Reports

07.30.2024

NOAA's Office of Space Commerce Efforts to Provide Space Situational Awareness Services Have Been Delayed and Need a Realistic Schedule

Our audit found that NOAA’s Office of Space Commerce is behind schedule in providing basic space situational awareness data and services and does not have a defined approach or long-term plan for its space traffic management responsibilities.

Report Number OIG-24-031-A

07.30.2024

Semiannual Status Report on NTIA's Broadband Programs

This report is the fourth in a series of semiannual reviews providing the status of six NTIA-administered grant programs aimed at expanding broadband access in the United States.

Report Number OIG-24-033-I

07.18.2024

Management Alert: February 2024 FirstNet Authority's Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network Outage Raised a Significant Risk to the Readiness of First Responders Across the Country

This management alert reports that the February 22, 2024 outage of the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network and subsequent lack of communication and transparency regarding network performance put public safety at jeopardy and posed a risk to the readiness of first responders across the country.

Report Number OIG-24-030-M

07.09.2024

Quality Control Review of the PPA, LLP, Single Audit of the University of Rhode Island Research Foundation for the Fiscal Year Ended 2021

Our quality control review (QCR) of PPA’s single audit of the University of Rhode Island Research Foundation for FY 2021 revealed six deficiencies that affect the audit’s reliability; as a result, we have assigned PPA an overall QCR rating of Fail.

Report Number OIG-24-QCR-1

07.08.2024

Audit of the Bureau of Industry and Security's Enforcement Efforts to Combat China's Military-Civilian Fusion Strategy

This announcement memo initiates an audit to assess the adequacy of actions BIS has taken to enforce export controls for China.

06.24.2024

A 3-Year Exposure of Privacy Act-Protected Data Revealed USPTO Mismanagement in Safeguarding the Sensitive PII of Trademark Filers

Our evaluation found that after exposure of trademark applicants’ personally identifiable information (PII) in a USPTO web application, USPTO leadership did not comply with federal, departmental, and USPTO incident response requirements and knowingly allowed PII to remain publicly accessible during incident mitigation.

Report Number OIG-24-029-I

06.20.2024

The Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources Needs to Fully Comply with Procurement Regulations When Executing NOAA Awards

Our audit of claimed costs on nine NOAA grants awarded to the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (PRDNER) found that (1) PRDNER claimed costs that were generally allowable, allocable, and reasonable but in some cases did not comply with internal and federal regulations and (2) did not always meet award performance requirements.

Report Number OIG-24-028-A

06.12.2024

FirstNet Authority's Lack of Contract Oversight for Device Connection Targets Puts the NPSBN at Risk of Impacting First Responders' Use of the Network

Our audit found that FirstNet Authority did not adequately assess contractor performance to ensure AT&T achieved the desired results for device connections targets for each state and territory.

Report Number OIG-24-027-A

06.05.2024

FirstNet Authority's Lack of NPSBN Contract Oversight for Coverage Puts at Risk First Responders' Ability to Serve the Public Effectively

Our audit found that FirstNet Authority did not adequately assess AT&T’s performance to ensure that it met the desired results for coverage in each state and territory.

Report Number OIG-24-026-A

06.03.2024

The Department Can Improve Processes to Ensure Locality Pay is Accurate

Our audit found that while the Department and bureaus have some policies and controls in place to ensure employees are paid the correct locality pay, they do not have sufficient policies and controls in place for timely processing of duty station changes or ensuring employees comply with telework agreements.

Report Number OIG-24-025-A

05.31.2024

Audit of SWFO-L1 Project's Progress Preparing for Launch and Operations

This announcement memo initiates an audit to assess the progress of NOAA’s Space Weather Follow-On Lagrange-1 (SWFO-L1) project in preparing its satellite for launch and operations.