Nov. 20, 2023

Press Release: Audit of the Navy’s Management of the MQ-25 Stingray Program (DODIG-2024-026)

Inspector General (IG) Robert P. Storch announced today that the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) released the “Audit of the Navy’s Management of the MQ-25 Stingray Program.” The report raised concerns regarding critical production decisions that the Navy planned to make on the program before sufficient testing and evaluation was completed. The MQ-25 Stingray is designed to provide aerial refueling capabilities for the Navy’s air wings aboard nuclear aircraft carriers (CVNs), relieving the F/A-18 Super Hornet that is currently fulfilling this requirement. The MQ-25A is intended to enhance the Navy’s operational capabilities, allowing it to execute missions beyond current capabilities.

Nov. 16, 2023

Press Release: Report of Investigation: Mr. Jacques T. Grimes, SES, former Director, Commonwealth and Partner Engagement, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Intelligence and Security) (DODIG-2024-025)

Inspector General (IG) Robert P. Storch announced today that the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) released the “Report of Investigation: Mr. Jacques T. Grimes, SES, former Director, Commonwealth and Partner Engagement, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Intelligence and Security).” The report substantiates misconduct allegations that Mr. Grimes sexually harassed a subordinate while on official travel in 2019 and 2020.

Nov. 16, 2023

Press Release: Lead Inspector General for Operation Enduring Sentinel | July 1, 2023, through September 30, 2023

This Lead Inspector General (Lead IG) report to the United States Congress is the 8th report on Operation Enduring Sentinel (OES).  The report summarizes significant events involving OES and describes completed, ongoing, and planned Lead IG and partner agency oversight work.  This report covers the period from July 1, 2023, through September 30, 2023.

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.

Nov. 9, 2023

Press Release: Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) released the report, “Evaluation of the Control and Accountability of DoD Biometric Data Collection Technologies"

Inspector General (IG) Robert P. Storch announced today that the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) released the report, “Evaluation of the Control and Accountability of DoD Biometric Data Collection Technologies.” The biometric devices included as part of the review were the Biometric Automated Toolsets (BAT), Secure Electronic Enrollment Kits (SEEK), Javelin, Biosled, and the Handheld Interagency Identity Detection Equipment (HIIDE).

Oct. 26, 2023

Press Release: FY 2024 Joint Strategic Oversight Plan for Operation Atlantic Resolve (JSOP-OAR)

FY 2024 Joint Strategic Oversight Plan for Operation Atlantic Resolve (JSOP-OAR) is the annual joint strategic oversight plan submitted to Congress by the Lead IG for OAR.  This plan complies with the oversight requirements pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 419 of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended.  The JSOP-OAR describes the Lead IG and partner agencies’ oversight of U.S. Government activities in support of the ongoing OAR mission, including activities related to Ukraine.

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)

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. 27, 2023

Press Release: Evaluation of the Military Criminal Investigative Organizations’ (MCIO) Adult Sexual Assault Investigations

Inspector General (IG) Robert P. Storch announced today that the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) released the “Evaluation of the Military Criminal Investigative Organizations’ (MCIO) Adult Sexual Assault Investigations,” the fourth in a series of DoD OIG evaluations reviewing MCIO investigations of this kind.

Sept. 21, 2023

PRESS RELEASE

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.

Sept. 21, 2023

PRESS RELEASE

The Chair of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) announced the selection of the Honorable Robert P. Storch, the Department of Defense Inspector General (DoD IG), as the Lead Inspector General (Lead IG) for Operation Atlantic Resolve (OAR). In that capacity, Inspector General Storch will work closely with the other Lead IG partner oversight offices—the Department of State (State) and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) OIGs—to deliver comprehensive and effective oversight of the wider U.S. response to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The Lead IG designation will take effect on October 18, 2023.