March 26, 2018

Project Announcement: Payments for Selected Health Care Services and Supplies Paid Without TRICARE Maximum Allowable Reimbursement Rates (Project No. D2018-D000AW-0120.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in March 2018. Our objective is to determine whether the DoD paid higher prices than necessary for selected health care services and supplies without TRICARE maximum allowable reimbursement rates.

March 26, 2018

Project Announcement: Audit of Navy and Defense Logistics Agency's Spare Parts for F/A-18 E/F Super Hornets (Project No. D2018-D000RK-0124.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in March 2018. Our objective is to determine whether the Navy and Defense Logistics Agency properly identified and obtained spare parts for the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornets.

March 22, 2018

Project Announcement: Audit of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Oversight of Contracts for Repair and Restoration of Electric Power Grid in Puerto Rico (Project No. D2018-D000AU-0128.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in March 2018. Our objective is to determine whether the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers properly monitored contractor performance, and appropriately reviewed and paid invoices for the Puerto Rico power grid repair and restoration contracts.

March 22, 2018

Project Announcement: Contract Oversight of the Audit of the FY 2018 DoD Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund Basic Financial Statements (Project No. D2018-D000FT-0122.000)

We plan to begin the oversight in March 2018. We contracted with the independent public accounting firm of Kearney & Company, P.C., to audit the DoD Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund Basic Financial Statements for fiscal years ended September 30, 2018, and 2017. The objective of the audit is to determine whether the FY 2018 DoD Medicare Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund financial statements, and related notes are presented fairly, in all material respects, and in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. This is report Transmittal of the Independent Auditor's Report on the DoD Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund Financial Statements and Related Notes for FY 2018 and FY 2017 DODIG-2019-009.

March 22, 2018

Project Announcement: Contract Oversight of the Audit of the FY 2018 Defense Health Agency Contract Resource Management Basic Financial Statements (Project No. D2018-D000FT-0123.000)

We plan to begin the oversight in March 2018. We contracted with the independent public accounting firm of Kearney & Company, P.C., to audit the Defense Health Agency Contract Resource Management Basic Financial Statements for fiscal years ended September 30, 2018, and 2017. The objective of the audit is to determine whether the FY 2018 Defense Health Agency Contract Resource Management financial statements and related notes, are presented fairly, in all material respects, and in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. This is report Transmittal of the Independent Auditor's Report on the Defense Health Agency Contract Resource Management Financial Statements and Related Notes for FY 2018 and FY 2017 DODIG-2019-010.

March 9, 2018

Project Announcement: Audit of the Foreign Military Sales Trust Fund (Project No. D2018-D000FP-0115.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in March 2018. Our objective is to determine whether the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) and the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) implemented effective controls over financial reporting for the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Trust Fund. In addition, we will determine if DSCA and DFAS performed effective reconciliations of the FMS Trust Fund account balances as of September 30, 2017.

Feb. 22, 2018

Project Announcement: Audit of Logical and Physical Access Controls for Protecting Ballistic Missile Defense System Technical Information at DoD Facilities (Project No. D2018-D000CR-0106.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in February 2018. We are announcing this audit in response to a congressional request in a classified annex to the National Defense Authorization Act of FY 2017. This is the second and final audit related to the FY 2017 congressional request on protecting ballistic missile defense system technical information. Our objective is to determine whether the DoD Components implemented effective security controls and processes at DoD facilities to protect classified and unclassified Ballistic Missile Defense System technical information from internal and external cyber threats. This is report Security Controls at DoD Facilities for Protecting Ballistic Missile Defense System Technical Information DODIG-2019-034.

Feb. 20, 2018

Project Announcement: Audit of Distribution of Critical Munitions in Support of the Republic of Korea (Project No. D2018-D000RG-0104.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in February 2018. Our objective is to determine whether the U.S. Pacific Command and U.S. Forces Korea have a distribution network to receive and deliver critical munitions in support of operation plan requirements.

Feb. 16, 2018

Project Announcement: External Peer Review of the National Guard Bureau Internal Review Office (Project No. D2018-DAPOIA-0105.000)

The Office of the Assistant Inspector General for Audit Policy and Oversight will begin the subject review in February 2018. This is report System Review Report for the External Peer Review of the National Guard Bureau Internal Review Office DODIG-2019-052.

Feb. 14, 2018

Project Announcement: Contract Oversight of the Audit of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Civil Works Basic Financial Statements for Fiscal Years Ending September 30, 2018, and September 30, 2017 (Project No. D2018-D000FI-0085.000)

Our planned oversight will begin immediately. The audit of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Civil Works Basic financial Statements is required by Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 17-03, "Audit Requirements for Federal Financial Statements." The Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990, as amended, requires that financial statements of a Government agency be audited by the Inspector General or by an independent external auditor, as determined by the Inspector General. We contracted with the independent public accounting firm of KPMG, LLP, (KPMG) to audit the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Civil Works Basic Financial Statements for fiscal years ending September 30, 2018, and September 30, 2017. The objective of the audit is to determine whether the financial statements and related note disclosures were fairly presented in all material respects and in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. This is report Transmittal of Independent Auditor's Report on the Defense Logistics Agency Military Construction Funds Sub-Allotted to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Military Programs' Financial Statements and Related Notes for FY 2018 and FY 2017 DODIG-2019-005.