July 31, 2023

Project Announcement: Audit of Maintenance and Storage of Marine Corps Prepositioned Equipment and Supplies on Maritime Prepositioning Ships in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (Project No. D2023-D000RG-0137.000)

The purpose of this memorandum is to notify you that we plan to begin the subject audit in August 2023. The objective of this audit is to determine whether the Marine Corps effectively maintained and stored prepositioned equipment and supplies aboard Maritime Prepositioning Ships in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) area of responsibility in accordance with DoD guidance. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives. We plan to perform this audit in accordance with the Government Accountability Office’s generally accepted government auditing standards.

July 28, 2023

Audit of DoD Compliance with Whistleblower Protection Requirements in FY 2020 Contracts (DODIG-2023-101)

Publicly Released: August 1, 2023

The objective of this audit was to determine whether DoD contracting officials included the required whistleblower clauses in contracts and ensured that DoD contractors were compliant with the requirement to inform employees in writing of their whistleblower rights and protections.

July 27, 2023

Audit of the DoD’s Accountability of Public Key Infrastructure Tokens Used to Access the Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (DODIG-2023-098)

Publicly Released: July 31, 2023

The objective of this audit was to determine whether the DoD managed and accounted for the Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) tokens used to access the Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNet) in accordance with Federal and DoD Guidance. We performed this audit in response to a request from the Acting Director of Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) and to address the allegation submitted to the DoD Hotline.

July 26, 2023

Audit of the Army’s Use of Public-Private Partnerships at Anniston Army Depot (DODIG-2023-097)

Publicly Released: July 27, 2023

The objective of this audit was to determine whether Army officials established metrics to measure benefits from public‑private partnerships (P3) for product support at Anniston Army Depot, Alabama, in accordance with DoD policies, and whether the Army received the benefits. We scoped our audit to P3s at Anniston Army Depot because of the large dollar value of the P3s at Anniston Army Depot.

July 21, 2023

Management Advisory: DoD’s Ability to Financially Report Joint Strike Fighter Inventory (DODIG-2023-096)

Publicly Released: July 25, 2023

The purpose of this management advisory is to report on issues related to the accounting and reporting of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program inventory, collected during the DoD Agency-Wide Financial Statements audit. During the audit, the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) found that the F-35 JSF Program Office did not have a valid population of Joint Strike Fighter inventory. In addition, we reported on the DoD’s plan for transferring the management, planning, and execution of sustainment activities to the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Air Force in accordance with the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2022.

July 20, 2023

Special Report: Lessons Learned from DoD OIG Reports to Inform the DoD’s Ukraine Response (DODIG-2023-094)

Publicly Released: July 24, 2023

On February 24, 2022, Russian forces launched an unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, a country Russia has partially occupied for 9 years. Since February 2022, the United States, allies, and partners have provided Ukraine with equipment and training to defend against Russian aggression.

July 19, 2023

Special Report: Review of DoD OIG-Issued Reports Related to Protecting Classified Information (DODIG-2023-095)

This report contains classified information. To file a Freedom of Information Act Request, please submit a request to FOIA.gov.

July 17, 2023

Project Announcement: External Peer Review of the Defense Information Systems Agency, Office of the Inspector General Audit Organization (Project No. D2023-DEV0SO-0142.000)

The purpose of this memorandum is to notify you that we plan to begin the subject external peer review in July 2023. The Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, states the DoD OIG will conduct, or approve arrangements for the conduct of, external peer reviews of DoD agencies in accordance with the Government Auditing Standards. The Government Auditing Standards require that an audit organization performing audits undergo an external peer review every 3 years by an organization that is independent of the organization being reviewed.

July 17, 2023

Project Announcement: Audit of the Repair Pricing on the F/A-18 Hornet Radar Systems (Project No. D2023-D000AT-0143.000)

The purpose of this memorandum is to notify you that we plan to begin the subject audit in July 2023. We are conducting this audit in response to allegations made to the DoD Hotline.

July 12, 2023

Project Announcement: Review of the Department of the Navy Sexual Harassment Complaint Process (Project No. D2023-D0DIEM-0141.000)

The purpose of this memorandum is to notify you that we plan to begin the subject review in July 2023. The objective of this review is to determine whether the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps effectively managed the Department of the Navy sexual harassment programs in accordance with Federal and DoD guidance.