Reports

08.05.2026

Audit of EDA’s Pre-Award Processes for FY 2023 Disaster Relief Funds 2026-545

This announcement memo initiates an audit of the Economic Development Administration’s (EDA’s) pre-award processes for FY 2023 disaster relief funds. Our objective is to assess whether EDA’s pre-award processes effectively evaluated project eligibility and ensured compliance with applicable requirements for FY 2023 disaster relief funds.

Report Number

Economic Development Administration

Audits Initiated

08.03.2026

Audit of NIST’s Oversight of Semiconductor Incentives Program Disbursements

This announcement memo initiates an audit to determine the effectiveness of the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s oversight of semiconductor incentives program disbursements and whether recipients used funds in accordance with program requirements and applicable laws.

Report Number

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Audits Initiated

07.30.2026

Contractor Agrees to Pay $50,000 to Resolve Allegations of Invoicing Employee Food Expenses Disguised as IT Products

Report Number

U.S. Census Bureau (Census)

Investigations

07.30.2026

Semiannual Evaluation of the Status of NTIA’s Broadband Grant Programs

This announcement memo initiates an evaluation of the status of six NTIA-administered broadband grant programs that received funding under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

Report Number 2026-544

National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)

Audits Initiated

07.23.2026

Evaluation of the Department’s Compliance with Payment Integrity Information Act Requirements for Fiscal Year 2025

Our review found that the Department complied with the Payment Integrity Information Act criteria for FY 2025. We did not identify any further action the Department needed to take to improve its efforts to prevent and reduce improper or unknown payments.

Report Number OIG-26-023-I

Office of the Secretary

Audits / Evaluations

07.16.2026

Former Census Bureau Program Manager Sentenced to Prison for Bribery and Procurement Fraud Conspiracy

A former supervisory official with the U.S. Census Bureau was sentenced today to two years in prison followed by a year of supervised release for conspiring with a subcontractor to receive $790,000 in kickbacks. She was also ordered to forfeit the proceeds of the scheme.

Report Number

U.S. Census Bureau (Census)

Investigations

06.30.2026

Audit of Administrative Funds for NTIA Broadband Programs

Our audit found that NTIA initially did not maintain a consolidated 10-year spend plan for cost-category allocation under the IIJA program. Although this initially posed a risk to long-term cost tracking, NTIA’s decision to use annual plans has allowed it to be more responsive to the changing fiscal needs of the $48.2 billion broadband portfolio, mitigating this concern.

Report Number OIG-26-022-A

National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)

Audits / Evaluations

06.25.2026

NTIA’s Oversight of PWSCIF NOFO 1 Grant Funds

This announcement memo initiates an audit to determine whether PWSCIF grant recipients used federal funds in accordance with requirements for Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) 1—Research and Development, Testing and Evaluation.

Report Number 2026-543

National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)

Audits Initiated

06.23.2026

Audit of the Bureau of Industry and Security’s Enforcement Efforts to Combat China’s Military-Civilian Fusion Strategy

Our audit found that BIS has not taken adequate action to enforce export controls for China and Hong Kong.

Report Number OIG-26-021-A

Bureau of Industry and Security

Audits / Evaluations

05.26.2026

Evaluation of NIST ’s Management of the National Vulnerability Database

Our evaluation found that NIST’s management of the National Vulnerability Database has not been sufficient to resolve the backlog of unprocessed vulnerabilities or to keep pace with the growing volume of vulnerability submissions.

Report Number OIG-26-020-I

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Audits / Evaluations

05.07.2026

Evaluation of the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2026 Census Test Operations

This announcement memo initiates an evaluation of the effectiveness of the 2026 Census Test in validating operational, technological, and methodological innovations designed to enhance cost efficiency, data quality, and response rates for the 2030 census.

Report Number 2026-541

U.S. Census Bureau (Census)

Audits Initiated, Census Reading Room

05.04.2026

Audit of the Bureau of Industry and Security’s Enforcement of Russia and Belarus Export Controls

Our audit found that BIS needs to strengthen its end-use check process to identify and prevent restricted shipments to Russia and Belarus.

Report Number OIG-26-019-A

Bureau of Industry and Security

Audits / Evaluations