June 3, 2019

Project Announcement: Evaluation of DoD Policies and Processes to Provide Interoperable and Sustainable Counter Small Unmanned Project Announcement: Aircraft Systems (Project No. D2019-DEV000-0163.000)

We plan to begin the subject evaluation in June 2019. The objective of this evaluation is to determine whether DoD's Senior Integration Group for countering small-unmanned aircraft systems is developing policy and implementing processes to provide interoperable and sustainable systems to the combatant commands and the military services.

May 20, 2019

Evaluation of the Operations and Management of Military Cemetaries DODIG-2019-084

Publicly released: May 22, 2019 This is one of two reports evaluating operations and management of Military Cemeteries under the control of the Military Departments.

May 20, 2019

Evaluation of Operations and Management of Arlington and Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home National Military Cemeteries DODIG-2019-083

Publicly released: May 22, 2019 This is one of two reports evaluating the operations and management of military cemeteries under the control of the Military Departments.

May 14, 2019

Project Announcement: Evaluation of the DoD’s Handling of Incidents of Sexual Assault Against (or Involving) Cadets at the United States Military Academy (Project Number D2019- DIPOIV-0157.000)

The Office of Inspector General is conducting a series of evaluations of the sexual assault prevention and response programs at the military academies. This evaluation is the second in the series.

May 13, 2019

Project Announcement: Research on the Data Associated with the Department of Defense Surveillance of Suicide Related Events (Project No D2019-DEV000-0160.000)

We plan to begin the subject research project in May 2019. The objective of the research project is to evaluate potential evaluation topics by gathering and analyzing the data and methods the Department of Defense and Military Services use to surveille suicides and suicide attempts. In addition to analyzing the data, we will make inquiries and conduct general research on DoD and Military Service suicide databases. No reports will be issued from this research project.

April 29, 2019

Project Announcement: Evaluation of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve's Military Information Support Operations (Project No. D2019-DEV000-0150.000)

We plan to begin the subject evaluation in May 2019. The objective is to determine whether Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve effectively planned and executed Military Information Support Operations to counter ISIS in Iraq and Syria.

April 19, 2019

Evaluation of Military Services’ Law Enforcement Responses to Domestic Violence Incidents DODIG-2019-075

We determined whether Military Service law enforcement policies related to responding to domestic violence incidents were consistent with DoD Instruction (DoDI) 6400.06,“Domestic Abuse Involving DoD Military and Certain Affiliated Personnel,” August 31, 2007, (Incorporating Change 2, July 9, 2015); and Military Service law enforcement organizations complied with DoD policy when responding to nonsexual domestic violence incidents with adult victims.

March 25, 2019

Evaluation of DoD Voting Assistance Programs for 2018 DODIG-2019-065

In accordance with the requirements of U.S.C. § 1566, our objective was to determine: the effectiveness during the preceding calendar year of each of the Services’ voting assistance programs; and the level of compliance during the preceding year by the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps with U.S.C. § 1566 and their respective voting assistance programs. Our additional self-initiated objective was to determine whether the headquarters of the combatant commands complied with the requirements of DoD Instruction 1000.04 “Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP).”

March 6, 2019

Project Announcement: Reannouncement of the Evaluation of Lead Paint in Military Family Housing (Congressional Request) as the Evaluation of Health and Safety Hazards in Government-Owned and Government-Controlled Military Family Housing (Project No. D2019-D000PT-0052.000)

We are reannouncing the subject evaluation, announced November 16, 2018, to inform you of a change to our objective. The original objective was to determine whether the Military Services effectively managed lead-based paint hazards in Government-owned and Government-controlled military family housing. The reannounced evaluation objective is to determine whether the Military Services effectively managed health and safety hazards in Government-owned and Government-controlled military family housing. Although our evaluation objective has changed, our scope continues to be Government-owned and Government-controlled military family housing.

Feb. 11, 2019

Project Announcement: Evaluation of Niger Air Base 201 Military Construction (Project No. D2019-D000PT-0112.000)

We plan to begin the subject evaluation immediately. Our objective is to determine whether U.S. Air Force effectively planned, designed, and implemented Air Base 201 requirements to provide airfield and base support infrastructure. We will fully consider suggestions from management on additional or revised evaluation objectives.