• Office of Inspector General, United States Department of Defense, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22350-1500

May 15, 2015

Improvements Needed for Awarding Service Contracts at Naval Special Warfare Command DODIG-2015-124

The objective of the audit was to determine whether Naval Special Warfare Command, San Diego, California, awarded service contracts and task orders in accordance with Federal and DoD guidelines. We conducted this audit in response to a request by the House Committee on Armed Services. We reviewed a nonstatistical sample of 35 contracts.

May 12, 2015

DoD Met Most Requirements of the Improper PaymentsElimination and Recovery Act in FY 2014, but Improper Payment Estimates Were Unreliable

We determined whether DoD complied with Public Law No. 107-300, “Improper Payments Information Act of 2002,” November 26, 2002, as amended by Public Law 111-204, “Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010,” July 22, 2010 (IPERA). The audit was required by Public Law 111-204.

May 5, 2015

Program Manager Medium andHeavy Tactical Vehicles Needs toImprove Acquisition Practices

The objective was to assess the propriety of allegations made to the Defense Hotline concerning acquisition practices at Program Executive Office Land Systems; Program Management Office, Medium and Heavy Tactical Vehicles. Specifically, we determined whether Command followed proper procedures for urgent acquisitions of the Automatic Fire Extinguishing Systems for the Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement.

May 1, 2015

Navy Officials Did Not Consistently Comply With Requirements for Assessing Contractor Performance

The objective of the audit was to determine whether Navy officials completed comprehensive and timely contractor performance assessment reports (PARs). This is the first in a series of audits of DoD compliance with policies for evaluating contractor performance.

April 24, 2015

The Air Force's Information Technology Contracts Awarded Without Competition Were Generally Justified

Our objective was to determine whether the Air Force’s information technology (IT) contracts issued without competition were properly justified. This report is the third in a series of reports on DoD IT contracts awarded without competition. We nonstatistically reviewed 58 contracts.

April 23, 2015

Administration of Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command Global Installation Multiple-Award Contracts Can Be Improved

Our objective was to determine whether Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) contracting officials provided a fair opportunity to compete, supported price reasonableness determinations, and performed surveillance for task orders issued under multiple-award contracts for services and in accordance with Federal and DoD procedures.