May 30, 2019

Project Announcement: Audit of the Supply Chain Management for a U.S. Nuclear Delivery System (Project No. D2019-D000CT-0138.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in April 2019. This audit is in response to a congressional reporting requirement contained in House Report 114-537, to accompany the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017. Our audit objective is to determine whether the DoD implemented supply chain risk management for a U.S. nuclear weapons delivery system in accordance with DoD requirements. This will be the fourth in a series of audits on supply chain risk management for DoD Strategic Capabilities.

May 30, 2019

Project Announcement: Audit of U.S. Military Equipment Retrograded from Syria (Project No. D2019-D000RG-0159.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in May 2019. The objective of this audit is to determine whether the DoD has secured and accounted for the U.S. military equipment retrograded from Syria.

May 28, 2019

Project Announcement: Audit of the Army's Oversight of the Base Operations Support Services (BOSS) Contract for Camp Taji, Iraq (Project No. D2019-D000RJ-0161.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in May 2019. The objective of this audit is to determine whether the U.S. Army is adequately overseeing the Camp Taji, Iraq, BOSS contract to ensure the contractor is providing support services in accordance with contract requirements.

May 24, 2019

Report of Investigation: Brigadier General Norman Cooling, U.S. Marine Corps DODIG-2019-092

Publicly released: June 19, 2019 On February 27, 2018, the U. S. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) sent a complaint to the Secretary of Defense stating the Committee had received information from “multiple sources” alleging that Brigadier General (BGen) Norman L. Cooling, United States Marine Corps (USMC), created a hostile work environment through disparaging treatment of personnel that led to a “general distrust” of his impartiality toward women and his overall leadership.

May 16, 2019

Audit of the DoD’s Preparation for Natural Disasters DODIG-2019-086

Publicly released: May 17, 2019 We determined to what extent the DoD has prepared to respond to future natural disasters within U.S. Northern Command’s area of responsibility.

May 15, 2019

Audit of the DoD's FY 2018 Compliance With the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act Requirements DODIG-2019-087

Publicly released: May 17, 2019 We determined whether the DoD complied with the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002, as amended.

May 13, 2019

Project Announcement: Followup Audit on Prior OIG Reports Related to the Army’s Implementation of the Acquire-to-Retire and Budget-to-Report End-to-End Business Processes in the General Fund Enterprise Business System (Project No. D2019-D000FI-0158.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in May 2019. The objective of this followup audit is to determine whether the Army implemented corrective actions in response to seven open recommendations in Report No. DODIG-2013-130.

May 8, 2019

Audit of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency—Security Assistance Accounts DODIG-2019-085

We determined whether the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA)—Security Assistance Accounts (SAA) September 30, 2017, balance sheet was accurate and whether the DSCA and Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) implemented effective controls over financial reporting for the SAAs.

May 6, 2019

Project Announcement: Followup Audit of DoD and Military Department Corrective Actions Taken in Response to DoD OIG Reports on Military Housing (Project No. D2019-D000RL-0117.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in May 2019. The objective of this followup audit is to determine whether the DoD connected previously identified deficiencies in prior military housing reports. In addition, this followup audit will determine whether the DoD established oversight procedures to ensure that service members and their families have access to safe housing. We will consider suggestions from management on additional or revised objectives.

April 25, 2019

Report of Investigation: Mr. Patrick M. Shanahan Acting Secretary of Defense DODIG-2019-082

On March 15, 2019, we initiated an investigation into allegations that Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan, took actions to promote his former employer, Boeing, and disparage its competitors, allegedly in violation of his ethical obligations. We received similar allegations from various referrals.