Reports

02.03.2026

Audit of the U.S. Census Bureau’s Enterprise Cybersecurity Support Contract

This announcement memo initiates an audit to assess the Census Bureau’s oversight of its enterprise cybersecurity support contract.

Report Number 2026-531

U.S. Census Bureau (Census)

02.03.2026

Department of Commerce FY 2025 Financial Statements [See pages 42-54 of FY 2025 Agency Financial Report]

The Agency Financial Report (AFR) is prepared by the Department of Commerce to provide the agency’s financial and summary performance information. The report includes a financial section, which incorporates OIG’s transmittal memo and the independent auditors’ report.

Report Number OIG-26-007-A

Office of the Secretary

Audits / Evaluations

01.30.2026

Evaluation of FirstNet Cybersecurity Incident Detection and Response

We are initiating an evaluation of the First Responder Network Authority’s National Public Safety Broadband Network’s (NPSBN’s) incident detection and response. Our objective is to assess the effectiveness of NPSBN security controls in detecting and responding to cyber incidents.

Report Number N/A

First Responder Network Authority

Audits Initiated

01.27.2026

2026 Annual Letter to OMB re: Government Charge Card Abuse Act of 2012

In accordance with the Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2012 and OMB guidance, this letter summarizes the results of our risk assessment and our audit recommendation status related to illegal, improper, or erroneous purchase and travel card activity at the Department and its bureaus.

Report Number OIG-26-006-M

Correspondence

01.20.2026

Evaluation of the International Trade Administration’s Cyber Incident Detection and Response

We completed our work and transmitted a final report to the Department and ITA. ITA indicated that they have taken action on the issues identified during our evaluation. The Department asserted that our final report should be considered Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and should not be publicly released.

Report Number OIG-26-005-A

International Trade Administration, Office of the Secretary

Audits / Evaluations

01.05.2026

Semiannual Report to Congress, September 2025

This report summarizes work we completed for the 6 months ending September 30, 2025, on a number of critical departmental activities.

Report Number SAR-2025-09

Office of the Secretary

Semiannual Reports to Congress

12.19.2025

Audit of NOAA awards to Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission

This announcement memo initiates an audit to determine whether the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission complied with the terms and conditions of selected NOAA cooperative agreement awards, including whether claimed costs were allowable, allocable, and reasonable.

Report Number 2026-530

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Audits Initiated

12.18.2025

Interagency Joint Report on the Implementation of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (2023-2024)

This summary report meets the biennial joint reporting requirement of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. § 1501 et seq.) (the Act). The Act was established to improve cybersecurity in the United States through enhanced sharing of cyber threat information.

Report Number AUD-2025-001

Office of the Secretary

Audits / Evaluations

12.11.2025

United States Patent and Trademark Office FY 2025 Financial Statements [See pages 105-108 of FY 2025 Agency Financial Report]

Public accounting firm KPMG LLP performed an independent audit of USPTO’s fiscal year 2025 financial statements. The report is included in USPTO’s Agency Financial Report (AFR) for FY 2025, pages 105-108.

Report Number OIG-26-004-A

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)

Audits / Evaluations

12.01.2025

Top Management and Performance Challenges Facing the Department of Commerce in Fiscal Year 2026

This report describes the most serious management and performance challenges facing the Department and its bureaus in FY 2026, categorizing them under three overarching topic areas: Modernizing Technology and Operations, Providing Core Services and Data, and Managing Spending.

Report Number OIG-26-003

Top Management Challenges

11.20.2025

Audit of the Department’s Vulnerability Reporting and Resolution Program

Our audit found that the Department established a vulnerability disclosure program; however, the program was not fully effective.

Report Number OIG-26-002-A

Office of the Secretary

Audits / Evaluations