Feb. 25, 2019

Project Announcement: Audit of Aircraft Readiness at the Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center, Fallon, Nevada (Project No. D2019-D000RL-0115.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in March 2019. Our objective is to determine whether the aircraft in support of the Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, are fully operational to train carrier air wings for deployment. We will consider suggestions from management on additional or revised objectives.

Feb. 25, 2019

Project Announcement: Physical Security Conditions at U.S. Transportation Command Military Ocean Terminals (Project No. D2019-D000RL-0116.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in March 2019. Our objective is to determine whether physical security measures at Military Ocean Terminal Concord and Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point are protecting the trans-shipment of DoD ammunition, explosives, and cargo. We will consider suggestions from management on additional or revised objectives.

Feb. 19, 2019

Summary and Follow-up Report on Audits of DoD Energy Savings Performance Contracts DODIG-2019-058

We summarized systemic problems with the contract administration of energy savings performance contracts (ESPCs) reported in eight Government Accountability Office (GAO), DoD OIG, and U.S. Army Audit Agency (USAAA) reports issued since 2013. We also determined whether DoD, Army, Navy, Air Force, and Defense Logistics Agency officials implemented the recommendations in the eight reports.

Feb. 19, 2019

Project Announcement: Audit of Transportation and Secure Storage of Arms, Ammunition, and Explosives in the United States (Project No. D2019-D000RK-0114.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in February 2019. Our objective is to determine whether the DoD protects arms, ammunition, and explosives (AA&E) transported in the United States by commercial carriers in accordance with the Defense Transportation Regulation. We will consider suggestions from management on additional or revised objectives.

Feb. 13, 2019

Iraqi Border Guard Equipment DODIG-2019-057

We determined whether the Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF‑OIR) and the 1st Theater Sustainment Command (1st TSC) validated the requirements for Iraqi border guard (IBG) equipment against demonstrated needs, and accounted for border guard equipment before divestment to the Government of Iraq.

Feb. 12, 2019

Accounting and Financial Reporting for the Military Housing Privatization Initiative DODIG-2019-056

We determined whether the DoD Military Housing Privatization Initiative (MHPI) program was properly accounted for in DoD financial and property systems and reported in the FY 2017 DoD Agency-Wide Financial Statements. The DoD Deputy Chief Financial Officer (DCFO) requested this audit on May 26, 2017.

Feb. 11, 2019

Project Announcement: Evaluation of the U.S. Air Force's Certification of the SpaceX Falcon Launch Vehicle Family (Project No. D2019-DOOOPT-0059.000)

We plan to begin the subject evaluation in February 2019. Our objective is to determine whether the U.S. Air Force complied with the Launch Services New Entrant Certification Guide when certifying the launch system design for the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle-class SpaceX Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launch vehicles.

Feb. 11, 2019

Project Announcement: Audit of the Navy and Air Force Hurricane Recovery Effort Costs (Project No. D2019-D000AG-0110.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in February 2019. Our objective is to determine whether the Navy and Air Force controlled costs for the Global Contingency Construction Contract and the Air Force Contract Augmentation Program task orders issued to support the military base recovery efforts from the 2017 and 2018 hurricanes. We will consider suggestions from management on additional or revised objectives.

Feb. 11, 2019

Project Announcement: Evaluation of Niger Air Base 201 Military Construction (Project No. D2019-D000PT-0112.000)

We plan to begin the subject evaluation immediately. Our objective is to determine whether U.S. Air Force effectively planned, designed, and implemented Air Base 201 requirements to provide airfield and base support infrastructure. We will fully consider suggestions from management on additional or revised evaluation objectives.

Feb. 11, 2019

Project Announcement: Oversight of the FY 2019 Defense Logistics Agency Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 18, System and Organization Controls Examination of the Wide Area Workflow (Project No. D2019-D000FE-0097.000)

Our planned oversight will begin immediately. The Director, Defense Logistics Agency requested a Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 18 (SSAE 18) examination of the Wide Area Workflow (WA WF) system for the period of October l, 2018 through June 30, 2019. We contracted with the independent public accounting firm of Ernst and Young (EY), LLP to attest to the SSAE 18 examination of WA WF for the period of October 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.