Sept. 25, 2013

Independent Auditor's Report on the Agreed-Upon Procedures for Reviewing the FY 2013 Civilian Payroll Withholding Data and Enrollment Information

We performed these procedures solely to assist in assessing the reasonableness of the employee withholdings and employer contributions that the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) reported on Standard Form 2812, "Report of Withholdings and Contributions for Health Benefits, Life Insurance, and Retirement...

Sept. 23, 2013

CH-53K Program Management Is Satisfactory, but Risks Remain (Redacted)

Our overall objective was to evaluate Naval Air Systems Command acquisition management of the CH-53K program. This report is the second in a series of audits on the Marine Corps CH-53K helicopter program.

Sept. 23, 2013

The U.S. Air Force Academy Lacked Effective Controls Over Heritage Assets and Guest House Inventories, and Inappropriately Solicited and Accepted Monetary Gifts

We determined whether the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA), its nonappropriated fund instrumentalities (NAFIs), and its supporting nonprofit organizations were properly accepting, recording, reporting, and disbursing donations, gifts, and nonappropriated funds.

Sept. 19, 2013

Air Force and Army Corps of Engineers ImproperlyManaged the Award of Contracts for the Blue Devil Block 2 Persistent Surveillance System

Our audit objective was to determine whether Army Corps of Engineers and Air Force personnel properly awarded and administered contracts for the acquisition of the Blue Devil Block 2 surveillance system.

Sept. 18, 2013

Appropriate Contracting Processes Used to Satisfy Validated Marine Corps Logistics Prepositioning Requirements

Our audit objective was to determine whether Marine Corps officials used appropriate contracting processes to satisfy mission requirements for prepositioning and logistics support in accordance with Federal and DoD policies.

Sept. 18, 2013

The Department of Defense and Veteran Affairs Health Care Joint Venture at Tripler Army Medical Center Needs More Management Oversight

Our audit objective was to determine whether the Master Sharing Agreement (MSA) and Joint Policies governing claims and reimbursement between Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and DoD for health care services at Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC) were operating effectively.

Sept. 16, 2013

Army Requirement To Acquire Individual Carbine Not Justified

We initiated this audit to determine whether the Army justified its competition to acquire a new Individual Carbine (IC) weapon and whether the Army was implementing an effective acquisition strategy.

Sept. 16, 2013

Navy Commercial Access Control System Did Not Effectively Mitigate Access Control Risks (Redacted)

We determined whether the Navy Commercial Access Control System (NCACS) was mitigating access control risks for Navy installations.

Sept. 13, 2013

Army Needs to Improve Controls and Audit Trails for the General Fund Enterprise Business SystemAcquire-to-Retire Business Process

We performed this audit to determine whether the Army had adequate controls over recording accounting transactions within the Acquire-to-Retire (A2R) business process through the General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS).

Sept. 6, 2013

Improvements Needed at the Defense AdvancedResearch Projects Agency When Evaluating BroadAgency Announcement Proposals

Our objective was to determine whether the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) properly awarded contracts from broad agency announcements (BAAs). Specifically, we reviewed contracts awarded and funded by DARPA from DARPA BAAs published in March 2011 through September 30, 2012.