Reports

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Our audit found that NTIA did not have an adequate review process to ensure that states’ and territories’ plans met the BEAD program’s planning phase requirements. Specifically, we found that NTIA did not have complete and accurate documentation to support its decisions and experienced delays during its review of the required planning phase deliverables for the BEAD program grant awards.

This report highlights our work from October 1, 2025, to March 31, 2026. During this period, we issued 7 investigative reports and 10 audit and evaluation reports.

We have revised the objective for this evaluation from its original announcement in January 2026. Our revised objective is to assess whether FirstNet Authority provides effective oversight to ensure the NPSBN contractor meets contractual cybersecurity requirements.

This announcement memo initiates an audit to determine whether the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s financial statements are presented fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

This announcement memo initiates an audit to determine whether the Department’s consolidated financial statements are presented fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

Our audit found that FirstNet Authority has not ensured that only eligible users have access to the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network for first responders.