Reports

10.10.2024

Audit of the Department's Vulnerability Reporting and Resolution Program

This announcement memo initiates an audit to assess the effectiveness of the Department’s Vulnerability Reporting and Resolution Program.

10.04.2024

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Letter for FY24

In accordance with 15 U.S.C. § 638b(c), this letter transmits OIG’s report of data and information regarding cases related to the Small Business Innovation Research program for FY 2024.

10.03.2024

Audit of the First Responder Network Authority's Oversight of User Eligibility for the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network

This announcement memo initiates an audit to assess FirstNet Authority's oversight for ensuring that only eligible users have access to the network.

09.25.2024

NIST Overstated MEP's Economic Impacts to Congress and Other Stakeholders

Our evaluation found that NIST's inadequate oversight of the FY 2022 economic impact reporting process for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) resulted in unreliable economic impacts.

Report Number OIG-24-037-I

09.23.2024

BIS' Export License Approval Process Reduces Risk of Threats from China's Military-Civilian Fusion Strategy, but BIS Should Take Additional Steps to Mitigate Risks of Unauthorized Technology Release to China's Military

Our audit found that the BIS export license approval process was adequate in reducing the risk of controlled items being inappropriately approved for export to China, but we also found that BIS has not minimized the risk of unauthorized release of controlled technologies and software to China.

Report Number OIG-24-036-A

09.19.2024

Audit of NTIA's Allocation of BEAD funds

This announcement memo initiates an audit to determine whether NTIA properly allocated federal funds provided for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program.

09.19.2024

Biennial Audit of the Department's Compliance with Geospatial Data Act Requirements

Our audit found that the Department was complying with 12 of the 13 Geospatial Data Act requirements, but our testing revealed that the Department’s geospatial metadata is sometimes incomplete.

Report Number OIG-24-035-A

09.12.2024

Research Foundation Pays $313,574 To Resolve Claims That University Research Scientist Failed To Disclose Foreign Support

This press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York announces a settlement resolving civil allegations related to federal research grants provided by NASA and NOAA to a research scientist at the State University of University at Albany.

09.10.2024

Audit of Office of Marine and Aviation Operations Class B Ship Acquisition

This announcement memo initiates an audit to assess NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations’ management and oversight of the Class B ship acquisition.

08.29.2024

Audit of the First Responder Network Authority's Oversight of Service Availability for the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network

This announcement memo initiates an audit to determine whether FirstNet Authority is ensuring that the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network is achieving service availability requirements.

08.29.2024

Wisconsin Man Sentenced to Prison for COVID-19 Program Fraud

This press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Wisconsin announces the sentencing of Curtis A. Alleyne from Almond, Wisconsin, for wire fraud and money laundering associated with a COVID-19 pandemic relief program. The investigation was conducted by the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC) Task Force.