Evaluations

May 17, 2021

Project Announcement: Re-Announcement of Evaluation of Kinetic Targeting Processes in the United States Africa Command Area of Responsibility (Project No. D2020-DEV0PD0093.000)

We plan to restart the subject evaluation in May 2021. Due to the Coronavirus-19 travel constraints we suspended the project in March 2020. The objective of this evaluation is to determine whether U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) and U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) established and followed targeting procedures in the USAFRICOM area of responsibility to reduce civilian casualties (CIVCAS) and collateral damage. We will also determine whether USAFRICOM and USSCOCOM followed CIVCAS reporting procedures in the USAFRICOM area of responsibility. We may revise the objective as the evaluation proceeds, and we will consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

May 17, 2021

Evaluation of the Department of Defense’s Handling of Incidents of Sexual Assault Against (or Involving) Midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy (DODIG-2021-085)

Publicly Released: May 20, 2021 The objectives of this evaluation were to determine whether United States Naval Academy Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) Office personnel provided SAPR services to midshipmen victims of sexual assault as required by DoD and Navy policy, and among other things; whether the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (USD[P&R]) annually reported the correct number of midshipmen victim reports of sexual assaults to Congress.

May 6, 2021

Project Announcement: Research on Potential Changes to Survivable and Endurable Portions of Integrated Threat, Warning, and Attack Assessment Capabilities (Research Project No. D2021- DEV0SN-0123.000)

We plan to begin our research in May 2021. The objective of the research project is to gather and analyze data, make inquiries, and conduct research for a potential evaluation on the DoD’s proposed changes to survivable and endurable Integrated Threat, Warning, and Attack Assessment (ITW/AA) capabilities.

May 5, 2021

Summary External Peer Review of the Air Force Audit Agency (DODIG-2021-079)

Publicly Released: May 7, 2021

We made a summary assessment on the system of quality control of the Air Force Audit Agency (AFAA) for the 3-year period ended December 31, 2019. A system of quality control encompasses the AFAA’s organizational structure, the 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. The elements of quality control are described in the Government Auditing Standards.

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.