Audit

Brett A. Mansfield, Deputy Inspector General for Audit

Mission

Audit conducts audits that address the DoD's top priorities and management challenges; promote the efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability of DoD programs and operations; and detect and deter fraud, waste, and abuse.

 

Feb. 4, 2026

Project Announcement: Audit of V-22 Osprey Property Loss Cases (Project No. D2026-D000AX-0060.000)

The purpose of this memorandum is to notify you that we are initiating the subject audit. The objective of this audit is to determine whether DoD contracting personnel and Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) personnel appropriately resolved property loss cases for the V-22 Osprey program to minimize the Government’s financial loss and optimize V-22 readiness. 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.

Feb. 4, 2026

Project Announcement: Audit of the USS Boise Submarine Overhaul Contract (Project No. D2026-D000AT-0059.000)

The purpose of this memorandum is to notify you that we are initiating the subject audit. The objective of this audit is to assess the effectiveness of the Naval Sea Systems Command’s management of the USS Boise overhaul contract. 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.

Jan. 26, 2026

Project Announcement: Oversight of the Audit of the FY 2026 U.S. Transportation Command Transportation Working Capital Fund Financial Statements (Project No. D2026-D000FS-0045.000)

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform you of our planned oversight that will begin immediately. The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, DoD, requested the audit of U.S. Transportation Command Transportation Working Capital Fund Financial Statements. We contracted with the independent public accounting firm of Sikich CPA LLC (Sikich) to audit the U.S. Transportation Command Transportation Working Capital Fund Financial Statements as of and for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. The objective of Sikich’s audit is to determine whether the FY 2026 U.S. Transportation Command Transportation Working Capital Fund Financial Statements and related notes are presented fairly and in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The objective of our project is to provide contract oversight of Sikich’s audit and determine whether Sikich complied with the contract and generally accepted government auditing standards.

Jan. 26, 2026

Project Announcement: Oversight of the Audit of the FY 2026 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers–Civil Works Financial Statements (Project No. D2026-D000FI-0031.000)

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform you of our planned oversight that will begin immediately. The Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990, as amended, requires this audit. In accordance with the Act, the DoD Office of Inspector General is the principal auditor for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers–Civil Works Financial Statements. We contracted with the independent public accounting firm of Kearney & Company, P.C. (Kearney) to audit the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers–Civil Works Financial Statements as of and for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026.

Jan. 26, 2026

Project Announcement: Audit of the Missile Defense Agency`s Management of the Standard Missile-3 Block IIA Program (Project No. D2026-D000AH-0025.000)

The purpose of this memorandum is to notify you that we are initiating the subject audit. The objective of this audit is to assess the effectiveness of the Missile Defense Agency`s management and acquisition strategy of the Standard Missile-3 Block IIA program. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management on additional or revised objectives. We plan to perform this audit in accordance with the Government Accountability Office’s generally accepted government auditing standards.

  • Office of Inspector General, United States Department of Defense, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22350-1500