Program.

10.04.2023

Audit of National Weather Service (NWS) Hurricane Forecasting and Warning Performance

We are initiating an audit of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service (NWS) hurricane forecasting and warning performance. Our objective is to assess NWS progress toward impring hurricane forecasts and warnings.

Report Number 2024-471

10.04.2023

Management Alert: Excluding Deemed Exports and Reexports from 15 C.F.R. § 742.6(a)(6) Could Pose a Significant Risk of Unauthorized Technology Release to China’s Military

Attached is a management alert about the Bureau of Industry and Security's (BIS') decision to exclude certain deemed exports1 and reexports from the licensing requirements of 15 C.F.R. § 742.6(a)(6).

Report Number OIG-24-001-M

09.30.2023

Semiannual Report to Congress, September 2023

I am pleased to present the U.S. Department of Commerce (the Department) Office of Inspector General's Semiannual Report to Congress for the 6 months ending September 30, 2023.

Report Number SAR-2023-09

09.29.2023

Broadband: A Data Stroll

The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) Office of Inspector General's (OIG's) Data Analytics team has developed a public data stroll on the broadband program in partnership with U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) OIG's Office of Analytics and Innovation called Broadband: A Data Stroll.

09.28.2023

Audit of the BIS's Enforcement of Russia and Belarus Export Controls

We are initiating an audit of the Bureau of Industry and Security's enforcement of export controls on Russia and Belarus.

09.28.2023

Security Weaknesses in the Department's Mission-Critical High Value IT Assets Leave the Assets Vulnerable to Cyberattacks

Attached is the final report on our audit of the U.S. Department of Commerce's identification and remediation of vulnerabilities on its high value assets (HVAs).

Report Number OIG-23-030-A

09.28.2023

Audit of the Puerto Rico Department of Agriculture's Costs Claimed Through CARES Act and CAA Funds

We are initiating an audit of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries grantees' use of pandemic relief funds.

09.26.2023

Audit of the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network's Services During the Maui Wildfires

We are initiating an audit of FirstNet Authority's Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network's (NPSBN's) services during and after the wildfires in Maui, Hawaii, in August 2023.

09.26.2023

EDA Generally Maintained Grant Award Files During the COVID-19 Pandemic

This memorandum provides the results of our evaluation of the U.S. Economic Development Administration's (EDA's) file maintenance of grants awarded with Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) funds.

Report Number OIG-23-029-I