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Independent Evaluation of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Weather Service Tornado Forecasting and Warning Services

2025
OIG-25_026-I
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Commerce OIG
Department of Commerce

Our objective was to assess National Weather Service (NWS) tornado forecasting and warning performance and identify potential opportunities for enhanced effectiveness. We contracted with the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA), an independent firm, to perform this evaluation. Our office oversaw the...

The Department’s Vision for an Enterprise Grants Management System Has Not Been Realized

2025
OIG-25-025-A
Audit
Department of Commerce OIG
Department of Commerce

Our audit objective was to assess the U.S. Department of Commerce’s management and implementation of the Grants Enterprise Management System (GEMS) project. We found that bureaus have procured multiple systems to manage grants; bureaus did not follow Department information technology investment...

NOAA Must Take Action to Avoid Gaps in Hurricane Hunter Missions and Improve Oversight, Program Management, and Systems Engineering Practices

2025
OIG-25-023-A
Audit
Department of Commerce OIG
Department of Commerce

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO) operates NOAA’s fleet of specialized environmental data-collecting aircraft, including three “hurricane hunter” aircraft: one Gulfstream-IV-SP (G-IV) that is 29 years old and flies high...

Commerce CHIPS Act Programs Status Report

2025
OIG-25-021-I
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Commerce OIG
Department of Commerce

Over recent decades, the United States has seen a decline in its leadership in semiconductor chip manufacturing and research. To counter this and strengthen domestic semiconductor production and innovation, Congress passed the CHIPS Act of 2022. The CHIPS Act provides $50 billion to the Department...

The Bureaus Are Resolving Single Audit Findings, but the Department and Bureaus Need to Update Their Single Audit Resolution Policies

2024
OIG-24-003-I
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Commerce OIG
Department of Commerce

We evaluated the U.S. Department of Commerce’s process for addressing findings and recommendations identified in single audit reports related to departmental programs. Our objective was to determine whether the Department’s oversight of its grantees is sufficient to ensure selected findings...

The Puerto Rico Department of Agriculture Met Pandemic Funds Requirements but Was Slow to Disburse Fishery Consolidated Appropriations Act Funds

2025
OIG-25-016-A
Audit
Department of Commerce OIG
Department of Commerce
Pandemic

This final report provides the results of our audit of the Puerto Rico Department of Agriculture’s (PR DOA’s) use of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act of 2020 (CARES Act) and Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) of 2021 funds. Our objective was to determine whether PR DOA’s costs...

BIS Needs to Improve Its Incident Response Capabilities to Handle Sophisticated Cyberattacks

2025
OIG-25-022-I
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Commerce OIG
Department of Commerce

For our evaluation of the Bureau of Industry and Security’s (BIS's) detection of and response to cyber incidents, our objective was to assess the adequacy of actions taken by BIS when detecting and responding to cyber incidents in accordance with federal and departmental requirements. We found that...

EDA Needs to Improve Oversight of CARES Act Revolving Loan Funds to Ensure Loans Are Made to Eligible Borrowers and Used as Intended

2025
OIG-25-019-A
Audit
Department of Commerce OIG
Department of Commerce
Pandemic

Our audit found that loan costs claimed by the RLF operators were not allowable, allocable, and reasonable. Specifically, we found that the four operators awarded 11 of the 19 loans (58 percent), totaling $4,020,050, to ineligible borrowers that did not meet the eligibility criteria in the operators...

USPTO Should Improve Governance to Promote Effective Oversight of Its Artificial Intelligence Tools

2025
OIG-25-018-A
Audit
Department of Commerce OIG
Department of Commerce

Our audit objective was to determine whether USPTO had an effective governance structure and processes in place to manage its AI tools. To meet our objective, we tested two of the six AI tools USPTO had in use when we began our audit. Overall, we found that USPTO has begun developing its AI...

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