Evaluations

May 30, 2018

Project Announcement: Evaluation of the DoD's Management of Opioid Use Disorder within the DoD (Project No. D2018-D00SPO-0156.000)

The DoD OIG plans to begin the subject evaluation immediately. We will determine whether the DoD's management of opioid use disorder treatment aligns with DoD policies and national guidance. We will determine whether the DoD: (1) has policies and programs in place to manage the treatment of opioid use disorder for Military Health System beneficiaries; (2) identified and resolved programmatic barriers to treatment for individuals diagnosed with an opioid use disorder; and (3) established and implemented opioid use disorder treatment outcome and process measures to inform quality improvements, in accordance with DoD policies and national guidance.

May 22, 2018

Project Announcement: Evaluation of Contracting Officer Actions on Penalties Recommended by Defense Contract Audit Agency (Project No. D2018-DAPOCF-0160.000)

We will begin the subject evaluation in May 2018. Our objective is to determine whether Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) contracting officers are appropriately considering Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) penalty recommendations and assessing or waiving penalties in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). FAR 42.709, “Penalties for Unallowable Costs,” addresses the assessment of penalties against contractors that include unallowable indirect costs in final indirect cost rate proposals.

May 17, 2018

Hotline Allegation of a Safety Violation at Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant DODIG-2018-118

We conducted this evaluation to determine whether the Program Executive Office (PEO) for Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives (ACWA) complied with safety standards at the Blue Grass Army Depot (BGAD) in Richmond, Kentucky.

May 10, 2018

System Review Report on the Missile Defense Agency Internal Review Office DODIG-2018-114

We reviewed the system of quality control for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Internal Review (IR) Office in effect for September 30, 2017.

April 20, 2018

Project Announcement: Evaluation of Department of Defense (DoD) Regional Centers for Strategic Studies (Project No. D2018-D00SPO-0141.000)

We plan to begin the subject evaluation in the summer of 2018. The objective of our evaluation will be to review the operations and practices of the DoD Regional Centers for Security Studies related to the vetting and hiring of faculty under the provisions of the Leahy Law, nondisclosure agreements, travel, and payment of fees to guest lecturers.