Semiannual Report to Congress, March 2018

This report summarizes work we initiated and completed during this semiannual period on a number of critical Departmental activities. Over the past 6 months, our office completed 14 audits, inspections, responses to Congressional requests, and public investigative reports—as well as 1 Congressional testimony—addressing programs and personnel associated with the Economics and Statistics Administration (ESA), First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet), International Trade Administration (ITA), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), and the Department itself.