July 18, 2018

DoD’s Organizational Changes to the Past Conflict Personnel Accounting Community DODIG-2018-138

Our objective was to evaluate the Department’s implementation of prior DoD OIG recommendations and Secretary of Defense-directed organizational changes to the past conflict personnel accounting community, which resulted in the formation of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA).

July 17, 2018

Project Announcement: Audit of Global Command and Control System-Joint Security Controls (Project No. D2018-D000CS-0186.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in July 2018. Our objective is to determine whether DoD combatant commands and Military Services implemented physical and logical security controls for the Global Command and Control System-Joint to protect DoD data and information technology assets.

July 16, 2018

Project Announcement: Audit of DoD Joint Bases (Project No. D2018-D000RH-0167.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in July 2018. Our objective is to determine whether Service Components met the terms outlined in the joint base memorandums of agreement and whether processes are in place to report and address joint base related concerns.

July 11, 2018

Command Cyber Readiness Inspections at Air Force Squadrons DODIG-2018-137

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July 10, 2018

Project Announcement: Evaluation of Contracting Officer Actions on Defense Contract Audit Agency Reports that Disclaim an Opinion (Project No. D2018-DAPOCF-0169.000)

The Office of the Assistant Inspector General for Audit Policy and Oversight will begin the subject project in July 2018. Our objective is to determine whether contracting officer actions complied with applicable acquisition regulations in response to findings in Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) reports that disclaim an opinion. DCAA disclaims an opinion when the auditor is unable to obtain suficient documentation on a contractor's proposal taken as a whole. The Attachment shows a listing of DCAA audit reports we have tentatively selected for evaluation.

July 10, 2018

Followup Audit: Application Level General Controls for the Defense Cash Accountability System DODIG-2018-136

We determined whether the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) implemented corrective actions for the recommendations in Report No. DODIG-2017-015, “Application Level General Controls for the Defense Cash Accountability System Need Improvement,” November 10, 2016, and determined whether those actions corrected the reported problems.

July 9, 2018

Evaluation of DoD Hotline Complaint Regarding Defense Contract Management Agency Baltimore’s Actions on Audit Findings Reported by Defense Contract Audit Agency DODIG-2018-134

We evaluated a Defense Hotline complaint alleging that a Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) contracting officer at the Baltimore Field office did not take appropriate action on a Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) Audit Report which identified $1.1 million in indirect costs that did not comply with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).

July 6, 2018

Defense Logistics Agency Award and Administration of Energy Savings Performance Contracts DODIG-2018-135

We determined whether the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) officials: • maintained competition in soliciting and awarding energy savings performance contracts (ESPCs), • appointed contracting officer’s representatives (CORs) and conducted base-level oversight of ESPC maintenance and repair, and • validated contractor-claimed energy savings on elect ESPCs.

July 3, 2018

Project Announcement: Audit of DoD Management of Medical Claims Through the Third Party Collection Program (Project No. D2018-D000AX-0174.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in July 2018. Our objective is to determine whether DoD is maximizing collections of medical claims within the Third Party Collection Program. We will consider suggestions from management on additional or revised objectives.

June 29, 2018

Management of Army Equipment in Kuwait and Qatar DODIG-2018-132

We determined whether the Army maintained and accounted for Army Prepositioned Stock-5 (APS-5) equipment in Kuwait and Qatar.