Reports

03.24.2017

Inadequate Security Practices, Including Impaired Security of Cloud Services, Undermine USPTO's IT Security Posture

As part of our fiscal year (FY) 2016 Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA) review, OIG is initiating an audit of USPTO's IT security posture.

Report Number OIG-17-021-A

03.23.2017

Follow-up Audit on Recommendations from Audit Report No. OIG-13-032-A, USPTO Successfully Implemented Most Provisions of the America Invents Act, but Several Challenges Remain

We are initiating a follow-up audit on recommendations made in our September 2013 report, USPTO Successfully Implemented Most Provisions of the America Invents Act, but Several Challenges Remain.

03.16.2017

2020 Census: 2016 Census Test Indicates the Current Life-Cycle Cost Estimate is Incomplete and Underestimates Nonresponse Followup

As part of our FY 2016 audit plan, we are initiating an evaluation of the 2016 Census Test.

Report Number OIG-17-020-I

03.14.2017

Expanding Monitoring Controls Will Strengthen the Management of the State and Local Implementation Grant Program (SLIGP)

We are initiating an audit with the objective to evaluate NTIA's management of the State and Local Implementation Grant Program.

Report Number OIG-17-018-A

03.14.2017

EDA Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance Grant Recipient Selections Were Generally Made Competitively But Its Merit-Based Selection Process Can Be Further Improved

We are initiating an audit of EDA's awarding process pertaining to its Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance grants.

Report Number OIG-17-019-A

03.13.2017

Audit of FirstNet Management of the Band 14 Grant Program

We are initiating an audit with the objective to assess FirstNet's management and oversight of the Band 14 Incumbent Spectrum Relocation Grant Program. Our fieldwork will be conducted at FirstNet's headquarters in Reston, Virginia, and other locations as needed.

03.08.2017

Audit of Department Implementation of Uniform Guidance for Receiving and Processing Single Audits

We are initiating an audit of Departmental and bureau implementation of Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance) requirements.

03.07.2017

Audit of USPTO's Monetary Awards for Patent Examiners

We are initiating an audit of the United States Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO's) process of awarding monetary awards to patent examiners. Our audit objective is to determine whether USPTO granted monetary awards in compliance with the relevant award criteria and were sufficiently documented.

02.28.2017

Enforcement and Compliance Needs to Update and Consistently Implement Its Quality Assurance Policies and Practices

We are restarting our audit of ITA's Enforcement and Compliance (E&C) efforts to ensure timely and quality trade remedy determinations, which was part of our FY 2015 audit plan.

Report Number OIG-17-017-A

02.17.2017

DATA Act Readiness Review

We are initiating a review of the Department's Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 (DATA Act) implementation readiness. Our review objective is to determine how prepared the Department is to implement the DATA Act requirements.

Report Number OIG-17-015-I

02.14.2017

Audit of ITA's Cloud-Based Systems Security Posture

As required by the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014, we are initiating an audit of International Trade Administration's (ITA's) cloud-based systems security posture.