Reports

11.22.2022

Simulated Internal Cyber Attack Gained Control of Critical Census Bureau Systems

Our evaluation found that the Census Bureau did not have effective cybersecurity in place to protect against our simulated cyberattack.

Report Number OIG-23-004-1

U.S. Census Bureau (Census)

Audits / Evaluations

11.15.2022

Department of Commerce FY 2022 Financial Statements [See pages 52-56 of FY 2022 Agency Financial Report]

This report, found on pp. 52–56 of the Department’s agency financial report, provides the results of our contracted audit of the Department’s FY 2022 financial statements.

Report Number OIG-23-002-A

Office of the Secretary

Audits / Evaluations

11.15.2022

United States Patent and Trademark Office FY 2022 Financial Statements [See pages 93-96 of FY 2022 Agency Financial Report]

This report, found on pp. 93–96 of USPTO’s agency financial report, provides the results of KPMG LLP’s audit of USPTO’s FY 2022 financial statements.

Report Number OIG-23-003-A

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)

Audits / Evaluations

11.14.2022

Fraud Awareness Week: Defective Pricing & Cost Mischarging

This fraud alert warns about defective pricing, which occurs when contractors falsely certify their costs to the government during the contract award process.

11.14.2022

Fraud Awareness Week: Bid Rigging & Antitrust Violations

This fraud alert warns about antitrust violations, including bid rigging, price gouging, and similar schemes among competitors to divide or monopolize a marketplace, including on government contracts.

11.14.2022

Fraud Awareness Week: Product Substitution

This fraud alert warns about product substitution, which is the substitution of substandard, counterfeit, or nonconforming parts for the parts required under a contract.

11.14.2022

Fraud Awareness Week: Grant Fraud

This fraud alert warns about grant fraud, which results in government money (and ultimately taxpayer money) being spent on unapproved goods and services.

11.14.2022

Fraud Awareness Week: Public Corruption

This fraud alert warns about public corruption, in which something of value is provided to a government official to influence their official actions.

10.26.2022

Honeywell to Pay $3.35 Million for Alleged False Claims for Zylon Bullet Proof Vests

This press release announces that Honeywell International Inc. has agreed to pay $3.35 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by selling defective material for bulletproof vests used by law enforcement officers.

Investigations

10.13.2022

Top Management and Performance Challenges Facing the Department of Commerce in FY 2023

This report describes the most serious management and performance challenges facing the Department and its bureaus in FY 2023.

Report Number OIG-23-001

Office of the Secretary

Audits / Evaluations, Top Management Challenges

10.03.2022

FY 2022 SBIR Letter to Congress

In accordance with 15 U.S.C. § 638b(c), this letter transmits information about our investigations of alleged fraud, waste, and abuse in the Small Business Innovation Research program. In FY 2022, we received one new investigative referral and opened four investigations.

Correspondence