Reports

06.18.2020

Evaluation of 2020 Census Peak Operations

We are initiating an evaluation of the U.S. Census Bureau's (the Bureau's) 2020 Census peak operations.

U.S. Census Bureau (Census)

06.18.2020

Management Alert: Top Oversight Challenges Facing the Department of Commerce to Ensuring That Pandemic Funds Are Timely and Appropriately Spent

Attached is a management alert based on 'Top Oversight Challenges Facing the Department of Commerce to Ensuring That Pandemic Funds Are Timely and Appropriately Spent'—our May 11, 2020, response to a request from the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE).

Report Number OIG-20-031-M

Office of the Secretary

Audits / Evaluations

06.16.2020

Deficiencies in USPTO's Backup and Restoration Process Could Delay Recovery of Critical Applications in the Event of a System Failure and Adversely Affect Its Mission

Attached for your review is our final report on the audit of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO's) Patent Capture and Application Processing System (PCAPS). Our objective was to determine whether USPTO has adequate data recovery and contingency plans in place to ensure operational availability of PCAPS.

Report Number OIG-20-030-A

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)

Audits / Evaluations

06.15.2020

Audit of USPTO's Efforts to Retire Patent Legacy Systems

We are initiating an audit of the United States Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO's) patent legacy systems. Our objective is to review USPTO's progress towards retiring its patent legacy systems.

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)

06.15.2020

Fiscal Year 2019 Compliance with Improper Payment Requirements

This memorandum provides our final report on fiscal year (FY) 2019 improper payment reporting.

Report Number OIG-20-029-I

Office of the Secretary

Audits / Evaluations

06.03.2020

Senior Executives at Major Chicken Producers Indicted on Antitrust Charges

U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced today that an Anchorage woman has been federally charged with embezzling approximately $174,290 from the Alaska Native Harbor Seal Commission (ANHSC), which was primarily funded from federal grants issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, with additional federal grant funds provided by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Investigations

06.03.2020

Quality Control Review of the Audit of Long Island Development Corporation as of and for the Year Ended September 30, 2018

Dear Mr. Becker: Attached is the quality control review (QCR) of the audit of Long Island Development Corporation as of and for the year ended September 30, 2018.

Report Number OIG-20-QCR-3

Economic Development Administration

Correspondence, Single Audit Reports

06.02.2020

The Department Needs to Improve Oversight Practices to Close Out Contract Files by Complying with Federal Regulations and Departmental Requirements

Attached is our final report that combines and summarizes separate audits of the National Institute of Standards Technology (NIST), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and U.S. Census Bureau (Bureau).

Report Number OIG-20-028-A

U.S. Census Bureau (Census), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of the Secretary

Audits / Evaluations

06.02.2020

Quality Control Review of the Audit of American Rivers, Inc., as of and for the Year Ended June 30, 2018

Attached is the quality control review (QCR) of the audit of American Rivers, Inc., as of and for the year ended June 30, 2018.

Report Number OIG-20-QCR-2

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Correspondence, Single Audit Reports

06.01.2020

Quality Control Review of the Audit of Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems as of and for the Year Ended September 30, 2018

Attached is the quality control review (QCR) of the audit of Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems as of and for the year ended September 30, 2018.

Report Number OIG-20-QCR-1

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Correspondence, Single Audit Reports

05.27.2020

IG Letter to Senators Moran and Shaheen re: ITA and Department Budgetary Formulation and Execution Processes

Dear Chairman Moran and Vice Chairwoman Shaheen: This responds to your letter of September 11, 2019, to the Secretary of Commerce, requesting that the Department of Commerce (the Department) Office of Inspector General (OIG) conduct a formal inquiry of the International Trade Administration's (ITA's) and the Department’s budgetary formulation and execution processes.

Report Number OIG-20-027-M

International Trade Administration, Office of the Secretary

Correspondence