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06.03.2024
The Department Can Improve Processes to Ensure Locality Pay is Accurate
05.09.2024
The Department Complied with Payment Integrity Information Act Requirements for Fiscal Year 2023
04.30.2024
Semiannual Report to Congress
02.29.2024
FY 2024 Departmental Financial Statements Audit
02.22.2024
The Department Needs to Improve Oversight to Ensure the Success of Its Financial System Modernization
02.01.2024
2024 Annual Letter to OMB re: Government Charge Card Abuse Act of 2012
11.15.2023
Department of Commerce FY 2023 Financial Statements [See pages 48-55 of FY 2023 Agency Financial Report]
10.23.2023
The Bureaus Are Resolving Single Audit Findings but the Department and Bureaus Need to Update Their Single Audit Resolution Policies
09.30.2023
Semiannual Report to Congress, September 2023
09.28.2023
Security Weaknesses in the Department’s Mission-Critical High Value IT Assets Leave the Assets Vulnerable to Cyberattacks
09.20.2023
Audit of Grants Enterprise Management System (GEMS) Program Implementation
05.22.2023
Fiscal Year 2022 Compliance With Improper Payment Requirements
03.31.2023
Semiannual Report to Congress, March 2023
03.22.2023
Fundamental Deficiencies in OS’ Cybersecurity Incident Response Program Increase the Risk of Cyberattacks
03.08.2023
Capstone Report: Effective Reviews Are Needed to Enhance the Security Posture of the Department's Active Directories
02.13.2023
Fiscal Year 2023 FISMA Compliance Audit
01.27.2023
2023 Annual Letter to OMB re: Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2012
12.08.2022
Evaluation of the Department’s FY 2022 Compliance with Improper Payment Requirements
11.15.2022
Department of Commerce FY 2022 Financial Statements [See pages 52-56 of FY 2022 Agency Financial Report]
10.13.2022
Top Management and Performance Challenges Facing the Department of Commerce in FY 2023
09.30.2022
Semiannual Report to Congress, September 2022
09.22.2022
Performance Audit of the U.S. Department of Commerce's Working Capital Funds
09.22.2022
The Department Needs to Improve Its Metadata Processes Under the Geospatial Data Act
09.14.2022
Missing Security Controls Put the Department’s Cloud-Based High Value Assets at Risk
08.12.2022
Audit of the Department's Identification and Remediation of Vulnerabilities on High Value Assets
08.08.2022
Quality Control Review of the East-Central Idaho Planning and Development Association, as of and for the Year Ended September 30, 2020
07.20.2022
Quality Control Review of the Audit of the Great Lakes Observing System Regional Association as of and for the Year Ended June 30, 2020
07.20.2022
USPTO Needs to Improve Its Cost Estimating, Scheduling, and Agile Practices to Timely Retire Legacy Systems
07.07.2022
The BAS Program Needs to Increase Attention to Business Process Reengineering and Improve Program Management Practices
06.23.2022
Fiscal Year 2021 Compliance with Improper Payment Requirements
06.15.2022
The Department Mismanaged, Neglected, and Wasted Money on the Implementation of IT Security Requirements for Its National Security Systems
05.16.2022
Audit of the Department of Commerce’s Active Directories
05.13.2022
Quality Control Review of the Panhandle Area Council, Inc., as of and for the Year Ended September 30, 2020
05.13.2022
Quality Control Review of the South Delta Planning and Development District, Inc., as of and for the Year Ended September 30, 2020
03.31.2022
Semiannual Report to Congress, March 2022
03.25.2022
Fiscal Year 2022 FISMA Compliance Audit
02.25.2022
Fiscal Year 2022 Department of Commerce Consolidated Financial Statements Audit
01.25.2022
The Department Needs to Improve Its System Security Assessment and Continuous Monitoring Program to Ensure Security Controls Are Consistently Implemented and Effective
01.21.2022
2022 Annual Letter to OMB re: Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2012
01.12.2022
Audit of the Department’s Security Controls for Cloud-Based High Value Assets
01.10.2022
Quality Control Review of the Audit of Region XII Development Corporation, Inc., as of and for the Year Ended June 30, 2019
12.17.2021
Audit of the Department’s Compliance with Aspects of the Geospatial Data Act of 2018
12.16.2021
The Department Must Improve Processes for Addressing and Managing ‘H’ Referrals
12.10.2021
Evaluation of the Department’s FY 2021 Compliance with Improper Payment Requirements
12.09.2021
Unclassified Joint Report on the Implementation of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015
12.07.2021
Evaluation of the Department of Commerce’s Cyber Incident Detection and Response
12.03.2021
Quality Control Review of the Audit of Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Planning and Development Council for the year ended June 30, 2019
12.03.2021
Quality Control Review of the Audit of Region IV Development Association, Inc., as of and for the Year Ended September 30, 2019
11.22.2021
Enterprise Services Needs to Improve Upon Its Contract Management and Oversight of Accenture BPA No. DOCSS130116BU0004 and Subsequent Call Orders
11.15.2021
Department of Commerce FY 2021 Financial Statements [See pages 48–52 of FY 2021 Agency Financial Report]
11.08.2021
Audit of the Department’s Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 Submission for the First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2021
10.14.2021
Top Management and Performance Challenges Facing the Department of Commerce in FY 2022
10.13.2021
Evaluation of the Department of Commerce’s and its Bureaus’ Management of National Security Systems
09.30.2021
Semiannual Report to Congress, September 2021
07.22.2021
Information Memorandum to Secretary Gina Raimondo from the Inspector General re: Reviews of the Department of Commerce’s Law Enforcement Functions
07.01.2021
Review of the Department of Commerce’s Processes for Responding to Hotline Complaints
05.13.2021
Fiscal Year 2020 Compliance with Improper Payment Requirements
04.19.2021
Management Alert: BAS Program’s Focus on Technology May Overlook Risks Related to Business Processes
03.31.2021
Semiannual Report to Congress, March 2021
02.24.2021
FY 2021 Audit of the Department’s Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 Reporting
02.22.2021
Fiscal Year 2021 Department of Commerce Consolidated Financial Statements Audit
01.29.2021
2021 Annual Letter to OMB re Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2012
12.14.2020
CYs 2019–2020 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) Evaluation
12.03.2020
Investigation into Multiple Allegations That Secretary of Commerce Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., Failed to Comply with His Ethics Agreement and Violated Conflict of Interest
11.16.2020
Evaluation of the Department’s FY 2020 Compliance with Improper Payment Requirements
11.13.2020
Audit of the Department of Commerce's System Security Assessment Process
11.13.2020
FY 2020 Consolidated Financial Statements Audit [See pages 48–52 of FY 2020 Agency Financial Report]
11.12.2020
Audit of the Business Applications Solution Program
10.28.2020
Audit of the Department of Commerce and NIST Working Capital Funds
10.28.2020
Request for Information to Acting Director for Human Resources Management and Chief Human Capital Officer John Guenther from the Inspector General re: Political Appointees
10.15.2020
Top Management and Performance Challenges Facing the Department of Commerce in FY 2021
10.01.2020
The Department Has Made Progress Meeting Its Responsibilities Under the Geospatial Data Act But Must Improve Controls to Ensure Full Compliance
09.30.2020
Semiannual Report to Congress, September 2020
09.24.2020
Management Alert: Enterprise Services Did Not Perform Adequate Contract Oversight to Prevent Delays and Errors in Processing of Employees’ Pay, PARs, and Benefits
09.18.2020
Notice of Interview to Deputy Secretary Karen Dunn Kelley from the Office of Inspector General re: 2020 Census Schedule
09.18.2020
The Acceleration of the Census Schedule Increases the Risks to a Complete and Accurate 2020 Census
08.21.2020
IG Follow-up Letter to Chairman Gerald Connolly re: the Return of Employees to Federal Offices in the Wake of the Coronavirus Pandemic
08.13.2020
Request for Information and Notice of Interview to Secretary Wilbur Ross from the Inspector General re: 2020 Census Schedule
07.14.2020
Request for Information to Deputy Secretary Karen Dunn Kelley from the Inspector General re: Phased Reopening of Department Offices
07.01.2020
The Department Is Actively Preventing OIG from Completing an Evaluation
06.26.2020
Evaluation of NOAA’s September 6, 2019, Statement About Hurricane Dorian Forecasts
06.18.2020
Management Alert: Top Oversight Challenges Facing the Department of Commerce to Ensuring That Pandemic Funds Are Timely and Appropriately Spent
06.15.2020
Fiscal Year 2019 Compliance with Improper Payment Requirements
06.02.2020
The Department Needs to Improve Oversight Practices to Close Out Contract Files by Complying with Federal Regulations and Departmental Requirements
05.27.2020
IG Letter to Senators Moran and Shaheen re: ITA and Department Budgetary Formulation and Execution Processes
03.31.2020
Semiannual Report to Congress, March 2020
03.26.2020
Audit of the Department’s Compliance with the Geospatial Data Act of 2018
03.23.2020
Fiscal Year 2020 FISMA Compliance Audit
02.11.2020
Audit of Enterprise Services Performance in Managing and Overseeing Accenture Blanket Purchase Agreement No. DOCSS130116BU0004 and Subsequent Call Orders
02.11.2020
Failures in the Department’s Security Program Resulted in Exposure of Sensitive Trade Information to Unvetted Foreign Nationals
01.31.2020
2020 Annual Letter to OMB re: Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2012
12.20.2019
Review of the Department’s FY 2019 Compliance with Improper Payment Requirements
11.19.2019
FY 2019 Consolidated Financial Statements Audit [See pages 46–52 of FY 2019 Agency Financial Report]
10.29.2019
Audit of the Department’s Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 Submission for the First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2019
10.16.2019
Top Management and Performance Challenges Facing the Department of Commerce in FY 2020
09.30.2019
Semiannual Report to Congress, September 2019
09.30.2019
The Department Needs to Improve Its Capability to Effectively Share Cyber Threat Information
09.05.2019
Management Alert: Inaccurate and Incomplete Fleet Inventory Data
03.04.2019
2019 Annual Letter to OMB re: Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2012
03.04.2019
FY 2019 Audit of the Department’s Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 Reporting
03.01.2019
FY 2019 Department of Commerce Consolidated Financial Statements Audit
12.19.2018
Audit of the Department’s Implementation of Security Controls to Protect the Enterprise Web Solutions System
11.15.2018
FY 2018 Consolidated Financial Statement Audit [See pages 41-48 of FY 2018 Agency Financial Report]
09.30.2018
Semiannual Report to Congress, September 2018
05.08.2018
Department of Commerce Working Capital Fund Billing Practices and Transparency Need Improvement
05.02.2018
FY 2017 Compliance with Improper Payment Requirements
03.31.2018
Semiannual Report to Congress, March 2018
01.26.2018
2018 Annual Letter to OMB re: Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2012
11.14.2017
FY 2017 Financial Statements Audit (Department of Commerce) [See pages 38-45 of FY 2017 Agency Financial Report]
11.08.2017
Examination of the Department's Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 Submission for the Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2017
06.12.2017
Selected Commerce Bureaus Could Improve Review Procedures and Documentation Related to Unliquidated Obligations
05.12.2017
FY 2016 Compliance with Improper Payment Requirements
03.31.2017
Semiannual Report to Congress, March 2017
03.08.2017
Audit of Department Implementation of Uniform Guidance for Receiving and Processing Single Audits
01.31.2017
2017 Annual Letter to OMB re: Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2012
12.02.2016
Biweekly Reporting on Conference Spending by the Department of Commerce
11.30.2016
FY 2016 Financial Statements Audit (Department of Commerce) [See pages 34-40 of FY 2016 Agency Financial Report]
11.28.2016
FY 2016 Financial Statement Audit
11.10.2016
Announcement of Audit of the Office of the Secretary Working Capital Fund
09.30.2016
Follow-Up Audit on Recommendations from Audit Report No. OIG-13-031-A, Classified Information Policies and Practices at the Department of Commerce Need Improvement
09.30.2016
Semiannual Report to Congress, September 2016
09.30.2016
Top Management and Performance Challenges Facing the Department of Commerce in FY 2017
09.08.2016
The OIG reports on its investigation of travel and other improprieties in the office of a political appointee
08.04.2016
Review of IT Security Policies, Procedures, Practices, and Capabilities in Accordance with the Cybersecurity Act of 2015
05.11.2016
FY 2015 Compliance with Improper Payment Requirements
01.29.2016
2016 Annual Letter to OMB re: Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2012
01.04.2016
Complying with Uniform Guidance on Profit or Management Fees Under Federal Assistance Awards
11.13.2015
FY 2015 Consolidated Financial Statements Audit (Department of Commerce) [See pages 38-48 of FY 2015 Agency Financial Report
10.06.2015
Top Management Challenges Facing the Department of Commerce in FY 2016
08.14.2015
IG Letter to Senate re FOIA Requests
06.19.2015
Inaccurate Reporting of Undefinitized Actions in the Federal Procurement Data-Next Generation
05.15.2015
FY 2014 Compliance with Improper Payment Requirements
02.26.2015
IG's Testimony on Commerce Department's FY 2016 Budget Request: Senate Appropriations Committee
02.25.2015
IG's Testimony on Commerce Department's FY 2016 Budget Request: House Appropriations Committee
02.05.2015
Snoqualmie (WA) Man Indicted For Extensive Benefits Fraud Scheme
01.30.2015
Annual Letter to OMB re: Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2012
11.14.2014
FY 2014 Consolidated Financial Statements Audit (Department of Commerce) [See pages 35-46 of FY 2014 Agency Financial Report]
10.16.2014
Top Management Challenges, FY 2015
10.14.2014
Audit of the Department's Cloud Computing Efforts Identified Contractual Deficiencies
05.15.2014
Office of the Secretary's Working Capital Fund Billing Control Issues Resulted in Incorrect Charges
04.15.2014
FY 2013 Compliance with Improper Payment Requirements
04.15.2014
Nonfederal Audit Results for the 6-Month Period Ending December 31, 2013
04.10.2014
IG's Testimony on Commerce Department's FY 2015 Budget Request: Senate Appropriations Committee
12.16.2013
FY 2013 Consolidated Financial Statements Audit (Department of Commerce) [See pages 145-162 of FY 2013 Agency Financial Report]
12.06.2013
Letters to Bicameral Task Force on Climate Change re: Review of Commerce Department's Climate Change-Related Policies, Environmental Programs, and Activities
11.25.2013
Top Management Challenges, FY 2014
11.08.2013
The Department’s Awarding and Administering of Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hours Contracts Needs Improvement
09.30.2013
Classified Information Policies and Practices at the Department of Commerce Need Improvement
09.13.2013
Status of Departmental Actions to Correct National Weather Service Mismanagement of Funds
06.18.2013
Monitoring of Obligation Balances Needs Strengthening
05.20.2013
Letter to Representative Smith re: Commerce Use of Personal Email to Conduct Official Government Business
05.02.2013
Internal Controls for Commerce Purchase Card Transactions Need to Be Strengthened
04.11.2013
IG's Testimony on Commerce Department's FY 2014 Budget Request: Senate Appropriations Committee
03.15.2013
FY 2012 Compliance with Improper Payment Requirements
03.05.2013
IG's Testimony on Top Management Challenges Facing the Department of Commerce in FY 2013: House Appropriations Committee
02.28.2013
Deputy IG's Testimony on Top Challenges for Science Agencies: House Science, Space, and Technology Committee
11.15.2012
FY 2012 Consolidated Financial Statements Audit (Department of Commerce) [See pages 271-290 of FY 2012 Performance and Accountability Report]
11.09.2012
Top Management Challenges, FY 2013
10.17.2012
Quarterly Conference Reporting Processes Need Improvement
05.09.2012
Letter to Senator Shaheen re: Department of Commerce's Conference Spending
04.25.2012
Letter to Representative Issa re: Open and Unimplemented Recommendations
03.15.2012
FY 2011 Compliance with Improper Payment Requirements
12.21.2011
Further Actions Needed to Enhance Commerce’s Acquisition Human Capital Plan
11.14.2011
FY 2011 Consolidated Financial Statements Audit (Department of Commerce) [See pages 291-302 of FY 2011 Performance and Accountability Report]
10.24.2011
Top Management Challenges, FY 2012
10.06.2011
Commerce’s Office of Acquisition Management Must Continue to Improve Its Ongoing Oversight of Acquisition Savings Initiatives
03.25.2011
Commerce Needs to Strengthen Its Improper Payment Practices and Reporting
12.20.2010
Top Management Challenges, FY 2011
11.15.2010
FISMA Audit Identified Significant Issues Requiring Management Attention
11.12.2010
FY 2010 Financial Statements Audit (Department of Commerce) [See pages 281-291 of FY 2010 Performance and Accountability Report]
10.27.2010
Commerce Should Strengthen Accountability and Internal Controls in Its Motor Pool Operations
08.05.2010
Review of Management of Herbert C. Hoover Building Renovation
07.30.2010
Letter to Representative Issa re: Federal Requirements for Recovery Act Signage
06.15.2010
Letter to Senators Grassley and Coburn re: Resistance to OIG Oversight, Information Access Issues, and Other Matters
01.12.2010
Top Management Challenges, January 2010
12.07.2009
FY 2009 Financial Statement Audit (Department of Commerce) [See pages 251-264 of FY 2009 Performance and Accountability Report]
12.06.2009
FY 2009 Special-Purpose Financial Statement Audit (Department of Commerce)
10.30.2009
Commerce Has Implemented Operations to Promote Accurate Recipient Reporting, but Improvements Are Needed
10.28.2009
Improvements Recommended for Commerce Pre-Award Guidance and NIST and NOAA Processes for Awarding Grants
09.30.2009
Commerce Should Take Steps to Strengthen Its IT Security Workforce
05.08.2009
Commerce Experience with Past Relief and Recovery Initiatives Provides Best Practices and Lessons Learned on How to Balance Expediency with Accountability
11.18.2008
Top Management Challenges, November 2008
09.24.2008
Department's Privacy Impact Assessment Process Is Generally Implemented Well, But Some Improvements Are Needed
06.30.2008
2010 Census: OIG Reviews Through the Decade Identify Significant Problems in Key Operations
06.26.2008
Office of Acquisition Management Has Not Implemented New Contracting Policies in Timely Manner
05.30.2008
Review of FY 2006 Earmarks
11.20.2007
Successful Oversight of GOES-R Requires Adherence to Accepted Satellite Acquisition Practices
09.30.2007
Top Management Challenges, September 2007
09.14.2007
Top Management Challenges, March 2007
03.30.2007
Internal Controls Over Premium-Class Travel Need to Be Strengthened
09.30.2006
Top Management Challenges, September 2006
07.20.2006
Survey of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita Contracts and Grants
05.25.2006
Top Management Challenges, March 2006
03.31.2006
Department of Commerce Has Made Significant Progress, but Additional Opportunities Exist to Improve Reporting and Utility of Performance Results
03.31.2006
Management of Commerce’s Federal Workers’ Compensation Program Needs Significant Improvements
09.30.2005
Top Management Challenges, September 2005
08.19.2005
Commerce's Emergency Preparedness Efforts Are Improving, but Additional Management Guidance and Oversight Are Needed: IPE-17198 (not publically released)
03.30.2005
Top Management Challenges, March 2005
10.06.2004
FY 2004 Independent Evaluation of Department of Commerce's Information Security Program Under FISMA for FY 2004
09.30.2004
Top Management Challenges, September 2004
09.29.2004
Information Security in IT Service Contracts Is Improving, but Additional Efforts Are Needed
09.28.2004
Management Attention Is Needed to Assure Adequate Computer Incident Response Capability
05.09.2004
Top Management Challenges, March 2004
09.01.2003
Independent Evaluation of the Department of Commerce's Information Security Program Under FISMA
03.28.2003
Office of the Secretary's Oversight of Its Purchase Card Program Needs Heightened Monitoring and Enforcement
09.30.2002
Office of Administration Services Needs Stronger Internal Controls and Management Oversight
09.30.2002
Stronger Management Controls Will Improve Planning and Control of CAMS
05.15.2002
Information Security Requirements Need to Be Included in Department's Information Technology Service Contracts
05.01.2002
IG's Testimony on Commerce Purchase Card Program: House Committee on Energy and Commerce
09.28.2001
Departmental Fund Management Practices Need Improvement
09.28.2001
Program for Designating Positions According to Their Risk and Sensitivity Needs to Be Updated and Strengthened
09.07.2001
Improvements Made in CAMS Contract Management but Additional Actions Needed: OSE-14086 (not publically released)
09.01.2001
Independent Evaluation of Department's Information Security Program Under the Government Information Security Reform Act
04.10.2001
Implementation of Commerce's Trade Mission Policy Has Strengthened Management of Missions but Additional Actions Needed
04.01.2001
Use of Internet "Cookies" and "Web Bugs" on Commerce Websites Raises Privacy and Security Concerns
03.01.2001
Additional Focus Needed on Information Technology Security Policy and Oversight
09.11.2000
Improvements Are Needed in Commerce Agencies' Implementation and Oversight of Interagency and Other Agreements
09.11.2000
Improvements Needed in Controls Over Approvals for and Testing of CAMS Software
09.11.2000
Most Departmental Discretionary Funding Programs Are Competitive and Merit-Based, but Opportunities Exist to Further Improve the Awards Processes
08.12.2000
Critical Infrastructure Protection: Early Strides Were Made, but Planning and Implementation Have Slowed - Evaluation: OS-OSE-12680
03.12.2000
There Are Lessons to Be Learned from the October 1999 Fire and PCB Accident in the Herbert C. Hoover Building
09.17.1999
Current DOC Postsecondary Internship Program Award Process Promotes Merit-Based Decisions (CFDA No. 11.702) OS-BTD-11822 (not publically released)
07.12.1999
Audit Survey of the Department of Commerce Natural Disaster Reduction Initiative
03.12.1999
Department Is Working to Improve Accuracy of Reporting Y2K Compliance Status
09.28.1998
OMB Bulletin 97-01 Implementation Requires Additional Efforts by the Department
09.12.1998
Interagency and Other Special Agreements Require Better Management and Oversight
03.31.1998
Audit of Department's FY 1997 Consolidated Financial Statements
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