Reports

11.08.2017

Examination of the Department's Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 Submission for the Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2017

Our office contracted KPMG LLP to audit the Department's fiscal year (FY) 2017, second quarter DATA Act submission to the Department of Treasury for publication on USASpending.gov.

Report Number OIG-18-005

Office of the Secretary

Audits / Evaluations

10.23.2017

Business Owner Sentenced to 20 Months in Prison for Fraudulent Billing Scheme Against Federal Government

WASHINGTON – Nikita Davis, 48, a business owner with a firm in Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 20 months in prison for a scheme in which she improperly qualified for government contracts and then fraudulently billed the United States more than $1.1 million.

Investigations

10.18.2017

Audit of USPTO Oversight and Practices to Close Out Contract Files

We are initiating an audit to assess the procedures for closing out completed contracts at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Our objective is to determine whether USPTO contracting personnel administered contract close out procedures in accordance with federal and Departmental regulations.

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)

Audits / Evaluations

10.16.2017

Strengthening Grant Administration and Financial Controls Will Improve Management of the LA-RICS BTOP Grant

We are initiating an audit to assess the effectiveness of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's (NTIA's) oversight of its grant award to the Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System Authority (LA-RICS).

Report Number OIG-18-002-A

National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)

Audits / Evaluations

10.12.2017

Audit of BIS' Enforcement Programs for End Users

We are initiating an audit of the Bureau of Industry and Security's (BIS') enforcement efforts involving foreign end users. Our audit objective is to assess the effectiveness of BIS' efforts to ensure foreign end users are suitable to receive and use controlled U.S. exports in accordance with the Export Administration Regulations.

Bureau of Industry and Security

10.12.2017

AIG's Testimony on the 2020 Census Life Cycle Cost Estimate: House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

Testimony of Carol N. Rice Assistant Inspector General for Economic and Statistical Program Assessment U.S. Department of Commerce Office of Inspector General
before a hearing of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform U.S. House of Representatives.

Report Number OIG-18-001-T

Testimony

10.02.2017

Audit of NOAA Oversight and Practices to Close Out Contract Files

We are initiating an audit to assess closing out physically completed contracts at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

09.30.2017

Semiannual Report to Congress, September 2017

I am pleased to present the Department of Commerce Office of Inspector General's (OIG's) Semiannual Report to Congress for the 6 months ending
September 30, 2017.

Report Number SAR-2017-09

Audits / Evaluations, Investigations, Semiannual Reports to Congress

09.29.2017

Top Management and Performance Challenges Facing the Department of Commerce in Fiscal Year 2018

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

Report Number OIG-17-033

Audits / Evaluations, Top Management Challenges

09.27.2017

NOAA: Repair Needs Data Not Accurate, and Real Property Utilization Not Monitored Adequately

We are initiating an audit with the objective of assessing whether NOAA is effectively managing real property.

Report Number OIG-17-032-A

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Audits / Evaluations

09.25.2017

Awarding of U.S. Census Bureau Noncompetitive Contracts Did Not Consistently Follow Federal Acquisition Regulations and Commerce Acquisition Policies

We are initiating an audit of the Census Bureau's contracts that were awarded using other than full and open competition (noncompetitive) procedures. This is part of our risk-based oversight strategy developed to address management challenges in its procurement function.

Report Number OIG-17-031-A

U.S. Census Bureau (Census)

Audits / Evaluations