Reports

03.04.2019

FY 2019 Audit of the Department's Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 Reporting

Our office contracted with KPMG LLP—an independent certified public accounting firm—to audit the U.S. Department of Commerce's (the Department's) fiscal year 2019 first quarter Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 (DATA Act) submission to the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

Report Number Announcement

Office of the Secretary

Audits / Evaluations

03.01.2019

FY 2019 USPTO Financial Statements Audit

Our office contracted with KPMG LLP, an independent certified public accounting firm, to audit the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO's) fiscal year 2019 financial statements.

Report Number Announcement

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)

Audits / Evaluations

03.01.2019

FY 2019 Department of Commerce Consolidated Financial Statements Audit

Our office contracted with KPMG LLP, an independent certified public accounting firm, to audit the U.S. Department of Commerce's (the Department's) fiscal year 2019 consolidated financial statements.

Report Number Announcement

Office of the Secretary

Audits / Evaluations

02.26.2019

Audit of the U.S. Census Bureau's 2020 Census Performance and Scalability Test

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

02.22.2019

Audit of USPTO's Backup and Restoration Policies, Procedures, and Practices of the Patent Capture and Application Processing System

We are initiating an audit on U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO's) backup and restoration policies, procedures, and practices of the Patent Capture and Application Processing (PCAP) system.

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)

02.22.2019

Audit of Enterprise Services Performance in Managing and Overseeing Select High-Dollar Contracts

We are initiating an audit of Enterprise Services Acquisition Office's management and oversight of Department of Commerce high-dollar contracts. Our objective is to determine whether Enterprise Services effectively and efficiently managed contractor performance of select high dollar contracts in accordance with federal regulations and Department policy.

02.19.2019

Follow-up Request for Information Pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978, as Amended

This request for information supplements the initial request provided to you on November 19, 2018 concerning the mission, authority, and activities of the
Investigations and Threat Management Division (ITMD).

Correspondence

02.19.2019

Evaluation of the 2018 U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service Officer Promotion Process

We are initiating an evaluation of the U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service's (US&FCS) officer promotion process. Our objective is to determine whether US&FCS, which is part of the International Trade Administration's Global Markets business unit, adhered to applicable laws, regulations, and policies when conducting the 2018 officer promotion process.
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Report Number Announcement Memo

International Trade Administration

02.06.2019

2020 Census: Issues Observed During the 2018 End-to-End Census Test's Address Canvassing Operation Indicate Risk to Address List Quality

We are initiating an audit of the Bureau's 2018 End-to-End Test of address canvassing operations.

Report Number OIG-19-008-A

U.S. Census Bureau (Census)

Audits / Evaluations

02.05.2019

Audit of the Management of Fee Payments from AT&T

We are initiating an audit of the management of fee payments from AT&T to the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet).

First Responder Network Authority

01.29.2019

Audit of the Census Bureau's Integrated Communications Contract with Young and Rubicam, Inc.

We are initiating an audit of the Census Bureau's (Bureau's) integrated communications contract with Young and Rubicam, Inc.

U.S. Census Bureau (Census)