Department of Commerce

For our final report on the audit of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) management of its Active Directories, our audit objective was to determine whether NOAA has adequately managed its Active Directories to protect mission critical systems and data. To address this...

For our final report on our audit of the U.S. Department of Commerce's (the Department's) system security assessment process, our objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department's system security assessment and continuous monitoring program to ensure security deficiencies were identified...

For our final report on our audit of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES)–R series program (the Program), our objective was to assess the Program’s progress in achieving launch readiness for the GOES-T mission. To satisfy our...

This final report provides the results of our evaluation of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s (the Department’s) processes for handling hotline complaints referred by the Office of Inspector General (OIG). The objective of our evaluation was to review the Department’s processes for responding to...

For our final report on the evaluation of the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network's (NPSBN's) security architecture, our objective was to assess the NPSBN's security risks resulting from its security architecture. We contracted with The MITRE Corporation (MITRE)—an independent firm—to perform...

For our final report on the evaluation of the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) patent examination process, our objectives were to (I) assess whether patents are examined in compliance with applicable statutes, regulations, and case law; (2) identify deficiencies within the...

The Semiannual Report to Congress summarizes the key audits, evaluations, and investigative works the Office of Inspector General (OIG) completed during the 6-month period ending September 30, 2021. Over the past 6 months, OIG issued 11 products related to its audit, evaluation, and inspection work...

We conducted this audit in response to allegations made to the Department’s hotline. The objective of our audit was to determine whether Enterprise Services (ES) effectively and efficiently managed contractor performance in accordance with federal regulations and Department policy. Overall, we found...

Our objectives were to determine whether WPRFMC (1) claimed allowable, allocable, and reasonable costs under the financial assistance awards and (2) received the goods and services paid for by the awards.

We contracted with KPMG LLP—an independent public accounting firm—to perform this audit of the U.S. Department of Commerce's (the Department's) Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 (DATA Act) submission for the first quarter of fiscal year 2021. Our office oversaw the progress of this...