Reports

06.07.2016

2020 Census: The Bureau Has Not Reported Test Results and Executed an Inadequately Designed 2015 Test

As part of our fiscal year 2015 audit plan, we are initiating an audit of the 2015 Census Test.

Report Number OIG-16-032A

06.01.2016

NOAA Fisheries' Alaska Regional Office Use of Contract Raises Issues Regarding Personal Services

This report provides the results of our review of a complaint received in January 2015 from a confidential complainant regarding the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS, or NOAA Fisheries) Alaska Regional Office's use of grants and cooperative agreements and whether they are used to acquire personal services …

Report Number OIG-16-030-I

05.23.2016

The U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division Lacks Complete Information for Project Costs and Has Not Fully Monitored GSS-I Goals

As part of our fiscal year 2015 audit plan, we are initiating an audit of the Census Bureau's efforts to continuously update address listings in an effort to reduce the cost of the 2020 decennial census.

Report Number OIG-16-029-A

05.11.2016

FY 2015 Compliance with Improper Payment Requirements

We are initiating a review of the Department's compliance with requirements of the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 (IPIA), as amended by the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010 (IPERA) and the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012 (IPERIA) and reported in the 'Other Information' section of the U.S. …

Report Number OIG-16-027-I

04.26.2016

The Joint Polar Satellite System: Further Planning and Executive Decisions Are Needed to Establish a Long-term, Robust Program

As part of our FY 2014 work plan, and in accordance without most recent report on the top management challenges facing the Department of Commerce, we are initiating an audit of NOAA's planning processes for a polar satellite follow-on program as well as the implementation of the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) program.

Report Number OIG-16-026-I

04.18.2016

The Census Working Capital Fund Lacks Transparency

As part of our fiscal year 2015 audit plan and in response to a Congressional request, we are initiating an audit of the Census Bureau's Working Capital Fund.

Report Number OIG-16-025-A

04.12.2016

Charleston-based NOAA Employee Charged with Possession of Child Pornography

United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated today that a Federal Grand Jury in Charleston, South Carolina, returned Indictment(s) against the following: …

03.31.2016

Semiannual Report to Congress, March 2016

I am pleased to present the Department of Commerce Office of Inspector General's Semiannual Report to Congress for the 6 months ending March 31, 2016.

Report Number SAR-2016-03

03.24.2016

NIST Must Strengthen Justifications for Remaining ULOs and Review Procedures

This final report contains the results of our audit of the effectiveness of the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST's) unliquidated obligation (ULO) review policies and procedures developed in response to an OIG audit report issued in June 2013 (OIG-13-026-A).

Report Number OIG-16-024-A

03.23.2016

NIST Working Capital Fund Budgetary Controls Are in Place but Issues with Carryover Balances Policies, and Time Charges Should be Addressed

This final report contains the results of our audit of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) working capital fund (WCF).

Report Number OIG-16-023-A

03.02.2016

NOAA Fisheries Needs to Improve Management and Oversight of Electronic Monitoring Programs

For our final report on the sufficiency of the National Marine Fisheries Service's (NOAA Fisheries') research and progress toward implementation of electronic monitoring (EM) programs, we focused our scope on NOAA Fisheries' operations and considered the adequacy of automated and manual systems and processes to collect information needed to make decisions when developing EM programs

Report Number OIG-16-022-1