Report File
Date Issued
Submitting OIG
Department of Commerce OIG
Other Participating OIGs
Department of Commerce OIG
Agencies Reviewed/Investigated
Department of Commerce
Components
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Report Number
OIG-16-030-I
Report Description
This report provides the results of our review of a complaint received in January 2015 from a confidential complainant regarding the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS, or NOAA Fisheries) Alaska Regional Office’s use of grants and cooperative agreements and whether they are used to acquire personal services, thereby supplementing its full-time equivalent (FTE) workforce. The objective of the review was to determine whether NOAA inappropriately used a cooperative agreement and grant to acquire personal services, as alleged by a confidential complainant.
Report Type
Inspection / Evaluation
Agency Wide
Yes
Number of Recommendations
2
Questioned Costs
$0
Funds for Better Use
$0
