Department of Commerce

For our evaluation of the International Trade Administration’s (ITA’s) U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service’s (US&FCS’s) officer promotion process, our objective was to determine whether US&FCS adhered to applicable laws, regulations, and policies when conducting the 2018 officer promotion process. We...

This is our final report on the audit of the Bureau of Industry and Security’s (BIS’s) and the International Trade Administration’s (ITA’s) processes and procedures for reviewing and adjudicating product exclusion requests for aluminum and steel tariffs, as prescribed by Presidential Proclamations...

OIG issued this 2020 Census Alert due to our concerns—about the Census Bureau’s (Bureau’s) inconsistent implementation of safety procedures to prevent the spread of coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) as it completed its 2020 Census operations—that required immediate attention. Based on the number and...

For our audit of the U.S. Department of Commerce's (the Department’s) collection, production, acquisition, maintenance, distribution, use, and preservation of geospatial data, our objective was to assess the Department’s progress toward compliance with the 13 covered agency responsibilities under...

For our audit of the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) Software Development and Integration–Next Generation (SDI-NG) contracts, our audit objective was to determine whether USPTO provided adequate oversight of SDI-NG contracts. To address this objective, we specifically assessed whether...

For our audit of the Economic Development Administration’s (EDA’s) disaster relief grants award administrative processes and oversight efforts, our objective was to determine whether EDA’s process for awarding disaster relief grants to applicants is adequate. Specifically, we focused on whether (1)...

For our evaluation of the First Responder Network Authority’s (FirstNet Authority’s) actions following our August 2019 management alert, FirstNet Management Altered Contract Requirements Without Authorization -- which was a result of a hotline complaint -- our objective was to assess whether...

This memorandum provides the results of our evaluation of the Economic Development Administration’s (EDA’s) plan for the implementation of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act)1 funding. Our objective was to determine whether EDA implemented and followed the requirements of...

This report summarizes work that we initiated and completed during this semiannual period on a number of critical Departmental activities. Over the past 6 months, our office issued 30 products related to our audit, evaluation, and inspection work. These products addressed programs and personnel...