Reports

08.23.2023

Audit of U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey

This announcement memo initiates an audit to determine whether the Census Bureau has implemented adequate data collection procedures to ensure American Community Survey estimates are reliable.

U.S. Census Bureau (Census)

Audits Initiated

08.21.2023

Semiannual Report on NTIA's Broadband Program, August 2023

This report is the second in a series of semiannual reviews providing the status of six NTIA-administered grant programs aimed at expanding broadband access in the United States.

Report Number OIG-23-024

National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)

Audits / Evaluations

08.14.2023

DOJ and California non-profit settle allegations of false claims for reimbursement

This press release announces the resolution of allegations that Sun Valley CARE Development, Inc., violated the False Claims Act by submitting false information to the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) in connection with an EDA grant.

Economic Development Administration

Investigations

08.01.2023

Evaluation of NOAA's NWS Tornado Forecasting and Warning Performance

This announcement memo initiates an evaluation to assess National Weather Service tornado forecasting and warning performance and identify potential opportunities for enhanced effectiveness.

Report Number 2023-461

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Audits Initiated

07.21.2023

Audit of NESDIS' Transition of Ground System Capabilities to its Common Cloud Framework

This announcement memo initiates an audit to assess the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service’s (NESDIS’) progress implementing the NESDIS Common Cloud Framework.

Report Number 2023-458

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Audits Initiated

07.10.2023

Management Alert: NTIA's Reliance on Self-Certifications Increased Fraud Risk for the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program

During our audit of NTIA’s implementation of the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP), we determined NTIA did not consistently identify possible duplicated funding for 88 TBCP broadband infrastructure awards, totaling $1.6 billion.

Report Number OIG-23-022-M

National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)

Audits / Evaluations

06.15.2023

Evaluation of Broadband Deployment Challenges

This announcement memo initiates an evaluation to identify potential challenges for deploying broadband to underserved and unserved communities.

National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)

Audits Initiated

05.24.2023

EDA Implemented and Followed the Requirements for Awarding and Disbursing CARES Act Funding Through the Revolving Loan Fund Program

Our evaluation found that EDA had a process to select applicants and award Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) funds through the revolving loan fund program, generally ensured that pre-disbursement requirements were met, and had a process for monitoring CARES Act funds after disbursement.

Report Number OIG-23-021-I

Economic Development Administration

Audits / Evaluations

05.22.2023

Fiscal Year 2022 Compliance With Improper Payment Requirements

Our evaluation found that the Department complied with the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 criteria for FY 2022.

Report Number OIG-23-020-1

Office of the Secretary

Audits / Evaluations

05.17.2023

Justice Department Files Proposed Amended Complaint and Consent Decree with Fourth Poultry Processor, Further Addressing Long-Running Conspiracy to Suppress Workers’ Compensation

This press release announces the U.S. Department of Justice’s filing of a proposed amended complaint and consent decree in the District of Maryland with George’s Inc. and George’s Foods LLC (George’s) that would resolve claims that George’s conspired with other poultry processors for years to suppress workers’ wages by exchanging compensation information.

Investigations

05.11.2023

Two Men Indicted 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 federal grand jury returned indictments charging two individuals with violations of the Clean Water Act and the Rivers and Harbors Act related to the illegal construction and deposit of material into the wetlands and waters in the area of the Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve and Las Mareas community of Salinas, Puerto Rico.

Investigations