Reports

10.05.2023

U.S. Attorney's Offices in Rhode Island and Southern District of Texas Resolve Violation of False Claims Act Recovering More Than $465,000

This press release announces that the United States Attorney’s Offices for the District of Rhode Island and the Southern District of Texas have resolved a civil investigation into a global professional services firm that will result in a recovery of over $465,000.

Investigations

10.04.2023

Management Alert: Excluding Deemed Exports and Reexports from 15 C.F.R. § 742.6(a)(6) Could Pose a Significant Risk of Unauthorized Technology Release to China’s Military

This management alert states that the exclusion of deemed exports and reexports from the licensing requirements of 15 C.F.R. § 742.6(a)(6) could result in the potential release of technology and software related to U.S.-controlled advanced computing and semiconductor manufacturing items.

Report Number OIG-24-001-M

Bureau of Industry and Security

Audits / Evaluations

09.30.2023

Semiannual Report to Congress, September 2023

This report summarizes work we initiated or completed for the 6 months ending September 30, 2023.

Report Number SAR-2023-09

Office of the Secretary

Audits / Evaluations, Semiannual Reports to Congress

09.29.2023

Broadband: A Data Stroll

OIG’s Data Analytics team developed this data stroll on the broadband program in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture OIG’s Office of Analytics and Innovation.

National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)

Correspondence

09.28.2023

Audit of the BIS's Enforcement of Russia and Belarus Export Controls

This announcement memo initiates an audit to assess the actions taken by the Bureau of Industry and Security to detect and prosecute violations of Russia and Belarus export controls.

Bureau of Industry and Security

Audits Initiated

09.28.2023

Security Weaknesses in the Department's Mission-Critical High Value IT Assets Leave the Assets Vulnerable to Cyberattacks

Our audit found that the Department did not always effectively identify and remediate high value asset (HVA) vulnerabilities and did not follow the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s best practice security guidance for HVAs.

Report Number OIG-23-030-A

Office of the Secretary

Audits / Evaluations

09.26.2023

EDA Generally Maintained Grant Award Files During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Our evaluation found that EDA generally maintained its grant files during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Report Number OIG-23-029-I

Economic Development Administration

Audits / Evaluations

09.20.2023

The GeoXO Program: Cost and Schedule Baselines Are Established, But NOAA Should Evaluate Plans for the Central Satellite Mission and Revise Its Approach to Performance Gains to Provide the Best Overall Value

Our audit found that NOAA’s Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) program should evaluate its plans for the Central satellite mission and improve its approach to achieving performance gains.

Report Number OIG-23-028-A

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Audits / Evaluations

09.20.2023

Audit of Grants Enterprise Management System (GEMS) Program Implementation

This announcement memo initiates an audit to assess the Department’s management and implementation of the Grants Enterprise Management System program.

Office of the Secretary

Audits Initiated

09.20.2023

Audit of CARES Act Grants Recipients Through EDA's Revolving Loan Fund Program

This announcement memo initiates an audit to determine whether costs claimed by Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act revolving loan fund grant recipients were allowable, allocable, and reasonable.

Report Number 2023-466

Audits Initiated

09.05.2023

Satellite Integration and Test Phase Improvements Are Needed to Ensure the Success of Future Polar Weather Satellite Missions

Our audit found that the Polar Weather Satellite program should ensure instruments are protected from contamination and tested as they will fly, improve its lessons-learned process, and improve its requirements verification process.

Report Number OIG-23-027-A

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Audits / Evaluations