Evaluations

June 21, 2018

Hotline Allegation Regarding the Actions of a Defense Contract Management Agency Contracting Officer on a Subcontractor’s Termination Settlement Proposal DODIG-2018-128

We evaluated a Defense Hotline allegation that a Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) termination contracting officer (hereafter referred to as “DCMA Contracting Officer”) failed to comply with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and the contract terms when she did not uphold any of the Defense Contract Audit Agency’s (DCAA) questioned costs of $825,910 identified in the DCAA audit of an Air Force subcontractor’s termination settlement proposal of $1,860,001.

June 20, 2018

Project Announcement: External Peer Review of the Defense Contract Management Agency, Office of Internal Audit and Inspector General (Project No. D2018-DAPOIA-0172.000)

Our objective is to determine whether the quality control system for the audit function of the Defense Contract Management Agency is designed to provide reasonable assurance that the policies and procedures related to the system of audit quality are suitably designed, operating effectively, and complied with in practice.

June 15, 2018

Evaluation of Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarine (SSBN) Sustainment DODIG-2018-127

Our objective was to determine whether the Navy can sustain the current Ohio-class Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarines (SSBNs) until the replacement Columbia-class SSBNs are fielded.

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.