March 31, 2016

Assessment of DoD Voting Assistance Programs for Calendar Year 2015 DODIG-2016-071

The objective of this project was to report on the effectiveness and level of compliance of the Service’s Voting Assistance Programs (VAP) based on their respective Service Inspector General’s (IG) annual reviews, in accordance with section 1566, title 10, United States Code (10 U.S.C. §1566 (c) (2014)). This law requires that: The IG of each of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps shall conduct- (A) an annual review of the effectiveness of voting assistance programs; and (B) an annual review of the compliance with voting assistance programs of that armed force. Submission of those Service IG reviews to the DoD OIG, and Based on these Service IG reviews, not later than March 31 each year, the DoD IG shall submit to Congress a report on: (A)the effectiveness during the preceding calendar year of voting assistance programs, and (B)the level of compliance during the preceding calendar year with voting assistance programs of each of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.

March 31, 2016

Army Contracting Officials CouldHave Purchased Husky MountedDetection System Spare Parts atLower Prices (Redacted)

Our objective was to determine whether the Department of the Army was purchasing sole-source spare parts for the Husky Mounted Detection System (HMDS) at fair and reasonable prices from NIITEK, Inc. (NIITEK). We nonstatistically selected 13 of 340 HMDS spare parts to determine whether the Department of the Army paid fair and reasonable prices.

March 30, 2016

Classified Report (Classified)

The report is Classified. To file a Freedom of Information Act request, please submit a request to FOIA Online.

March 29, 2016

DoD's Efforts to Consolidate Data Centers Need Improvement DODIG-2016-068

Our audit objective was to determine whether selected DoD Components were effectively consolidating their data centers in accordance with the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative (FDCCI).

March 29, 2016

U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, Price Reasonableness Determinations for Federal Supply Schedule Orders for Supplies Need Improvement

We determined whether U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contracting officers made determinations of fair and reasonable pricing for General Services Administration Federal supply schedule orders awarded for purchases of supplies. We reviewed a nonstatistical sample of 33 orders, valued at $13.6 million.

March 28, 2016

Other Defense Organizations andDefense Finance and AccountingService Controls Over High-RiskTransactions Were Not Effective DODIG-2016-064

We determined whether Other Defense Organizations (ODOs) had appropriate controls in place over the procure‑to‑pay process to ensure accurate, complete, and auditable line-item data for financial statement audits.

March 25, 2016

Improvements Could Be Made in Reconciling Other Defense Organizations Civilian Pay to the General Ledger DODIG-2016-066

We determined whether selected Other Defense Organizations (ODO) properly reconciled civilian pay reports to their general ledger in FY 2014. This included whether civilian pay was properly accrued and employer contributions were recorded.

March 24, 2016

Naval Sea Systems Command Did Not Properly Apply Guidance Regarding Contracting Officer's Representatives DODIG-2016-063

We determined whether Naval Sea Systems Command was effectively managing the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard contracts for non-nuclear ship repair. Specifically, we determined whether Naval Sea Systems Command was adequately monitoring the contractor’s performance.

March 24, 2016

DoD Components Did Not Properly Use the Acquisition and Cross Service Agreement Automated Tracking and Reporting System DODIG-2016-067

We determined whether DoD Components used Acquisition and Cross-Service Agreement (ACSA) Global AutomatedTracking and Reporting System (AGATRS) properly in support of Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR).

March 24, 2016

Chemical and Biological Training for Army and Marine Corps Units in the Republic of Korea Needs Improvement DODIG-2016-050

Our audit objective was to determine whether forward-deployed forces assigned to U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) were trained to defend against chemical and biological agents. For this audit we determined whether ground forces stationed in the Republic of Korea (ROK) incorporated chemical and biological (CB) training into collective training exercises. This is the second in a series of audits on USFK chemical and biological defense preparedness.