Reports

09.10.2020

The Joint Polar Satellite System: Cost Growth and Schedule Delay of a Key Instrument Acquisition Highlight the Need for Closer Attention to Contractor Oversight

Attached is our final report on our audit of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) program.

Report Number OIG-20-047-A

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Audits / Evaluations

09.09.2020

Audit of FirstNet Authority's Reinvestment Process

We are initiating an audit of the First Responder Network Authority's (FirstNet Authority's) oversight of the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network.

09.09.2020

Evaluation of NOAA's Implementation of CARES Act Funding

We are initiating an evaluation of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries' plan for the implementation of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) funding.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

09.08.2020

2020 Census Alert: The Census Bureau Faces Challenges in Ensuring Employee Health Safety During 2020 Census Field Operations

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is issuing this 2020 Census Alert to bring to your attention our concerns—about the Census Bureau's (Bureau's) inconsistent implementation of safety procedures to prevent the spread of coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) as it completes its 2020 Census operations—that require immediate attention.

Report Number OIG-20-046-M

U.S. Census Bureau (Census)

Audits / Evaluations

09.01.2020

USPTO Needs to Improve Its Small Business Contracting Practices

Attached for your review is the final report on the audit of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO's) small business utilization.

Report Number OIG-20-045-A

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)

Audits / Evaluations

08.27.2020

2020 Census Alert: The Census Bureau May Not Accurately Count College and University Students Living Off-Campus During the 2020 Census

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is issuing this 2020 Census Alert to bring to your attention our concerns-about the accuracy and use of data collected from enumerating college and university students living in off-campus housing-that require immediate attention.

Report Number OIG-20-044-M

U.S. Census Bureau (Census)

Audits / Evaluations

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

Dear Chairman Connolly: Your office requested in a June 15, 2020, letter that the Office of Inspector General (OIG) examine the plans and procedures of the U.S. Department of Commerce (the Department) for returning employees to federal offices in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

Report Number OIG-20-043-M

Office of the Secretary

Correspondence

08.19.2020

Request for Information to Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham from the Inspector General re: the Hiring of a New Deputy Director for Data

You recently announced that the U.S. Census Bureau (the Bureau) has hired Benjamin A. Overholt, PhD, as the Deputy Director for Data.

Report Number OIG-20-042-M

U.S. Census Bureau (Census)

Correspondence

08.18.2020

2020 Census Alert: The Census Bureau Faces Challenges in Accelerating Hiring and Minimizing Attrition Rates for Abbreviated 2020 Census Field Operations

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is issuing this 2020 Census Alert to bring to your attention our concerns—about hiring and retaining sufficient numbers of field employees during the shortened nonresponse follow-up (NRFU) operation—that require immediate attention.

Report Number OIG-20-041-M

U.S. Census Bureau (Census)

Audits / Evaluations

08.14.2020

Evaluation of EDA's Plan for Implementing CARES Act Funding

We are initiating an evaluation of the Economic Development Administration's (EDA's) plan for the implementation of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) funding.

Economic Development Administration

08.13.2020

Request for Information and Notice of Interview to Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham from the Inspector General re: 2020 Census Schedule

The U.S. Census Bureau (the Bureau) is conducting the 2020 Census as constitutionally mandated, and a complete and accurate count is essential.

Report Number OIG-20-039-M

U.S. Census Bureau (Census)

Correspondence