Evaluations

May 3, 2021

Project Announcement: Evaluation of the DoD’s Actions Regarding the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (Project No. D2021-DEV0SN-0116.000)

We plan to begin the subject evaluation in May 2021. The objective of this evaluation is to determine the extent to which the DoD has taken actions regarding Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP). We may revise the objective as the evaluation proceeds, and we will consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives. We will perform the evaluation at the Offices of the Secretary of Defense, Military Services, Combatant Commands, Combat Support Agencies, Defense Agencies, and the Military Criminal Investigative Organizations. We may identify additional locations during the evaluation.

May 3, 2021

Project Announcement: Evaluation of the Department of Defense’s Efforts to Address the Climate Resilience of U.S. Military Installations in the Arctic and Sub-Arctic (Project No. D2021-DEV0PC-0106.000)

We plan to begin the subject evaluation in May 2021. The objective of this evaluation is to determine the extent to which the DoD has addressed the climate resilience of U.S. military installations in the Arctic and sub-Artic. We may revise the objective as the evaluation proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

April 27, 2021

External Peer Review of the Army Audit Agency Special Access Program Audits (DODIG-2021-078)

Publicly Released: April 29, 2021

We reviewed the system of quality control for the Army Audit Agency (AAA) Special Access Program (SAP) audits in effect for the 3-year period ended December 31, 2019. A system of quality control encompasses the AAA SAP organizational structure, policies adopted, and procedures established to provide it with reasonable assurance of conforming in all material respects with the Government Auditing Standards and applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

April 26, 2021

Project Announcement: Quality Control Review of Warren Averett, LLC FY 2019 Single Audit of DEFENSEWERX, Inc (Project No. D2021-DEV0SO-0114.000)

We will be performing a quality control review of the FY 2019 single audit of DEFENSEWERX, Inc., under Project No. D2021-DEV0SO-0114.000. We plan to begin the review on May 3, 2021. The single audit is required by Title 2 Code of Federal Regulations part 200, “Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards.” The objective of our review is to determine whether Warren Averett, LLC performed the FY 2019 single audit of DEFENSEWERX, Inc., in accordance with applicable auditing standards and Federal requirements for single audits.

April 7, 2021

Project Announcement: Evaluation of DoD Contracting Officer Actions on Terminated Contract Costs (Project No. D2021-DEV0SO-0113.000)

We plan to begin the subject evaluation in April 2021. The objective of this evaluation is to determine the extent to which DoD contracting officers complied with the Federal Acquisition Regulation, DoD policy, and Agency policy when they negotiated the costs on terminated DoD contracts, including those contracts that may have been terminated as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. To accomplish the objective, we plan to evaluate the DoD contracting officer actions on a representative sample of terminated contracts that were negotiated from January 1, 2018, through December 31, 2020.