Nov. 30, 2019

Semiannual Report to the Congress – April 1, 2019 through September 30, 2019

The Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, requires the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) to prepare semiannual reports summarizing its activities for the preceding 6-month period. These semiannual reports are intended to keep the Secretary of Defense and Congress fully informed of significant findings, progress the DoD has made relating to those findings, and recommendations for improvement.

Nov. 18, 2019

Lead Inspector General for Operation Freedom’s Sentinel I Quarterly Report to the United States Congress I July 1, 2019 - September 30, 2019

Publicly Released: November 20, 2019 This Lead Inspector General (Lead IG) report to the United States Congress on Operation Freedom’s Sentinel (OFS) is the 18th quarterly report detailing the overseas contingency operation. The report summarizes significant events involving OFS and describes completed, ongoing, and planned Lead IG and partner agency oversight work. This report covers the period from July 1, 2019, to September 30, 2019.

Nov. 15, 2019

Lead Inspector General for Operation Inherent Resolve I Quarterly Report to the United States Congress I July 1, 2019 - October 25, 2019

Publicly Released: November 19, 2019

This Lead Inspector General (Lead IG) report to the United States Congress is the 19th report on Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), the overseas contingency operation to combat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The report covers the period July 1, 2019 to October 25, 2019, summarizes the key events of the period, and describes completed, ongoing, and planned Lead IG and partner agency oversight work related to OIR.

Nov. 12, 2019

Senior Advisor to the Inspector General, Brett Mansfield, Discusses the FY 2020 Top DoD Management Challenges and Oversight Plan

Brett Mansfield, senior advisor to the DoD Inspector General, discusses the top ten management challenges report for 2020 and efforts being made to improve the care of service members and their families. Click here to watch.

Nov. 8, 2019

Lead Inspector General for Operation Pacific Eagle-Philippines I Quarterly Report to the United States Congress I July 1, 2019 - September 30, 2019

Publicly Released: November 13, 2019 This Lead Inspector General (Lead IG) report to the United States Congress is the 8th quarterly report on Operation Pacific Eagle-Philippines (OPE-P), the overseas contingency operation to support the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ fight against ISIS affiliates and other terrorist organizations. This report summarizes significant events related to this operation and describes ongoing and planned Lead IG and partner agency oversight work. This report covers the period from July 1, 2019, to September 30, 2019.

Nov. 4, 2019

DoD OIG Newsletter - November 2019

The DoD OIG newsletter summarizes the reports and investigations released by the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General in the previous month and those we anticipate releasing in the coming month.

Nov. 4, 2019

Fiscal Year 2020 Oversight Plan

The Oversight Plan describes the specific oversight projects the DoD OIG intends to conduct in FY 2020, and how those projects are related to the top management challenges facing the DoD. The Oversight Plan and Top DoD Management Challenges documents are related. The Oversight Plan is organized by management challenge. Each chapter provides a summary of a particular challenge, followed by an inventory of the ongoing and planned oversight projects that directly align to that challenge. The Oversight Plan assists the DoD OIG in fulfilling its mission to detect and deter waste, fraud, and abuse in DoD programs and operations; improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the DoD; and help ensure ethical conduct throughout the DoD.

Oct. 8, 2019

Glenn Fine Discusses Employee Engagement with Federal News Network

Principal Deputy Inspector General Glenn Fine discusses the efforts by leaders and employees throughout the DoD OIG to improve employee engagement with Federal News Network. In his recent article, "The Department of Defense Office of Inspector General's Seven Key Principles for Improving Our Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey Scores," published by the Center for the Advancement of Public Integrity, he describes seven key principles that the DoD OIG uses to increase employee engagement, while also improving the quality, timeliness, and impact of its oversight efforts.

Oct. 3, 2019

DoD OIG Newsletter - October 2019

The DoD OIG newsletter summarizes the reports and investigations released by the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General in the previous month and those we anticipate releasing in the coming month.

Oct. 2, 2019

Deputy Inspector General Michael Child discussed the FY 2020 Comprehensive Oversight Plan for Overseas Contingency Operations with Government Matters

Michael Child, Deputy Inspector General for Overseas Contingency Operations at the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General, discussed how the Lead IG and its partner agencies provide whole-of-government oversight of six overseas contingency operations with Government Matters. Watch here