Project Announcement: Oversight of the Audit of the FY 2026 DoD Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund Financial Statements (Project No. D2026-D000FT-0040.000)

/ Published Jan. 7, 2026

We request that you designate two points of contact for this oversight project within 5 days of this memorandum. One point of contact should be a Government employee - a GS-15, pay band equivalent, or military equivalent - who is knowledgeable of the financial statements related to the objective. The second point of contact should be a member of the Senior Executive Service or a General/Flag Officer who is familiar with the financial statements related to the objective and could serve as a point of engagement with DoD Office of Inspector General senior leaders, if necessary.

The Inspector General Act of 1978, 5 U.S.C. §§ 401-424, as amended, authorizes us to have access to personnel and materials as we determine necessary to perform our oversight in a timely manner. You can obtain information about the DoD Office of Inspector General from DoD Directive 5106.01, “Inspector General of the Department of Defense (IG DoD),” April 20, 2012, as amended, and DoD Instruction 7050.03, “DoD Office of Inspector General Access to Records and Information,” November 13, 2024. Our website is www.dodig.mil.