Oct. 7, 2020

Audit of the Solicitation, Award, and Administration of Washington Headquarters Services Contract and Task Orders for Office of Small Business Programs (DODIG-2021-001)

Publicly Released: October 9, 2020 We determined whether the Washington Headquarters Services (WHS) Acquisition Directorate solicited, awarded, and administered task orders issued under a program development and support contract for the DoD Office of Small Business Programs in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation, the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, and WHS policies.

Oct. 5, 2020

Project Announcement: Audit of Navy and Marine Corps Actions to Address Corrosion on F/A-18C-G Aircraft (Project No. D2021-D000RK-0010.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in October 2020. This audit is in response to a reporting requirement included in House Report 6395 that will accompany Senate Bill 4049, the pending “National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2021,” June 24, 2020. The objective of this audit is to determine whether Navy and Marine Corps officials performed required inspections and maintenance to identify and address corrosion in F/A-18C-G aircraft and implemented, or plan to implement, technical directives to address corrosion on F/A-18C-G aircraft in accordance with DoD requirements. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

Sept. 30, 2020

Audit of Excess Property Issued Through the Department of Defense Law Enforcement Support Program (DODIG-2020-129)

Publicly Released: October 2, 2020

We determined whether the DoD provided excess property to law enforcement agencies (LEAs) in accordance with the Law Enforcement Support (LESO) Program. The LESO Program is implemented through guidance in the United States Code; Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Instruction 4140.11; memorandums of agreement; and state plans of operation.

Sept. 29, 2020

Independent Auditor’s Report on the Agreed-Upon Procedures for Reviewing the FY 2020 Civilian Payroll Withholding Data and Enrollment Information (DODIG-2020-130)

Publicly Released: October 1, 2020

We performed the procedures described in the Enclosure to this document. These procedures were agreed to by the Chief Financial Officer and the Inspector General (IG) of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM). 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,” for the pay periods ending August 31, 2019; January 18, 2020; and February 29, 2020. We also performed these procedures to assist OPM in assessing the reasonableness of the amounts reported in the Supplemental Semiannual Headcount Reports as of September 2019 and March 2020.

Sept. 28, 2020

Project Announcement: Audit of the Department of Defense Strategic Workforce Planning for Overseas Civilian Positions (Project No. D2020-D000RM-0177.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in September 2020. The objective of this audit is to determine whether the DoD conducts strategic workforce planning to hire and retain a competent overseas civilian workforce that effectively supports the DoD’s global mission and ongoing operations in accordance with DoD policies. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

Sept. 25, 2020

Project Announcement: Termination of the Audit of the National Background Investigation Services Security and Interoperability (Project No. D2020-D000CU-0072.000)

We announced the subject audit on January 9, 2020 (attached). The audit objective was to determine whether the DoD planned for and implemented effective cybersecurity controls to protect sensitive information in the National Background Investigation Services (NBIS). In addition, we would determine whether the DoD planned for, developed, and implemented controls to achieve interoperability between the NBIS and legacy background investigation systems. We are terminating this audit because the coronavirus disease–2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted the deployment of the NBIS and the audit team’s ability to complete the audit.

Sept. 24, 2020

Audit of Screening and Quarantine Procedures for Personnel Entering Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar (DODIG-2020-128)

Publicly Released: September 28, 2020

The objective of this audit was to determine whether the Air Force implemented screening and quarantine procedures for personnel entering Al Udeid Air Base (AUAB), Qatar, in accordance with applicable guidance in response to the coronavirus disease–2019 (COVID-19). We were able to determine whether screening and quarantine procedures were developed; however, because no one failed the initial screening during our observations, we could not verify how effectively the quarantine procedures were implemented.

Sept. 24, 2020

Project Announcement: Audit of the Department of Defense Diversity, Inclusion, and Equal Opportunity Training for Military Personnel (Project No. D2020-D000AV-0184.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in September 2020. The objective of this audit is to determine whether the Military Departments provide military personnel with diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity training that aligns with the DoD's diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity goals, and to determine whether the training is effectively implemented across the Military Departments in accordance with Federal and DoD policies.

Sept. 17, 2020

Project Announcement: Termination of the Audit of the DoD’s Implementation of Software Assurance Countermeasures for DoD Weapon System Programs (Project No. D2020-D000CS-0046.000)

We are terminating this classified audit because the coronavirus disease–2019 pandemic impacted the operational environment and the team’s ability to effectively complete the audit.

Sept. 17, 2020

Project Announcement: Audit of the Defense Logistics Agency Award and Management of Fuel Contracts in Areas of Contingency Operations (Project No. D2020-D000AU-0187.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in September 2020. This audit will be conducted in response to a congressional request, contained in House Report 116-442, requiring that the Office of Inspector General brief the House Armed Services Committee on fuels contracting in areas of contingency operations. The objective of this audit is to determine whether Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Energy personnel awarded and met requirements for fuel requirements, in areas of contingency operations, as required by federal and DoD guidance. In addition, we will determine whether the DLA has processes in place to ensure contractors are meeting contractual obligations and following anticorruption practices.