Reports

05.03.2021

Audit of National Institute of Standards and Technology Working Capital Fund For Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2019

Attached for your review is the final report on the audit of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) working capital fund (&pos;fund') for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019.

Report Number OIG-21-024-A

04.29.2021

Audit of USPTO's Oversight of Patent Data Capture Contracts

We are initiating an audit of the United States Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO's) oversight of Patent Data Capture contracts. Our objective is to determine whether USPTO awarded and administered Patent Data Capture contracts in compliance with applicable laws and federal and Departmental policies and procedures.

04.19.2021

Management Alert: BAS Program's Focus on Technology May Overlook Risks Related to Business Processes

Attached is a management alert on the Business Applications Solution (BAS) program's approach to business process reengineering, which requires immediate attention, given that the program is in a crucial design phase of the overall effort.

Report Number OIG-21-023-M

03.31.2021

Semiannual Report to Congress, March 2021

I am pleased to present the U.S. Department of Commerce Office of Inspector General's (OIG's) Semiannual Report to Congress for the 6 months ending March 31, 2021.

Report Number SAR-2021-03

03.23.2021

Report of SBA OIG Peer Review of Commerce OIG Audit Organization

We have reviewed the system of quality control for the audit organization of the U.S. Department of Commerce Office of Inspector General (DOC OIG) in effect for the year ended September 30, 2020.

03.19.2021

Harvey Man Pleads Guilty to Clean Water Act Violation From 2016 Oil Spill

NEW ORLEANS – The United States Attorney's Office announced that JAMES TASSIN, age 50, of Harvey, pled guilty on March 18, 2021 to violating the Clean Water Act in connection with an oil spill in 2016.

02.24.2021

FY 2021 Audit of the Department's Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 Reporting

Our office contracted with KPMG LLP—an independent certified public accounting firm—to audit the U.S. Department of Commerce's (the Department's) fiscal year 2021 first quarter Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 (DATA Act) submission.

02.23.2021

FY 2020 SBIR Report Letter to the House Committee on Small Business

Dear Chairwoman Velazquez and Ranking Member Luetkemeyer: 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 fiscal year (FY) 2020.

02.23.2021

FY 2020 SBIR Report Letter to the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Dear Chairman Cardin and Ranking Member Paul: 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 fiscal year (FY) 2020.

02.23.2021

One of the Nation's Largest Chicken Producers Pleads Guilty to Price Fixing and is Sentenced to a $107 Million Criminal Fine

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (Pilgrim's), a major broiler chicken producer based in Greeley, Colorado, has pleaded guilty and has been sentenced to pay approximately $107 million in criminal fines for its participation in a conspiracy to fix prices and rig bids for broiler chicken products, the Department of Justice announced today.

02.23.2021

FY 2020 SBIR Report Letter to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

Dear Chairwoman Johnson and Ranking Member Lucas: 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 fiscal year (FY) 2020.