April 8, 2016

San Antonio MICC and POM Personnel Properly Awarded and Administered the POM UESC, but Improved Procedures and Guidance Are Needed

We determined whether the contracts and tasks orders related to the Army Utility Energy Services Contracts (UESCs) were properly awarded and administered. Specifically, we reviewed the contract and task orders related to the UESC awarded for the U.S. Army Garrison Presidio of Monterey (POM), Monterey, California, with a maximum expected value of $10 million. This is the second in a series of audits on Army UESCs.

April 7, 2016

Evaluation of Section 1208 of the National Defense Authorization Act (Classified)

This report is no longer classified and is available for review in the FOIA reading room.

April 1, 2016

DoD Needs to Improve Screening and Access Controls for General Public Tenants Leasing Housing on Military Installations

This report has been redacted. To review this report see the FOIA reading room.

March 31, 2016

Section 847 Requirements for Senior Defense Officials Seeking Employment with Defense Contractors

The objectives of our project are aligned with the House Report 114-102 to accompany H.R. 1735, the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2016, which directed the DoD IG to submit a report by December 31, 2015 (subsequently extended to March 31, 2016) to the congressional defense committees with the following information: The findings of any previous IG reviews to assess whether written opinions are being provided and retained in accordance with Section 847 (provided in Part I of this report). A review of the written ethics opinions that have been requested and provided pursuant to Section 847 and a determination as to whether they comply with Section 847 (provided in Part II of this report). A summary, by Department of Defense organization, of the total number of opinions issued and total number of opinions retained pursuant to Section 847 (provided in Part III of this report). A summary of any referrals to, and complaints received by, the IG or the Department of Justice regarding potential violations of post-employment restrictions, including the final disposition of such cases (provided in Part IV of this report). The status of any pre-2012 records established pursuant to Section 847 of Public Law 110-181 (provided in Part V of this report). Any other matters the IG deems relevant to a comprehensive assessment of compliance with Section 847 (provided in Part VI of this report, which includes Findings, Discussions, and Recommendations).

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.