Reports

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.

Investigations

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

Office of the Secretary

Correspondence

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.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

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

Investigations

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

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Audits / Evaluations

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

Economic Development Administration

Correspondence, Single Audit Reports

12.22.2017

Quality Control Review of Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission for the Period Ended June 30, 2016

Attached is the quality control review (QCR) of the audit of Atlantic States Fisheries Commission as of and for the year ended June 30, 2016, performed by Burdette Smith & Bish, LLC. McBride, Lock & Associates, LLC, performed this QCR on our behalf to determine whether the subject report complied with the reporting requirements of the Single Audit Act of 1984, as amended in 1996.

Report Number OIG-18-QCR-1

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Correspondence, Single Audit Reports

12.22.2017

Quality Control Review of California Manufacturing Technology Consulting for the Period Ended July 31, 2016

Attached is the quality control review (QCR) of the audit of California Manufacturing Technology Consulting as of and for the year ended July 31, 2016, performed by Vavrinek, Trine, Day & Co., LLP. McBride, Lock & Associates, LLC, performed this QCR on our behalf to determine whether the subject report complied with the reporting requirements of the Single Audit Act of 1984 …

Report Number OIG-18-QCR-3

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Correspondence, Single Audit Reports

12.15.2017

Review of the Department's FY 2017 Compliance with Improper Payment Requirements

We are initiating a review to determine the Department's compliance with the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002, as amended by the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010 and the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012.

11.14.2017

FY 2017 Financial Statements Audit (Department of Commerce) [See pages 38-45 of FY 2017 Agency Financial Report]

KPMG LLP has initiated its audit of the Department's FY 2017 consolidated financial statements.

Report Number OIG-18-007-A

Office of the Secretary

Audits / Evaluations

11.13.2017

FY 2017 Financial Statements Audit (USPTO) [See pages 145-149 of FY 2017 Performance and Accountability Report]

KPMG LLP has initiated its audit of USPTO's FY 2017 financial statements.

Report Number OIG-18-006-A

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)

Audits / Evaluations