Evaluations

Michael J. Roark, Deputy Inspector General for Evaluations

Mission

Evaluations conducts evaluations that promote the economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of DoD programs and operations.

Dec. 16, 2025

Management Advisory: Inadequate Housing of Soldiers Supporting the Southern Border Mission (Report No. DODIG-2026-034)

The objective of the evaluation was to determine the extent to which USNORTHCOM and the Army effectively sustained the Stryker Brigade Combat Team deployed to the Southern Border. We completed site visits to Fort Bliss, Texas, and the Doña Ana Range Complex, New Mexico, on July 26-27, 2025, to observe housing conditions of Soldiers.

Dec. 11, 2025

Management Advisory: Evaluation Directed by the Senate Armed Services Committee’s Classified Annex to the FY25 National Defense Authorization Act, Enclosure 11 (Report No. DODIG-2026-030)

This report contains classified information and no redacted version is available. To file a Freedom of Information Act Request, please submit a request to FOIA.gov.

Dec. 11, 2025

Management Advisory: The DoD’s Calculation and Reporting of Future Servicemember Preparatory Course Graduates for Recruiting Metrics (Report No. DODIG-2026-031)

The DoD OIG conducted a review of the Army’s Future Soldier Preparatory Course and an evaluation of the Navy’s Future Sailor Preparatory Course. The intent of these courses is to increase the number of applicants eligible for military service.

Dec. 2, 2025

Evaluation of the Secretary of Defense’s Reported Use of a Commercially Available Messaging Application for Official Business (Report No. DODIG-2026-021)

The objective of this evaluation was to determine the extent to which the Secretary of Defense and other DoD personnel complied with DoD policies and procedures for the use of the Signal commercial messaging application for official business. Additionally, we reviewed compliance with classification and record retention requirements.

Dec. 2, 2025

Evaluation of DoD Policy and Oversight Reports Related to Using Non–DoD-Controlled Electronic Messaging Systems to Conduct Official Business (Report No. DODIG-2026-022)

The objective of this evaluation was to summarize DoD policies and previous DoD Office of Inspector General oversight reports published from March 2021 through October 2024 related to the use of unclassified networks and non–DoD-controlled electronic messaging systems to discuss sensitive and classified information.

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