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Joined May 2011
What oversight and management challenges does the Commerce Department face in NOAA acquisitions, broadband expansion, disaster recovery grants, and more in FY 2027? Find out in our Top Management Challenges report: oig.doc.gov/reports/?entry=7…
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Our report on the top management challenges the Commerce Department faces in FY2027 is here! This year enforcing trade to safeguard national security and American business interests is a primary challenge. Read it here: oig.doc.gov/reports/?entry=7…
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High-speed internet bolsters economic growth, technological innovation, and workforce advancement. Explore the distribution of federal broadband investments—mining for details and insights at the community level—in the updated Broadband Data Stroll. storymaps.arcgis.com/stories…
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The Commerce Department manages vital federal programs and operations including trade regulations, patents, weather forecasts, the census, and more. What are the top challenges the Department faces in FY 2027? Find out in our new report: oig.doc.gov/reports/?entry=7…
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The Broadband Data Stroll is a joint venture from the USDA, Commerce, and FCC OIGs to help facilitate community-level data analysis and oversight for broadband investments spanning four federal agencies. storymaps.arcgis.com/stories…
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Where are federal broadband funds being spent? Find out in the updated Broadband Data Stroll, which combines multiple datasets into interactive maps with tools and filters that let you explore broadband investments by multiple agencies. storymaps.arcgis.com/stories…
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We've issued the third in a series of management alerts related to the 2026 Census Test. This report describes oversight issues we identified during our initial site observations. Read more: oig.doc.gov/reports/?entry=7…
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We've issued the second in a series of management alerts related to the 2026 Census Test. This report describes technological issues we identified during our initial site observations. Read more: oig.doc.gov/reports/?entry=7…
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We've issued the first in a series of management alerts related to the 2026 Census Test. This report describes operational issues we identified during our initial site observations. Read more: oig.doc.gov/reports/?entry=7…
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Our recent audit found NTIA had an adequate application review and award selection process to ensure grant recipients met requirements. However, we found NTIA did not always follow its process and could not appropriately support award decisions. Read more: oig.doc.gov/reports/?entry=7…
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Our work on an evaluation of National Public Safety Broadband Network security controls identified concerns related to the need for independent cybersecurity oversight and the risks of the current governance structure. Read our management alert: oig.doc.gov/reports/?entry=7…
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We found the Ohio Department of Development did not comply with award terms and conditions. We are questioning $20.9M in costs and identifying $5 million in funds to be put to better use and $2.8M in underreported program income. Read the report here: oig.doc.gov/reports/?entry=7…
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Commerce OIG is seeking two criminal investigators at one of our three regional locations (Arlington, VA; Denver, CO; Seattle, WA). Apply today! Details at usajobs.gov/job/880238200.
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Our Office of Investigations is hiring an investigator. Be part of the important work we do to deter fraud, waste, and abuse in Department of Commerce programs and operations. Apply today! usajobs.gov/job/879447000
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July 30 is #NationalWhistleblowerDay! If you’re a Department of Commerce employee, grantee, or contractor with evidence of fraud, misconduct, or violations of law, report it to Commerce OIG.
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On #NationalWhistleblowerDay — and every day — Department of Commerce employees, grantees, and contractors can report allegations of fraud, misconduct, or violations of law to Commerce OIG. Whistleblowers can report confidentially and are protected by law from retaliation.
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Department of Commerce employees, contractors, and grantees can report violations confidentially and are protected by law from retaliation. If you see evidence of fraud, waste, abuse, or misconduct in your bureau, report it to Commerce OIG. #NationalWhistleblowerDay
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We found the Department complied with Payment Integrity Information Act criteria. We did not identify any further action the Department needed to take to improve its efforts to prevent and reduce improper or unknown payments. Read the report here: oig.doc.gov/reports/?entry=7…
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A Commerce OIG investigation led to sentencing of a former Census Bureau supervisor. See details in the press release below.
A former supervisory official with the U.S. Census Bureau received a federal-prison term, today, for conspiring with a subcontractor to receive $790,000 in kickbacks. U.S. District Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby sentenced Camille Jones, 47, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, to two years in prison, for conspiracy to commit bribery and honest-services fraud in connection with a procurement fraud scheme. Announced with @CommerceOIG Learn more at justice.gov/usao-md/pr/forme….
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Our Director of Cybersecurity Oversight discusses our findings that NIST’s management of the National Vulnerability Database has not been sufficient. Listen to the interview here: federalnewsnetwork.com/cyber…
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