Reports

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

02.29.2016

Announcement of Audit of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Use of Blanket Purchase Agreements

We are initiating an audit of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) use of blanket purchase agreements (BPA). This is part of our risk-based oversight strategy developed to address management challenges in its procurement function.

02.23.2016

Census Bureau Reviews of Unliquidated Obligations Could Be Improved with Greater Review Frequency and Additional Documentation

We are initiating an audit of the Census Bureau's unliquidated obligations as a follow-up to our audit report number OIG-13-026-A, Monitoring of Obligation Balances Need Strengthening, issued on June 18, 2013.

Report Number OIG-16-019-A

02.23.2016

The U.S. Census Bureau's Efforts to Ensure an Accurate Address List Raise Concerns over Design and Lack of Cost-Benefit Analysis

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-16-018-A

02.23.2016

Audit of Trademark's Activity-Based Information System

As part of our FY 2015 audit and evaluation plan, we will audit Trademark's activity-based information (ABI) system at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

Report Number OIG-16-020-A

02.22.2016

Four Pennsylvania Based Companies and Two Individuals Agree to Pay 3 Million to Settle False Claims Act Suit Alleging Evaded Customs Duties

The Department of Justice announced today that three importers and their owners – Ameri-Source International Inc., Ameri-Source Specialty Products Inc., Ameri-Source Holdings Inc., Ajay Goel and Thomas Diener – and a related importer, SMC Machining LLC, incorporated at Goel's direction and formerly owned by his wife, have agreed to pay $3 million to resolve …

02.08.2016

Audit of FirstNet's Efforts to Include Federal Agencies in its NPSBN

We are initiating an audit of the efforts FirstNet has taken to include federal government needs and requirements into the planning of the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network (NPSBN).

Report Number OIG-16-017-A