Reports

02.29.2016

Announcement of Audit of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Use of Blanket Purchase Agreements

We are initiating an audit of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) use of blanket purchase agreements (BPA). This is part of our risk-based oversight strategy developed to address management challenges in its procurement function.

02.23.2016

Census Bureau Reviews of Unliquidated Obligations Could Be Improved with Greater Review Frequency and Additional Documentation

We are initiating an audit of the Census Bureau's unliquidated obligations as a follow-up to our audit report number OIG-13-026-A, Monitoring of Obligation Balances Need Strengthening, issued on June 18, 2013.

Report Number OIG-16-019-A

U.S. Census Bureau (Census)

Audits / Evaluations

02.23.2016

The U.S. Census Bureau's Efforts to Ensure an Accurate Address List Raise Concerns over Design and Lack of Cost-Benefit Analysis

As part of our fiscal year 2015 audit plan, we are initiating an audit of the Census Bureau's efforts to continuously update address listings in an effort to reduce the cost of the 2020 decennial census.

Report Number OIG-16-018-A

U.S. Census Bureau (Census)

Audits / Evaluations

02.23.2016

Audit of Trademark's Activity-Based Information System

As part of our FY 2015 audit and evaluation plan, we will audit Trademark's activity-based information (ABI) system at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

Report Number OIG-16-020-A

02.22.2016

Four Pennsylvania Based Companies and Two Individuals Agree to Pay 3 Million to Settle False Claims Act Suit Alleging Evaded Customs Duties

The Department of Justice announced today that three importers and their owners – Ameri-Source International Inc., Ameri-Source Specialty Products Inc., Ameri-Source Holdings Inc., Ajay Goel and Thomas Diener – and a related importer, SMC Machining LLC, incorporated at Goel's direction and formerly owned by his wife, have agreed to pay $3 million to resolve …

Investigations

02.08.2016

Audit of FirstNet's Efforts to Include Federal Agencies in its NPSBN

We are initiating an audit of the efforts FirstNet has taken to include federal government needs and requirements into the planning of the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network (NPSBN).

Report Number OIG-16-017-A

First Responder Network Authority

Audits / Evaluations

01.29.2016

2016 Annual Letter to OMB re: Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2012

The Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2012 (Charge Card Act) and OMB's implementing guidance require the Office of Inspector General (OIG) to perform annual risk assessments, as well as to submit semiannual reports to OMB, in coordination with the Department, of employee purchase or integrated card violations and the resulting actions taken.

Office of the Secretary

Correspondence

01.08.2016

Former Nist Police Officer Sentenced for Attempting to Manufacture Methamphetamine, Causing an Explosion

Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte sentenced former National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) police officer Christopher Bartley, age 41, of Gaithersburg, Maryland, late yesterday to 41 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release for attempting to manufacture methamphetamine in a laboratory room on the NIST campus …

Investigations

01.06.2016

Audit of NOAA Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Funds

We are initiating an audit of NOAA's processes for the awarding and monitoring of Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief funds.

Report Number OIG-16-014-M

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Audits / Evaluations

01.04.2016

Complying with Uniform Guidance on Profit or Management Fees Under Federal Assistance Awards

The recently adopted 'Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards' (Uniform Guidance) allows for, but does not require, award recipients (recipients) to receive a profit or management fee under grants and cooperative agreements.

Report Number OIG-16-013-M

Office of the Secretary

Correspondence

12.18.2015

Broadband Technology Opportunities Program Recipients Retaining Excess Equipment at End of Projects

We are conducting an audit of Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) inventory of excess equipment. Our objectives will be to ( I) determine if grantees purchased equipment outside of the needs of the program for commercialization (i.e., warehousing equipment), (2) assess procedures taken by NTIA to identify recipients maintaining excess inventory, and (3) …

Report Number OIG-16-012-A

National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)

Audits / Evaluations