If's Semiannual Report to Congress

By Frazier, Johnnie E.

Book Id: WPLBN0000700396
Format Type: PDF eBook:
File Size: 2.99 MB
Reproduction Date: 2000

Title:	If's Semiannual Report to Congress
Author:	Frazier, Johnnie E.
Volume:
Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Department of Commerce and Labor Document, Commerce.
Collections:	Government Library Collection, Department of Commerce Collection
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Publisher:	Government Printing Office


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Excerpt
Excerpt: Dear Mr. Secretary, I am pleased to provide you with the Inspector General?s Semiannual Report to Congress for the first half of fiscal year 2005. The Inspector General Act requires that we twice annually prepare this report summarizing our assessments of Commerce activities and operations and that you transmit it, with any comments you may wish to add, to Congress within 30 days of receiving it. This is the first semiannual report we have prepared under your watch as Commerce Secretary. You will find that it contains the outcome of much of the work I briefed you on in our initial meeting shortly after your confirmation. My purpose with each semiannual is to offer you a concise, ready source of insight into the strengths and weaknesses of departmental operations and to highlight any improvements we believe are necessary to correct deficiencies. The ultimate goal in this and of all our reporting and other communications is to ensure this Department fulfills its many critical roles as effectively as possible. I view Commerce?s success in this endeavor as very much a partnership between us, and I am confident that under your leadership the Department will continue to make strides toward resolving the management challenges and any other issues my office identifies.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents: IG?s Message to Congress, 1 -- Major Challenges for the Department, 3 -- Strengthen Department-Wide Information Security, 3 -- Effectively Manage Departmental and Bureau Acquisition Processes, 4 -- Enhance USPTO?s Ability to Manage and Operate Its Own Processes, 4 -- Control the Cost and Improve the Accuracy of Census 2010, 5 -- Monitor the Effectiveness of NOAA?s Ocean and Living Marine Resources Stewardship, 6 -- Promote Fair Competition in International Trade, 6 -- Enhance Export Controls for Dual-Use Commodities, 7 -- Enhance Emergency Preparedness, Safety, and Security of Commerce Facilities and Personnel, 8 -- Continue to Strengthen Financial Management Controls and Systems, 8 -- Continue to Improve the Department?s Strategic Planning and Performance Measurement in Accordance with GPRA, 9 -- Agency Overviews -- Bureau of Industry and Security, 11 -- Economic Development Administration, 15 -- Economics and Statistics Administration, 17 -- International Trade Administration, 21 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 25 -- National Telecommunications and Information Administration, 29 -- Technology Administration, 31 -- United States Patent and Trademark Office, 35 -- Department-Wide Management, 37 -- Office of Inspector General, 41 -- Tables and Statistics, 43 -- Reporting Requirements, 51 -- Acronyms, 53 -- Types of OIG Work Products, 55