Department of Commerce

This is our audit of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO’s) information technology (IT) security posture. Our objective was to determine whether key security measures are in place to adequately protect USPTO systems that utilize databases to store business information.

This is our audit of the Census Bureau’s controls over administrative records and third-party data for decennial census planning. The objective of this audit was to assess the Bureau’s controls for obtaining, using, retaining, and disposing of administrative records and third-party data as part of...

This final report documents the results of our audit on the effectiveness of the Economic Development Administration’s (EDA’s) unliquidated obligation (ULO) review policies and procedures developed since our OIG audit report issued in June 2013 (OIG-13-026-A). In our 2013 report, we concluded that...

This is our final audit report conducted in support of OIG’s oversight role for the planning and implementation of the 2020 Census. The audit’s original objective was to assess the risk that the Address Canvassing Test would not accomplish its stated goals. However, after we began audit fieldwork...

Our review objectives were to (1) assess whether the Department complied with all applicable improper payment requirements and (2) evaluate the accuracy and completeness of its reporting, as well as its performance in recapturing improper payments.

This final report documents the results of our audit of the effectiveness of selected Commerce bureaus unliquidated obligation (ULO) review policies and procedures developed since our OIG audit report issued on June 18, 2013, Monitoring of Obligation Balances Needs Strengthening (OIG-13-026-A). Our...

This is our final audit report conducted to review Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) grant programs as part of our annual risk-based audit plan. Our audit objective was to review the adequacy of MBDA’s management of its cooperative agreements. Specifically, for the MBDA Business Center...

This is our evaluation of the Census Bureau’s Interactive Review (IR) Address Canvassing operation. The objective of our review—which began in December 2015—was to gain an understanding of the IR process and evaluate the quality control procedures developed to ensure accurate results. This review...

This is our final audit report on the awarding of U.S. Census Bureau (the Bureau) noncompetitive contracts. Our objective was to determine whether the Bureau’s contracting personnel properly awarded noncompetitive contracts.

This is our final audit report on the effectiveness of NOAA real property management. Specifically, we assessed whether NOAA has an adequate understanding of its repair needs and is monitoring real property utilization.