Reports

02.22.2018

Former Research Oceanographer Sentenced for Accepting a Salary from the People's Republic of China

A former research oceanographer in the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce, has been sentenced for accepting a salary from the People's Republic of China.

02.16.2018

Audit of the U.S Census Bureau's CEDCaP Program

We are conducting an audit of the Census Bureau's Census Enterprise Data Collection and Processing (CEDCaP) program to determine whether critical systems will be ready to test during the 2018 End-to-End Census Test (E2E Test).

02.15.2018

Audit of the Census Bureau's Decennial Cloud-Based Systems

We are initiating an audit of the Census Bureau's cloud-based systems supporting the 2020 Decennial Census.

02.15.2018

Fiscal Year 2018 FISMA Compliance Audit

As required by the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA), OIG is initiating its fiscal year 2018 audit of the Department's information security program and practices.

02.08.2018

Audit of USPTO's Active Directory

As required by the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014, we are imitating an audit on USPTO's Active Directory (AD).

02.02.2018

Former Attorney Sentenced to Prison for Money Laundering

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A former attorney was sentenced today to seven years in prison for conspiring to launder over $2 million dollars derived from a business email compromise scheme and for attempting to launder funds he believed to be the proceeds of smuggling illegal aliens into the United States and trafficking firearms in Africa.

01.26.2018

2018 Annual Letter to OMB re: Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2012

The Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2012 (Charge Card Act) and OMB's implementing guidance require each office of inspector general (OIG) to perform annual risk assessments, as well as to submit semiannual reports to OMB, in coordination with the Department, of employee purchase or integrated card violations and the resulting actions taken.

Report Number OIG-18-013-M

01.23.2018

Audit of NOAA's Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO) Ship Fleet Acquisition Planning

We are initiating an audit to assess NOAA's acquisition of new ships. Our objective is to determine whether NOAA performed effective acquisition planning for its construction of new ships. We will also review NOAA's management of funds associated with this acquisition.

01.09.2018

Investigation into Misuse of Agency Transportation Account and Other Improprieties by a Political Appointee

The OIG found that from September 2014 to May 2016, Political Appointee misused the Agency's account with Cab Company by charging it for the cost of
approximately 130 cab rides prohibited by Agency policy.

Report Number 16-1036

01.08.2018

NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations Does Not Fully Utilize the Shipboard Automated Maintenance Management System to Coordinate Ship Maintenance and Repairs

As part of our fiscal year 2016 work plan, we are initiating an audit of the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Marine and Aviation (OMAO) ship fleet.

Report Number OIG-18-011-A

12.22.2017

Quality Control Review of T.M. Byxbee for the Period Ended December 31, 2015

Attached is the quality control review (QCR) of the audit of Albany County Business Development Corporation as of and for the year ended December 31, 2015, performed by T.M. Byxbee Company, CPAs, NY, P.C. (T.M. Byxbee). McBride, Lock & Associates, LLC, performed this QCR on our behalf to determine whether the subject report complied with the reporting requirements …

Report Number OIG-18-QCR-2