Reports

11.15.2016

FY 2016 Financial Statements Audit (USPTO) [See pages 154-159 of FY 2016 Performance and Accountability Report]

KPMG LLP will soon begin its audit of USPTO's FY 2016 financial statements.

11.10.2016

Announcement of Audit of the Office of the Secretary Working Capital Fund

We are initiating an audit to evaluate controls over the Office of the Secretary's Working Capital Fund in fiscal year 2016.

Office of the Secretary

11.08.2016

Japanese Auto Parts Company Agrees to Plead Guilty to Antitrust Conspiracy Involving Steel Tubes

Usui Kokusai Sangyo Kaisha Ltd. (Usui), an automotive parts manufacturer based in Shimizu, Japan, has agreed to plead guilty and pay a $7.2 million criminal fine for its role in a criminal conspiracy involving automotive steel tubes sold to automobile manufacturers in the United States and elsewhere, the Department of Justice announced today.

Investigations

10.28.2016

Former 'Living The Dream' Executive Director Sentenced In Fraud Scheme

Wendy Askins, 55, of Red Boiling Springs, former Executive Director for the Upper Cumberland Development District (UCDD), was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Aleta A. Trauger to 18 months in prison, followed by two years of supervised release, for misusing the organization's funds, announced David Rivera, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee.

Investigations

09.30.2016

Follow-Up Audit on Recommendations from Audit Report No. OIG-13-031-A, Classified Information Policies and Practices at the Department of Commerce Need Improvement

Attached is the final report of our audit to determine whether the Department took appropriate corrective actions on recommendations made by the OIG's September 30, 2013, report, Classified Information Policies and Practices at the Department of Commerce Need Improvement,

Report Number OIG-16-048-A

Office of the Secretary

Audits / Evaluations

09.30.2016

Top Management and Performance Challenges Facing the Department of Commerce in FY 2017

Enclosed is our final report on the Department of Commerce's top management and performance challenges for fiscal year (FY) 2017.

Report Number OIG-16-049

Office of the Secretary

Audits / Evaluations, Top Management Challenges

09.30.2016

Semiannual Report to Congress, September 2016

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, 2016.

Report Number SAR-2016-09

Office of the Secretary

09.29.2016

Review of the Sustainability of Broadband Technology Opportunities Program Comprehensive Community Infrastructure Awards

OIG contracted with BCA Watson Rice LLP (BCA) to assist us in reporting on sustainability features of Comprehensive Community Infrastructure (Infrastructure) grants awarded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the Recovery Act), Pub. L. 111-5, 123 Stat. 115, by the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP).

Report Number OIG-16-047-I

National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)

Audits / Evaluations

09.26.2016

Delinquency Follow-Up Procedures and System Shortcomings Pose Risks for Fisheries Finance Program

Attached is our final report on our audit of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Fisheries Finance Program (the Program).

Report Number OIG-16-046-A

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Audits / Evaluations

09.14.2016

Deputy IG Letter to Senator Blumenthal, Senator Murphy, and Representative Courtney re: Fishing Management Across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic

This responds to issues raised in your June 13, 2016, correspondence regarding fishing management across the Northeast and mid-Atlantic …

Report Number OIG-16-045-M

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Correspondence

09.08.2016

The OIG reports on its investigation of travel and other improprieties in the office of a political appointee

Investigation into Travel & Other Improprieties in the Office of a Politically Appointed Official

Report Number 15-0444

Office of the Secretary

Investigations