Reports

08.01.2019

Management Alert: FirstNet Management Altered Contract Requirements Without Authorization

Attached is a management alert on the increased risk regarding the First Responder Network Authority's (FirstNet's) contract management. Issues regarding this topic came to our attention during fieldwork for another audit.

Report Number OIG-19-020-M

07.22.2019

FirstNet Has Opportunities to Address Control Weaknesses

This final report provides the results of our audit to assess the First Responder Network Authority's (FirstNet's) oversight of the contract awarded to develop and implement the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network (NPSBN).

Report Number OIG-19-019-A

07.10.2019

USPTO Could Improve Oversight Practices to Close Out Contract Files by Complying with Acquisition Regulations and Policies

Attached is our final audit report on our audit to assess the procedures for closing out completed contracts at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

Report Number OIG-19-018-A

07.01.2019

One Year Later-A Look at the Timeliness and Completion Status of Section 232 Product Exclusion Requests

On November 5, 2018, we began an audit of the process for adjudicating product exclusion requests under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (the Act), as amended, 1 by the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and the International Trade Administration (ITA).

Report Number OIG-19-017-M

06.19.2019

The Census Bureau Must Correct Fundamental Cloud Security Deficiencies in Order to Better Safeguard the 2020 Decennial Census

Attached for your review is our final report on the audit of the U.S. Census Bureau's (the Bureau's) cloud-based systems supporting the decennial census.

06.13.2019

Inadequate Management of Active Directory Puts USPTO's Mission at Significant Cyber Risk

Attached is our final audit report regarding USPTO's Active Directory. Our objective was to determine whether USPTO has adequately managed its Active Directory to protect mission critical systems and data.

Report Number OIG-19-014-A

06.07.2019

Reply to May 21, 2019 Response to Follow-up Request for Information Pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978, as Amended

This required external peer reviews was conducted in accordance with the Council of the of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) Inspection and Evaluation Committee guidance as contained in the CIGIE Guide for Conducting External Peer Reviews of Inspection and Evaluation Organization of Federal Offices of Inspector General (December 2000).

06.03.2019

FY2018 Compliance with Improper Payment Requirements

This memorandum provides our final report on fiscal year (FY) 2018 improper payment reporting.

Report Number OIG-19-013-I

05.30.2019

Report of GSA-FDIC OIG Peer Review of Commerce OIG Inspections and Evaluations

The Offices of Inspector General Services Administration and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (Review Team) conducted tis required external review of the Department od Commerce Office of Inspector in accordance with the Council of the Inspectors General and Efficiency (CIGIE) Inspection and Evaluation Committee guidance as contained in the CIGIE Guide for Conducting Peer Reviews …

04.22.2019

Quality Control Review of the Industrial Technology Institute d/b/a Michigan Manufacturing Technology for the Period Ended December 31, 2017

Attached is the quality control review (QCR) of the audit of Industrial Technology Institute d/b/a Michigan Manufacturing Technology for the year ending December 31, 2017.

Report Number OIG-19-QCR-2

04.22.2019

Quality Control Review of Ocean Exploration Trust, Inc. for the Period Ended December 31, 2017

Attached is the quality control review (QCR) of the audit of Ocean Exploration Trust, Inc. for the year ending December 31, 2017. The audit was performed by Hinton Burdick, PLLC.

Report Number OIG-19-QCR-3