July 23, 2026

Audit of Joint Task Force Southern Guard’s Support for Illegal Aliens Held at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (DOWIG-2026-102)

The purpose of this final report is to provide the results from our January 2026 site visit to the Joint Task Force Southern Guard (JTF SG) at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NSGB), Cuba. We visited the JTF SG at NSGB from January 19 through 23, 2026, for Project No. D2026 D000RJ 0034.000, “Audit of the DoW’s Support for Illegal Alien Holding Operations at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay.” We conducted this audit in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards.

July 22, 2026

Unclassified Summary of Report No. DOWIG-2026-101, “Audit of Noncombatant Evacuation Operation Plans in the U.S. Pacific Command Area of Responsibility”

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness with which the DoW prepared, maintained, and exercised noncombatant evacuation operation plans in the U.S. Pacific Command area of responsibility in accordance with Federal law and DoW policies.

July 20, 2026

Project Announcement: Summary External Peer Review of the Air Force Audit Agency (Project No. D2026-DEV0SO-0118.000)

The purpose of this memorandum is to notify you that the DoW Office of Inspector General is initiating the subject external peer review.

July 16, 2026

Management Advisory: The DoW’s FY 2025 Compliance with the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (Report No. DOWIG-2026-097)

This final management advisory provides recommendations related to the DoW Office of Inspector General’s review of the DoW’s compliance with the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA), which we announced on December 3, 2024 (Project No. D2025 D000CP 0009.000). However, the results in this management advisory do not fully represent all the requirements for each FISMA reporting metric or the DoW’s overall FISMA rating.

July 13, 2026

Project Announcement: Audit of Profit Paid to Contractors on Depot Labor at the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex (Project No. D2026-D000AT-0113.000)

The objective of this audit is to determine whether the Air Force effectively negotiated depot labor profit on contracts using public-private partnerships (PPPs) at the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex.

July 13, 2026

Project Announcement: Audit of Open Commitments for Operation Epic Fury (Project No. D2026-D000FI-0112.000)

The objective of this audit is to determine whether DoW Components are validating and managing open FY 2026 funding commitments supporting Operation Epic Fury, and to identify stale, invalid, or excess commitments eligible for immediate cancellation and use for other critical, unfunded warfighter priorities.

July 13, 2026

Project Announcement: Audit of the Department of War’s Execution of Host Nation Support Agreements with the Republic of Korea (Project No. D2026-D000RJ-0110.000)

The purpose of this memorandum is to notify you that the DoW Office of Inspector General is initiating the subject audit.

July 7, 2026

Project Announcement: Audit of Security Controls for Protecting National Military Command System Facilities (Project No. D2026-D000CR-0100.000)

The purpose of this memorandum is to notify you that the DoW Office of Inspector General is initiating the subject audit.* The objective of this audit is to assess the effectiveness of security controls for protecting National Military Command System facilities to prevent unauthorized access, detect inappropriate activity, and respond to potential security incidents.

July 7, 2026

Project Announcement: Audit of Operational Resiliency at National Military Command System Facilities (Project No. D2026-D000CR-0106.000)

The purpose of this memorandum is to notify you that the DoW Office of Inspector General is initiating the subject audit.* The objective of this audit is to assess the adequacy of National Military Command System facility operational resilience to sustain uninterrupted command and control operations during disruptive events.

July 6, 2026

Project Announcement: Audit of Base Operating Support for U.S. Special Operations Forces (Project No. D2026-D000RJ-0109.000)

The purpose of this memorandum is to notify you that the DoW Office of Inspector General is initiating the subject audit.* We are conducting this audit in response to a management request from the U.S. Special Operations Command.