Sept. 18, 2025
Press Release: Audit of the DoD’s Policies and Procedures to Prevent the Procurement of Prohibited Seafood Products (Report No. DODIG-2025-161)
The Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) released today the report, “Audit of the DoD’s Policies and Procedures to Prevent the Procurement of Prohibited Seafood Products.” The ‘Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 required the DoD OIG to assess the DoD’s policies and procedures to procure seafood in accordance with the Tariff Act of 1930. The Tariff Act bans the importation of seafood and other goods originating in foreign countries, such as the People’s Republic of China, by forced labor.