Audit

Dec. 6, 2021

Project Announcement: Audit of Climate Change Adaptation and Facility Resilience at Military Installations in California (Project No. D2022-D000RL-0044.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in December 2021. The objective of this audit is to determine whether the Military Services assessed facility resilience and planned for adaptation needed to address climate change and extreme weather events at installations in California. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management on additional or revised objectives.

Dec. 3, 2021

Audit of the DoD’s Use of Cybersecurity Reciprocity Within the Risk Management Framework Process (DODIG-2022-041)

Publicly Released: December 7, 2021

The objective of this audit was to determine whether DoD Components leveraged cybersecurity reciprocity to reduce redundant test and assessment efforts when authorizing information technology through the Risk Management Framework (RMF) process. This audit was conducted concurrently with audits conducted by the Military Department audit agencies: U.S. Army Audit Agency (AAA), Naval Audit Service (NAS), and Air Force Audit Agency (AFAA).

Dec. 1, 2021

Project Announcement: Review of DoD’s Compliance With the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (Project No. D2022-D000CP-0034.000)

We plan to begin the subject review in December 2021. Public Law 113-283, Title III, Section 3555, "Federal Information Security Management Act of 2014," December 18, 2014, requires each Federal agency to conduct an annual independent evaluation to determine the effectiveness of the agency's information security program and practices. The objective of this review is to determine the effectiveness of the DoD’s information security policies, procedures, and practices and provide an annual independent evaluation in accordance with the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014. We may revise the objective as the review proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

Nov. 29, 2021

Management Advisory: DoD Support for the Relocation of Afghan Nationals at Ramstein Air Base (DODIG-2022-040)

Publicly Released: December 1, 2021

The purpose of this memorandum is to advise officials responsible for the relocation of Afghan evacuees of results from our site visit to Ramstein Air Base (AB), Germany, on September 14, 2021, where the audit team observed the housing conditions and support of Afghan evacuees. Our review of Ramstein AB was conducted as part of the DoD OIG “Audit of DoD Support for the Relocation Afghan Nationals.” The objective of this audit is to determine whether the DoD has adequately planned and provided support for the relocation of Afghan evacuees.

Nov. 16, 2021

Audit of the Department of Defense Strategic Planning for Overseas Civilian Positions (DODIG-2022-036)

Publicly Released: November 18, 2021

The objective of this audit was to determine whether the DoD conducted strategic planning to hire its overseas civilian workforce in support of the DoD’s global mission and ongoing operations.