Consumer Product Safety Commission OIG

Today, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Inspector General released their semiannual report for the reporting period ending March 31, 2026. The report is part of the semiannual requirement to communicate OIG oversight activities of the CPSC to Congress and the American people.

The CPSC's lack of necessary internal controls over the segregation of duties has created a potential fraud risk by authorizing the budget officer to hold incompatible roles in the appropriation process. Additionally, the OIG determined that CPSC Directive 1230.1, meant to ensure compliance with OMB...

The CPSC’s lack of adequate controls over its Agency Clearance application has allowed application users inappropriate access to non-public government information without a valid need-to-know. Since the initiation of this assessment, the CPSC has taken steps to strengthen its internal controls over...

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Office of Inspector General retained Williams, Adley & Co.-DC LLP, an independent public accounting firm, to perform an audit of the CPSC’s Zero Trust implementation. Overall, the audit confirmed the CPSC’s current Zero Trust trajectory is aligned with...

In fiscal year 2025, CPSC staff obligated funds, through various interagency agreements, without having properly delegated authority to do so. Although we found no indicia of fraud, waste, abuse, or other criminal activity, the unauthorized obligations constitute non-monetary loss improper payments.

This is an annual report to Congress regarding the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) efforts to prevent and protect trafficking victims in 2025 in accordance with the Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022.

The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) requires that the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission annually provide to the appropriate congressional committees the findings, conclusions, and recommendations from our reviews and audits performed...

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) OIG retained KPMG, LLP (KPMG), an independent public accounting firm, to perform the independent audit of the CPSC’s financial statements for fiscal year (FY) 2025 in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States. This...

Today, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Inspector General released their semiannual report for the reporting period ending September 30, 2025. The report is part of the semiannual requirement to communicate OIG oversight activities of the CPSC to Congress and the American people...

In accordance with the Reports Consolidation Act of 2000, the Inspector General is providing information on what he considers to be the most serious management and performance challenges facing the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission in fiscal year 2026. Congress left the determination and...