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 20 products related to our audit, evaluation, and inspection work. These products addressed programs and personnel associated with the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), U.S. Census Bureau (the Bureau), U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA), First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet), International Trade Administration (ITA), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), and the Department itself. This report also describes our investigative activities addressing programs and personnel associated with ITA, the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), NOAA, USPTO, and the Department itself. In October 2019, we issued our annual report identifying what we consider, from our oversight perspective, to be the top management and performance challenges facing the Department in fiscal year (FY) 2020, a summary of which begins on page 2.
| Report Date | Agency Reviewed / Investigated | Report Title | Type | Location | |
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| Department of Commerce | Semiannual Report to Congress, March 2020 | Semiannual Report | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (AbilityOne Program) | FY 20-21 Audit Plan | Other | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Millennium Challenge Corporation | MCC Complied With the GONE Act and Has a Low Risk of Delayed Grant Closeout | Audit |
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| Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System | The Board Can Improve Its Contract Administration Processes | Audit | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Equal Employment Opportunity Commission | EEOC Federal Hearings and Appeals Processes | Audit | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Office of Personnel Management | Audit of Claims Processing and Payment Operations at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc. | Audit | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Federal Housing Finance Agency | FHFA Faces a Formidable Challenge: Remediating the Chronic and Pervasive Deficiencies in its Supervision Program Prior to Ending the Conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac | Other | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Small Business Administration | Weaknesses Identified During the FY 2019 Federal Information Security Modernization Act Review | Audit | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Federal Housing Finance Agency | FHFA Cannot Assure that All Electronic Media Approved for Destruction in October 2018 Was Destroyed, and it Continues to Lack Adequate Controls over Electronic Media Targeted for Disposal | Audit | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| U.S. Postal Service | U.S. Postal Inspection Service Forensic Laboratory Services | Audit | Agency-Wide | View Report | |