Department of Commerce OIG Semiannual Report to Congress
Department of Commerce Office of Inspector General Semiannual Report to Congress, March 2, 2008 (42 pages, PDF)
"This report summarizes the work we have completed and initiated during this semiannual period on a number of important departmental activities, for example, NOAA’s progress on the latest Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites and its efforts to protect marine resources under the National Marine Sanctuary Program; real property at NOAA and personal property management at USPTO; and the outcomes of the annual financial statements audits for the Department
and USPTO. In addition, our investigative activities resulted in 14 convictions and more than $12 million in fines, restitutions, and recoveries."
