Reports

11.12.2019

NOAA's Office of Marine and Aviation Operations Needs to Improve the Planning and Governing of Its Ship Fleet Recapitalization Effort

Attached for your review is our final report on the audit of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO) ship fleet recapitalization effort.

Report Number OIG-20-006-A

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Audits / Evaluations

11.07.2019

Management Alert: U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service Needs to Address Urgent Issues in the Officer Promotion Process

Attached is a management alert on the International Trade Administration's (ITA's) 2018 U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service (US&FCS) officer promotion process.

Report Number OIG-20-005-M

International Trade Administration

Audits / Evaluations

10.29.2019

Audit of the Department's Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 Submission for the First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2019

This memorandum accompanies the U.S. Department of Commerce Office of Inspector General report on the Department's Digit Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 (DATA Act) submission for the first quarter of fiscal year (FY) 2019.

Report Number OIG-20-004-A

Office of the Secretary

Audits / Evaluations

10.28.2019

Management Alert: Certain Communications by Department Officials Suggest Improper Influence in the Section 232 Exclusion Request Review Process

Attached is a management alert regarding a lack of transparency that contributes to the appearance of improper influence in decision-making for tariff exclusion
requests under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended.

Report Number OIG-20-003-M

Bureau of Industry and Security

Audits / Evaluations

10.23.2019

Audit of WPSFF Grants to the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council

The objectives of our audit will be to determine whether the Council (1) claimed allowable, allocable, and reasonable costs under the grant awards; and (2) received the goods and services paid for by the grant awards.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

10.17.2019

Audit of the U.S. Census Bureau's IT Security Measures Supporting the 2020 Census

We are initiating an audit of the U.S. Census Bureau's decennial information technology (IT) security measures.

U.S. Census Bureau (Census)

10.16.2019

Top Management and Performance Challenges Facing the Department of Commerce in FY 2020

The Office of Inspector General is required by statute to report annually the most serious management and performance challenges facing the Department of
Commerce.

Report Number OIG-20-001

Office of the Secretary

Audits / Evaluations, Top Management Challenges

10.04.2019

Evaluation of NOAA's Ship Fleet Requirements Management Processes

We are initiating an evaluation on NOAA's ship fleet acquisition efforts. The objective of this evaluation is to determine the adequacy of NOAA's ship fleet requirements management processes.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

10.02.2019

Nigerian National Appears On Charges Relating To Computer Hacking Scheme That Targeted Government Employees

NEWARK, N.J. – A Nigerian national extradited from Canada will appear in court today for his alleged role in a scheme that defrauded vendors of office products valued at nearly $1 million by 'phishing' e-mail login information from government employees, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.

Investigations

10.01.2019

Evaluation of the Patent Term Adjustment and Patent Term Extension

We are initiating an evaluation on U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO's) PTA and PTE processes.

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)

10.01.2019

Evaluation of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Operations

We are initiating an evaluation on U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO's) PTAB operations.

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)