Nov. 26, 2024

Press Release: Improvements Needed in the DoD’s Planning for and Use of Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements SSAE 18 (Report No. DODIG-2025-044)

Inspector General Robert P. Storch announced today that the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) released the “Management Advisory: Improvements Needed in DoD’s Planning for and Use of SSAE 18 Engagements.” This management advisory informs DoD leadership of the deficiency the DoD OIG found related to the DoD’s plan for and use of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements 18 (SSAE 18) as amended, to improve financial statement audit readiness and efficiency.

Nov. 25, 2024

Press Release: Audit of Actions to Increase Diversity in DoD Funded Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Programs (Report No. DODIG 2025 043)

The objective of this audit was to determine whether the DoD Components implemented actions designed to increase the diversity of the postsecondary, DoD funded science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education programs and the DoD’s applicant pool for STEM positions and whether the DoD tracked and measured the performance of these actions.

Nov. 21, 2024

Press Release: Audit of the DoD’s Management of Air Quality Issues at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti (Report No. DODIG-2025-041)

Inspector General Robert P. Storch announced today that the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) released the “Audit of the DoD’s Management of Air Quality Issues at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti.” This audit was performed in response to a DoD Hotline complaint that alleged Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti (CLDJ) command staff ignored ongoing, hazardous air quality conditions on the installation. 

Nov. 21, 2024

Press Release: Evaluation of the DoD’s Health, Safety, and Environmental Hazard Identification and Remediation in Military Housing (Report No. DODIG-2025-045)

Inspector General Robert P. Storch announced today that the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) released the “Evaluation of the DoD’s Health, Safety, and Environmental Hazard Identification and Remediation in Military Housing.” The report identifies deficiencies in the DoD’s compliance with a dozen health, safety, and environmental hazard statutory requirements for military housing. The evaluation is the third in a series of reports in response to the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

Nov. 18, 2024

Press Release: Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office’s Artificial Intelligence Services and Governance (DODIG-2025-039)

Inspector General Robert P. Storch announced today that the DoD Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) released the report “Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office’s Artificial Intelligence Services and Governance.” This report is part of a series of oversight work the DoD OIG is conducting focused on the DoD’s use of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Nov. 15, 2024

Press Release: DoD FY 2024 Agency Financial Report, including the FY 2024 and FY 2023 Agency-Wide Financial Statements

The DoD Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) released its Independent Auditor’s Reports as part of the DoD’s FY 2024 Agency Financial Report, which includes the Agency-Wide Financial Statements for FY 2024 and FY 2023.

Nov. 15, 2024

Press Release: Fiscal Year 2025 Top DoD Management and Performance Challenges and Fiscal Year 2025 Oversight Plan for the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General

Inspector General Robert P. Storch announced today that the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) released its “FY 2025 Top DoD Management and Performance Challenges” and “FY 2025 Oversight Plan.”

Nov. 14, 2024

Press Release: Special Inspector General Issues Latest Quarterly Report to Congress for Operation Atlantic Resolve

Special Inspector General for Operation Atlantic Resolve (OAR), DoD Inspector General Robert P. Storch, announced today the release of the fourth quarterly report on OAR to the United States Congress.

Nov. 14, 2024

Press Release: Evaluation of Security and Accountability Controls for Defense Items Transferred to Ukraine Through Romania (DODIG-2025-019)

Inspector General Robert P. Storch announced today that the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) released its report “Evaluation of Security and Accountability Controls for Defense Items Transferred to Ukraine Through Romania.” This evaluation is part of an ongoing review of the effectiveness of the DoD’s accountability controls for defense items the United States provides to the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF).

Nov. 14, 2024

Press Release: The DoD OIG Releases Reports and Management Advisory on Hawaii’s Red Hill Fuel Incidents

Inspector General Robert P. Storch announced today that the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) released two reports on the overall safety of the Defense Fuel Support Point Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam (JBPHH), including the operation of the Navy’s Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility and the actions taken with regard to the contamination of the JBPHH Community Water System in Oahu, Hawaii. Additionally, the DoD OIG released a management advisory highlighting concerns with the Navy’s handling of incidents involving aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF), a fire suppressant, at Defense Fuel Support Point JBPHH.