Reports

05.09.2024

The Department Complied with Payment Integrity Information Act Requirements for Fiscal Year 2023

Our evaluation found that the Department complied with the Payment Integrity Information Act criteria for FY 2023.

Report Number OIG-24-020-I

05.09.2024

Evaluation of BIS Cyber Incident Detection and Response

This announcement memo initiates an evaluation to assess the adequacy of actions taken by BIS when detecting and responding to cyber incidents in accordance with federal and departmental requirements.

05.08.2024

The Census Bureau Did Not Effectively Manage and Monitor Contractor Performance for Paid Advertising in the 2020 Census Integrated Communications Contract

Our audit found that the Census Bureau did not properly administer the 2020 Census Integrated Communications Contract or monitor the contractor’s performance in compliance with federal and departmental regulations and policies.

Report Number OIG-24-021-A

04.30.2024

Semiannual Report to Congress

This report summarizes work we initiated and completed for the 6 months ending March 31, 2024, on a number of critical departmental activities.

Report Number SAR 2024-03

04.25.2024

Defendant Pleads Guilty for Environmental Crimes Committed in the Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve and Las Mareas Community of Salinas, Puerto Rico

This press release announces that a defendant pleaded guilty to environmental crimes related to the illegal construction and deposit of material into the wetlands and waters of the United States in the Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.

04.12.2024

Justice Department's Procurement Collusion Strike Force Announces Four New National Law Enforcement Partners

This press release announces that the Justice Department’s Procurement Collusion Strike Force is adding four new national partners for a total of 38 agencies and offices committed to deterring, detecting, investigating, and prosecuting antitrust crimes and related schemes that target government procurement, grants, and program funding at all levels of government.

04.09.2024

Status Report on the Department of Commerce's CHIPS Act Programs

This announcement memo initiates an evaluation of the current status of the Department’s CHIPS Act programs.

04.08.2024

NTIA's Award Processes Leave Tribal Broadband Grants Vulnerable to Fraud and Duplication

Our audit found that NTIA did not adequately design and implement the award process to ensure that Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program funds were awarded only for eligible proposed service areas.

Report Number OIG-24-019-A

04.04.2024

Independent Program Evaluation of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries Pandemic Relief Program

This report provides the results of the Institute for Defense Analyses’ evaluation of NOAA Fisheries pandemic relief program.

Report Number OIG-24-018-I

04.03.2024

Infrastructure Investment Jobs Act Administrative Funds

This announcement memo initiates an audit of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Administrative Funds to assess NTIA’s spending of grant program administrative funds authorized by IIJA.

03.27.2024

Independent Program Evaluation of National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Pandemic Relief Program

This report provides the results of the Institute for Defense Analyses’ evaluation of NIST’s pandemic relief program.

Report Number OIG-24-017-I