Reports

02.06.2019

2020 Census: Issues Observed During the 2018 End-to-End Census Test's Address Canvassing Operation Indicate Risk to Address List Quality

We are initiating an audit of the Bureau's 2018 End-to-End Test of address canvassing operations.

Report Number OIG-19-008-A

U.S. Census Bureau (Census)

Audits / Evaluations

02.05.2019

Audit of the Management of Fee Payments from AT&T

We are initiating an audit of the management of fee payments from AT&T to the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet).

First Responder Network Authority

01.29.2019

Audit of the Census Bureau's Integrated Communications Contract with Young and Rubicam, Inc.

We are initiating an audit of the Census Bureau's (Bureau's) integrated communications contract with Young and Rubicam, Inc.

U.S. Census Bureau (Census)

12.20.2018

Audit of NOAA Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund Grants to the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office

The Office of Inspector General has selected the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) grant numbers NAN11NMF4380267 and NAN10NMF4380435 awarded to RCO for an audit.

Report Number OIG-19-006-A

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Audits / Evaluations

12.19.2018

Audit of the Department's Implementation of Security Controls to Protect the Enterprise Web Solutions System

We are initiating an audit to assess security controls implemented to protect the Department of Commerce's (the Department's) Enterprise Web Solutions (EWS) system. Our objectives are to determine whether the (1) processes used to vet contracting staff given administrative access to the EWS system are adequate; (2) …

Office of the Secretary

12.04.2018

Department of Commerce Fiscal Year 2018 Closing Package Financial Statements

I am pleased to provide you with the attached audit report, which presents an unmodified opinion on the Department's fiscal year 2018 closing package financial statements. KPMG LLP (KPMG), an independent public accounting firm, performed the audit in accordance with U.S. generally accepted auditing standards, standards applicable to financial audits contained in …

Report Number OIG-19-007-A

Audits / Evaluations

11.29.2018

FY 2019 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) Audit

As required by the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA), we are initiating an audit of the sharing capabilities by the Department of Commerce. Pursuant to the requirements in CISA, we will assist in creating an interagency report on the actions of the executive branch of the federal government to carry out this title during the most recent 2-year period (calendar years 2017-2018).

Report Number 2019-334

11.19.2018

Request for Information Pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978, as Amended.

This request for information is in anticipation of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) opening a fuller review of the Investigations and Threat Management
Division (ITMD) and its associated components.

Correspondence

11.15.2018

FY 2018 Consolidated Financial Statement Audit [See pages 41-48 of FY 2018 Agency Financial Report]

KPMG, an independent public accounting firm, will soon begin its audit of the Department's FY 2018 consolidated financial statements.

Report Number OIG-19-005-A

Office of the Secretary

Audits / Evaluations

11.14.2018

Top Management and Performance Challenges Facing the Department of Commerce in FY 2019

The Office of Inspector General is required by statute to report annually the most serious management and performance challenges facing the Department of
Commerce.

Top Management Challenges

11.14.2018

USPTO FY 2018 Financial Statements [See pages 152-157 of FY 2018 Performance and Accountability Report]

KPMG, an independent public accounting firm, will soon begin its audit of the USPTO's FY 2018 financial statements.

Report Number OIG-19-003-A

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)

Audits / Evaluations