July 25, 2023

PRESS RELEASE

Inspector General Robert P. Storch announced today that the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) released the “Management Advisory: DoD’s Ability to Financially Report Joint Strike Fighter Inventory.” The purpose of this management advisory is to report on issues related to the accounting and reporting of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program inventory, collected during the DoD Agency-Wide Financial Statements audit. During the audit the DoD OIG found that the F-35 JSF Program Office did not have a valid population of JSF inventory.

July 24, 2023

PRESS RELEASE

Inspector General (IG) Robert P. Storch announced today that the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) released a “Special Report: Lessons Learned from DoD OIG Reports to Inform the DoD’s Ukraine Response.” The special report highlights lessons learned from the DoD OIG’s previous body of oversight work that may help to inform the DoD’s Ukraine response efforts. The report identifies lessons learned related to facility physical security, maintenance operations, equipment storage, supply chain management, and contract pricing and oversight.

July 20, 2023

Press Release: Review of DoD OIG-Issued Reports Related to Protecting Classified Information (DODIG-2023-095)

Inspector General Robert P. Storch announced today that the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) released a special report on the “Review of DoD OIG-Issued Reports Related to Protecting Classified Information.” The classified report highlights lessons learned and best practices related to cyber and physical security weaknesses identified in previously issued audit and evaluation reports.

July 6, 2023

PRESS RELEASE

Inspector General Robert P. Storch announced today that the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) released the “Management Advisory: DoD’s Transportation of Ammunition in Support of Ukraine.” This management advisory addresses the timely transportation of ammunition from European ports to its final destination.

June 21, 2023

PRESS RELEASE

Inspector General Robert P. Storch announced today that the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) released the “Evaluation of DoD Support to Other Agencies’ Requests for Screening of Displaced Persons from Afghanistan.”  The report examines how DoD personnel supported the screening process for Afghan evacuees as the Afghan government fell to Taliban militants in 2021.

June 15, 2023

PRESS RELEASE

Inspector General (IG) Robert P. Storch announced today that the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) released the “Audit of DoD Training of Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF),” which highlights the DoD’s training of Ukrainians on U.S. provided equipment.

June 13, 2023

PRESS RELEASE

Inspector General (IG) Robert P. Storch announced today that the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) released the “Audit of the DoD’s Financial Management of the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund (ASFF).” This report highlights concerns regarding the DoD’s use of the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Trust Fund to manage appropriated funds under the ASFF and the 17 other Building Partner Capacity (BPC) programs that use similar processes.

June 12, 2023

PRESS RELEASE

Inspector General Robert P. Storch announced today that the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) released the “Evaluation of Accountability Controls for Defense Items Transferred Via Air to Ukraine within the U.S. European Command Area of Responsibility.” The report identifies accountability control concerns for defense items being transferred to the government of Ukraine.

June 8, 2023

Press Release: DODIG-2023-079

Inspector General Robert P. Storch announced today that the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) released a report on the “Audit of DoD Actions Taken to Protect DoD Information When Using Collaboration Tools During the Coronavirus Disease–2019 Pandemic.” The report highlights concerns regarding the deployment and protection of collaboration tools used by the DoD to facilitate telework during the coronavirus disease–2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

June 7, 2023

PRESS RELEASE

Inspector General Robert P. Storch announced today that the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) released the “Report Of Investigation: Mr. Michael Cutrone, Former Principal Deputy and Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs,” which addresses misconduct allegations against Mr. Cutrone.