May 4, 2020

Project Announcement: Audit of Dual-Status Commanders for Use in Defense Support of Civil Authorities Missions (Project No. D2020-D000RM-0122.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in May 2020. The objective of this audit is to determine whether DoD Components nominated, certified, and appointed Dual-Status Commanders in accordance with legal authorities and DoD policies for use in Defense Support of Civil Authorities missions in response to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease–2019 (COVID-19). We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

May 1, 2020

Audit of the Department of Defense’s Compliance in Fiscal Year 2019 With Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act Requirements (DODIG-2020-083)

Publicly Released: May 5, 2020

The objective of this audit was to determine whether the DoD complied with the requirements of three laws related to identifying and reporting on improper payments in the DoD. In this report, we referred to the three Acts as Improper Payments Elimination Recovery Act (IPERA).

April 30, 2020

Evaluation of the DoD’s Management of Health and Safety Hazards in Government-Owned and Government-Controlled Military Family Housing (DODIG-2020-082)

Publicly Released: May 4, 2020

The objective of this evaluation was to determine if the DoD effectively managed health and safety hazards in Government owned and Government controlled (GO GC) military family housing.

April 30, 2020

Project Announcement: Audit of Contracts for Equipment and Supplies in Support of the Coronavirus Disease–2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic (Project No. D2020-D000AX-0110.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in April 2020. The objective of this audit is to determine whether the DoD paid fair and reasonable prices for laboratory equipment and personal protective equipment procured in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 28, 2020

System Review Report on the Defense Logistics Agency Office of the Inspector General Audit Organization (DODIG-2020-081)

Publicly Released: April 30, 2020

We have reviewed the system of quality control for the Defense Logistics Agency Office of the Inspector General audit organization in effect for the 3 year period ended September 30, 2019. A system of quality control encompasses the DLA OIG audit organization’s structure and the policies adopted and procedures established to provide it with reasonable assurance of conformity with the December 2011 version of the Government Auditing Standards

April 27, 2020

Special Report on Protecting Patient Health Information During the COVID‑19 Pandemic (DODIG-2020-080)

Publicly Released: April 27, 2020

The DoD Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) recognizes that MTFs are seeing and treating patients at increasing rates. The DoD OIG is providing this document to share lessons learned and best practices that we identified during our previous work related to the security and protection of PHI at MTFs.

April 27, 2020

Project Announcement: Audit of ENCORE III Information Technology Service Task Orders (Project No. D2020-D000CT-0120.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in April 2020. The objective of this audit is to determine whether DoD Components administered task orders issued under the Defense Information Systems Agency’s ENCORE III information technology service contract in accordance with Federal and DoD requirements.

April 27, 2020

Project Announcement: Evaluation of the Security of Department of Defense Electronic Voting for the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (Project No. D2020-DEV0PA-0111.000)

We plan to begin the subject evaluation immediately. The objective is to determine whether Department of Defense electronic voting methods effectively identify, authenticate, record, and safeguard the votes of individuals covered by the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA).

April 23, 2020

Project Announcement: Audit of Controls Over Costs for Health Care Claims for Services Related to COVID-19 (Project No. D2020-D000AW-0117.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in April 2020. The objective of this audit is to determine whether the Defense Health Agency effectively controlled costs for health care claims related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 23, 2020

Project Announcement: Audit of Entitlements and Allowances for Mobilized Reserve Component Members (Project No. D2020-D000RG-0116.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in April 2020. The objective of this audit is to determine whether the DoD Reserve Components mobilization process ensures that entitlements and allowances are accurately identified and processed prior to Reserve Component members’ mobilization.