Nov. 28, 2023

Press Release: Audit of B-52 Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DODIG-2024-029)

Inspector General Robert P. Storch announced today that the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General released the “Audit of B-52 Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages.” The report identified that the U.S. Air Force did not effectively manage diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortages (DMSMS) for the B-52 Stratofortress aircraft. Failure to effectively manage these shortages contributed to spare part shortages.

Nov. 15, 2023

Press Release: DoD FY 2023 Agency Financial Report, including the FY 2023 and FY 2022 Agency-Wide Financial Statements

On November 15, 2023, the DoD published the DoD FY 2023 Agency Financial Report, including the FY 2023 and FY 2022 Agency-Wide Financial Statements audited by the DoD Office of Inspector General (OIG). The DoD OIG issued a disclaimer of opinion —meaning that the auditors could not obtain sufficient, appropriate audit evidence to support an opinion on the financial statements. The DoD Components received 7 unmodified (clean) opinions, 1 qualified opinion, and 18 disclaimers of opinion, while 3 audits are on-going.

Oct. 16, 2023

Press Release: Audit of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Storage and Care of Repair Parts and Components for the Army Ground Combat Systems (GCS) (DODIG-2024-001)

Inspector General (IG) Robert P. Storch announced today that the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) released the report, “Audit of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Storage and Care of Repair Parts and Components for the Army Ground Combat Systems (GCS).” The report highlights deficiencies with how two DLA Distribution Centers stored and cared for $1.96 billion worth of repair parts and components for Army Ground Combat Systems.

Sept. 21, 2023

Press Release: Audit of the Reliability of Army Spare Parts Forecasts Submitted to the Defense Logistics Agency (DODIG-2023-123)

Inspector General (IG) Robert P. Storch announced today that the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) released the “Audit of the Reliability of Army Spare Parts Forecasts Submitted to the Defense Logistics Agency,” which identified inaccuracies within the Army’s spare parts forecasts for its depot maintenance programs.

June 1, 2023

Press Release: Audit of the DoD’s Implementation and Oversight of the Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) Program

Inspector General Robert P. Storch announced today that the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) released a report on the “Audit of the DoD’s Implementation and Oversight of the Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) Program,” which highlights concerns regarding the implementation of the DoD CUI Program.