Department of Commerce OIG

For our audit of National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Office of Acquisition and Agreements Management’s (OAAM’s) management, monitoring, and administration of NIST firm-fixed-price (FFP) contracts during FYs 2011–2013, our objectives were to determine whether (1) NIST OAAM has...

For our final report on the Bureau of Industry and Security's (BIS') continuous monitoring program, our objective -- in accordance with the Federal Information SecurityManagement Act of 2002 -- was to determine whether BIS' continuous monitoring strategy and practices, including ongoing security...

Our audit of the Census Bureau’s regional office alignment and field management reforms included two objectives: (1) identify and assess the benchmarks—including the manner in which response rates are calculated and reported on surveys such as the American Community Survey—that the Bureau is using...

This is the report of our audit of the effectiveness of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA’s) oversight of the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) comprehensive community infrastructure (CCI) awards. The purpose of our audit was to assess the...

This is our report of our audit of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) processes for awarding and monitoring Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief funds. Our audit objectives were to determine whether (1) NOAA followed federal and Departmental guidelines when awarding grants and...

This report provides the results of our most recent audit of the efforts that the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) has taken to include federal government needs and requirements into the planning of the nationwide public safety broadband network (NPSBN). Specifically, we assessed...

This report addresses the status of the Census Bureau’s (the bureau’s) 2020 Census program preparation and planning efforts. Our audit objectives were to (1) assess the methods and costs of continuously updating the Master Address File Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing...

This report provides the results of our audit of the effectiveness of the Census Bureau’s unliquidated obligation (ULO) review policies and procedures developed in response to an OIG audit report issued in June 2013 (OIG-13-026-A). In that report, we concluded that Department-wide controls over the...

This report details the results of our audit of Trademark’s controls and use of U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) Activity-Based Information (ABI) system. Specifically, our objectives were to review allocation algorithms and controls of the ABI system and determine whether Trademark’s use...

For our final report on the sufficiency of the National Marine Fisheries Service’s (NOAA Fisheries’) research and progress toward implementation of electronic monitoring (EM) programs, our objectives were to evaluate NOAA Fisheries’ study, oversight, progress, implementation, and incorporation of EM...