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

Aug. 24, 2020

Project Announcement: Interagency Coordination Group of Inspectors General for Guam Realignment Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2020 (Project No. D2020-D000RL-0168.000)

We plan to begin the subject review in August 2020. We are conducting this project in response to Public Law 111-84, “National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010,” section 2835, October 28, 2009. This Act requires the DoD Inspector General, as the chairman of the Interagency Coordination Group, to provide a report to Congress by February 1, 2021, that summarizes the programs and operations funded with amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for military construction in the Territory of Guam. Our objective is to compile a detailed statement of all obligations, expenditures, and revenues associated with military construction in Guam.

Aug. 24, 2020

Project Announcement: Audit of the DoD’s Management of Global Train and Equip Program Resources Provided to U.S Africa Command Partner Nations (Project No. D2020-D000RJ-0172.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in August 2020. The objective of this audit is to determine whether the DoD properly transferred Global Train and Equip program (GTE) equipment to U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) partner nations and adequately monitored to ensure the transferred equipment was used in accordance with U.S. law, DoD regulations, and transfer agreement terms and conditions.

Aug. 18, 2020

Project Announcement: Audit of the Department of Defense Compliance in FY 2020 With Improper Payment Reporting Requirements (Project No. D2020-D000FL-0171.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in August 2020. This audit is required by Public Law 116-117, “Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019,” March 2, 2020. The objective of this audit is to determine whether, in FY 2020, the DoD complied with Public Law 116-117, “Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019,” March 2, 2020. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

Aug. 17, 2020

Investigative Summary - Substantiated Findings of Misconduct by a Former DoD Senior Official for Sexually Harassing Subordinate Employees

The Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) initiated this investigation upon receipt of allegations that a DoD member of the Senior Executive Service (SES), since retired, assigned to an agency subordinate to the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, sexually harassed subordinate agency employees.

Aug. 17, 2020

Audit of Department of Defense Use of Security Assistance Funds and Asset Accountability (DODIG-2020-114)

Publicly Released: August 19, 2020
We determined whether the DoD Components recovered their costs for executing security assistance programs and distinguished their assets from those of the security assistance programs.

Aug. 14, 2020

Transmittal of the Independent Service Auditor’s Report on the SSAE 18 Examination of DEAMS as of June 30, 2020 (DODIG-2020-116)

To request the Independent Service Auditor's Report on the DEAMS as of June 30, 2020, as well as our transmittal, please contact Ms. Fran Ripley, DEAMS Compliance Team Lead, USAF SAF/FMFR (DEAMS), Francela.ripley@us.af.mil, 937-257-6726.

Aug. 13, 2020

Followup Audit on Recommendations to Correct Building Deficiencies at the Naval Station Great Lakes Fire Station (DODIG-2020-113)

Publicly Released: August 17, 2020

The objective of this followup audit was to determine whether Navy officials corrected deficiencies identified in Report No. DODIG-2012-132, “Project Planning Resulted in Outstanding Building Deficiencies and Decreased Functionality of the Main Fire Station at Naval Station Great Lakes,” September 14, 2012. In addition, we determined whether other fire station building deficiencies existed and whether the Commander of the Navy Region Mid-Atlantic established oversight procedures to ensure that firefighters had access to safe and compliant facilities.

Aug. 12, 2020

Audit of U.S. Special Operations Command Testing and Evaluation (DODIG-2020-111)

Publicly Released: August 14, 2020

The objective of this audit was to determine whether the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) fielded Special Operations–Peculiar (SO-P) equipment that met performance requirements during test and evaluation (T&E).