Reports

02.08.2024

Readout: Justice Department's Procurement Collusion Strike Force Holds Summit in Los Angeles

This press release announces that The United States Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California, the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, and the Procurement Collusion Strike Force hosted a summit where procurement officials and law enforcement partners from across Southern California convened to discuss emerging threats and raise awareness.

Investigations

02.06.2024

Semiannual Status Report on NTIA's Broadband Programs

This report is the third in a series of semiannual reviews providing the status of six NTIA-administered grant programs aimed at expanding broadband access in the United States

Report Number OIG-24-012-I

National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)

Audits / Evaluations

02.05.2024

Independent Evaluation of the 2020 Decennial Census Evaluation and Experiments Operation

The report provides the results of the Institute for Defense Analyses’ evaluation of 2020 Census Experiments and Evaluations Operation.

Report Number OIG-24-011-I

U.S. Census Bureau (Census)

Audits / Evaluations

02.01.2024

2024 Annual Letter to OMB re: Government Charge Card Abuse Act of 2012

This letter transmits the results of our work in accordance with the Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2012 (Charge Card Act), Pub. L. No. 112-194, and Office of Management and Budget’s Circular No. A-123, Appendix B.

Report Number OIG-24-010-M

Office of the Secretary

Correspondence

01.25.2024

Letter to Senator Ernst re DOC employee locality pay

This letter transmits the results of our agencywide review in response to the Senator’s August 28, 2023, letter, which contained questions on the Department’s use of telework and remote work.

Correspondence

01.22.2024

The Department Needs to Fully Implement Strong Multifactor Authentication for Its High Value Assets to Protect Them from Cyberattacks

Our audit found that NTIA did not implement adequate multifactor authentication (MFA) to protect high value assets (HVA) against phishing attacks and selected bureaus had not fully implemented MFA for their HVAs in accordance with zero trust architecture principles.

Report Number OIG-24-009-A

Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)

Audits / Evaluations

01.05.2024

Joint Report on the Implementation of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015

This summary report meets the biennial joint reporting requirement of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. § 1501 et seq.) (the Act). The Act was established to improve cybersecurity in the United States through enhanced sharing of cyber threat information.

Report Number AUD-2023-002-U

Audits / Evaluations

12.21.2023

USPTO Must Improve Acquisition Planning to Ensure Efficient and Competitive Procurements

Our audit found that overall, USPTO’s processes and activities for acquisition planning were ineffective and not consistent with established regulations, policies, and procedures.

Report Number OIG-24-008-A

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)

Audits / Evaluations

12.07.2023

Pavion Company to Pay $1.75 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations of Small Business Contracting Fraud

This press release announces that the Pavion Company has agreed to pay $1.75 million to settle civil fraud allegations that it and its subsidiaries improperly obtained government contracts that were set-aside for small businesses that they were ineligible to receive.

Investigations

12.07.2023

Three Men Indicted for Environmental Crimes Committed in the Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve and Las Mareas Community of Salinas, Puerto Rico

This press release announces that on December 6, 2023, a Federal Grand Jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned two separate indictments charging three individuals for violations of the Clean Water Act. The charges relate to the illegal construction and deposit of material into the wetlands and waters of the United States in the Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.

Investigations

11.15.2023

Department of Commerce FY 2023 Financial Statements [See pages 48-55 of FY 2023 Agency Financial Report]

This report, found on pp. 48-55 of the agency financial report, provides the results of KPMG LLP’s audit of the Department’s FY 2023 financial statements.

Report Number OIG-24-007-A

Office of the Secretary

Audits / Evaluations