Nov. 30, 2023

Audit of Environmental Threats to Naval Dry Docks (DODIG-2024-030)

Inspector General Robert P. Storch announced today that the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General released the “Audit of Environmental Threats to Naval Dry Docks.” The audit highlighted potential vulnerabilities in the master planning for environmental threats to dry docks and focused on actions to address changing sea levels and flooding at four naval shipyards located in Norfolk, Virginia; Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; Portsmouth, New Hampshire; and Puget Sound, Washington.

Nov. 29, 2023

Management Advisory: Concerns with Access to Care and Staffing Shortages in the Military Health System (DODIG-2024-033)

This management advisory provides DoD leadership with a summary of the Service Inspectors General, Service Audit Agencies, and DoD Office of Inspector General (OIG) concerns related to access to care in the Military Health System. We previously provided copies of the draft advisory and requested written comments on the recommendations.

Nov. 29, 2023

Quality Control Review of The Rodeheaver Group, P.C. FY 2021 Single Audit of the National Center for the Advancement of STEM Education, Inc. (DODIG-2024-035)

This final report provides the results of the DoD Office of Inspector General’s quality control review. We conducted this quality control review in accordance with the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency “Quality Standards for Inspection and Evaluation,” published in December 2020. We previously provided a copy of the draft report and requested written comments on the recommendations. We considered management’s comments on the draft report when preparing the final report. The management comments are included in their entirety as an appendix to this report.

Nov. 28, 2023

Audit of B-52 Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DODIG-2024-029)

The objective of this audit was to determine whether the Air Force effectively managed diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortages (DMSMS) for the B-52 strategic bomber to prevent and respond to spare part shortages.

Nov. 27, 2023

Project Announcement: Audit of Defense Health Agency's Monitoring Efforts of TRICARE Payments (Project No. D2024-D000AW-0026.000)

The objective of this audit is to determine whether Defense Health Agency officials are effectively monitoring TRICARE payments and taking appropriate actions to limit incorrect and unreasonable payments. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives. We plan to perform this audit in accordance with the Government Accountability Office’s generally accepted government auditing standards.

Nov. 27, 2023

Project Announcement: Audit of the Test and Evaluation for the Marine Corps CH-53K Program (Project No. D2024-D000AU-0031.000)

The objective of this audit is to determine whether the Navy effectively managed the test and evaluation of the CH-53K system performance requirements in accordance with DoD policy. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives. We plan to perform this audit in accordance with the Government Accountability Office’s generally accepted government auditing standards.

Nov. 27, 2023

Project Announcement: Audit of Security and Accountability Controls for Defense Items Transferred to Ukraine through Slovakia (Project No. D2024-D000RJ-0024.000)

The objective of this audit is to determine the effectiveness and efficiency of the DoD’s security and accountability controls for U.S. defense items transferred to the Ukrainian Armed Forces through the Logistics Enabling Node in Slovakia. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives. We plan to perform this audit in accordance with the Government Accountability Office’s generally accepted government auditing standards.

Nov. 27, 2023

Project Announcement: Evaluation of Security and Accountability Controls for Defense Items Transferred to Ukraine through Romania (Project No. D2024-DEV0PC-0027.000)

The purpose of this memorandum is to notify you that we plan to begin the subject evaluation in November 2023. The objective of this evaluation is to determine the effectiveness and efficiency of the DoD’s security and accountability controls for U.S. defense items transferred to the Ukrainian Armed Forces through the Logistics Enabling Node in Romania. We may revise the objective as the evaluation proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives. We plan to perform this evaluation in accordance with the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, “Quality Standards for Inspection and Evaluation.”

Nov. 27, 2023

Project Announcement: Evaluation of the DoD’s Tracking and Accountability of Presidential Drawdown Equipment Provided to Taiwan (D2024-DEV0PD-0029.000)

The objective of this evaluation is determine whether the DoD effectively and efficiently implemented accountability controls for equipment provided to Taiwan using the Presidential Drawdown Authority. We may revise the objective as the evaluation proceeds, and we will consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

Nov. 21, 2023

Quality Assessment Review of the Administrative Investigative Operations of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency Office of the Inspector General (DODIG-2024-032)

On November 21, 2023, the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) completed a quality assessment review of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency Office of the Inspector General (DTRA OIG). The DoD OIG determined that the system of internal safeguards and management procedures for the investigative function of the DTRA OIG in effect for calendar years 2018 through 2022 complied with the quality standards established by the DoD or with other applicable guidelines.