May 5, 2022

Audit of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s Execution of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act Funding (DODIG-2022-091)

Publicly Released: May 9, 2022

The objective of this audit was to determine whether U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Indo‑Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM), and U.S. Southern Command officials used Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to support the coronavirus disease–2019 (COVID‑19) pandemic response and operations in accordance with Federal laws and DoD policies. This report focused on USINDOPACOM’s execution of CARES Act funding. We issued a report on the execution of CARES Act funding by the U.S. Africa Command and will issue a report on the U.S. Southern Command. See Appendix A for details on the audit scope and methodology.

May 5, 2022

Project Announcement: Audit of DoD Afghanistan Contingency Contracts Closeout (Project No. D2022-D000AX-0138.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in May 2022. The objective of this audit is to determine whether DoD contracting officials closed out contingency contracts supporting Afghanistan operations in accordance with applicable Federal laws and DoD regulations. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

May 2, 2022

Evaluation of the Department of Defense’s Transition From a Trusted Foundry Model to a Quantifiable Assurance Method for Procuring Custom Microelectronics (DODIG-2022-084)

Publicly Released: May 4, 2022

We determined the extent to which the DoD has made the preparations necessary to transition from a trusted foundry model for procuring custom microelectronics to a quantifiable assurance method for procuring custom microelectronics from the commercial market.

May 2, 2022

Project Announcement: Evaluation of the Department of Defense’s Implementation of the Military Equal Opportunity Program’s Data Collection and Reporting Requirements for Prohibited Discrimination Complaints (Project No. D2022-DEV0PG-0127.000)

We plan to begin the subject evaluation in May 2022. The objective of this evaluation is to determine the extent to which the DoD implemented the Military Equal Opportunity Program’s data collection and reporting requirements for prohibited discrimination complaints, in accordance with DoD Instruction 1350.02, “DoD Military Equal Opportunity Program” reissued on September 4, 2020.

April 28, 2022

Evaluation of the DoD’s Actions to Develop Interoperable Systems and Tools for Forecasting Logistics Demand Across the Joint Logistics Enterprise (DODIG-2022-088)

Publicly Released: May 2, 2022

The objective of this evaluation was to determine the extent to which the DoD took actions to develop interoperable systems and tools to forecast logistics demand for campaign planning across the Joint Logistics Enterprise (JLEnt).

April 26, 2022

Project Announcement: Termination of the Audit of Pre-Deployment Training on Countering Unmanned Aerial Systems (Project No. D2019-D000RM-0206.000)

We announced the subject audit on September 16, 2019, (attached). The objective was to determine whether the Military Services conducted pre-deployment training on countering an adversary’s use of unmanned aerial systems, in accordance with the operational requirements of the geographic combatant commanders. We are terminating this audit because the coronavirus disease—2019 pandemic caused the team to suspend the audit, and while suspended the audit’s objective was overcome by events.

April 25, 2022

Project Announcement: Evaluation of the Services and U.S. Cyber Command Application of Analytic Standards (Project No. D2022-DEV0SI-0129.000)

We plan to begin the subject evaluation in April 2022. The objective of this evaluation is to determine the extent to which the Service intelligence centers and U.S. Cyber Command train and operationalize Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 203, “Analytic Standards.”

April 25, 2022

Project Announcement: Evaluation of the Department of Defense's Management of the Joint Force’s Water Resources to Support Operations (Project No. D2022-DEV0PE-128.000)

We plan to begin the subject evaluation in April 2022. The objective of this evaluation is to determine the extent to which the Department of Defense’s Executive Agent is managing the Joint Force’s water resources to support contingency operations in accordance with DoD Directive 4705.01E. We may revise the objective as the evaluation proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

April 25, 2022

Project Announcement: Termination of the Evaluation of the DoD’s Strategy to Test Space-Based Systems in Contested Environments (Project No. D2020-DEV0SN-0181.000)

We announced the subject audit on September 28, 2020, (attached). The objective of this evaluation was to determine the extent to which the DoD has developed and implemented a strategy for an integrated test program to validate the survivability of space-based systems in contested space environments. We are terminating this evaluation because the coronavirus disease–2019 pandemic affected the operational environment and the team’s ability to effectively complete the evaluation. Furthermore, during the course of the suspension of our evaluation, the announced objective became overcome by events.

April 22, 2022

Quality Control Review of the Deloitte & Touche LLP FY 2020 Single Audit of Battelle Memorial Institute and Subsidiaries (DODIG-2022-087)

Publicly Released: April 26, 2022

The objective of this quality control review was to determine whether Deloitte & Touche LLP (Deloitte & Touche) performed the FY 2020 single audit of Battelle Memorial Institute and Subsidiaries (Battelle) in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards and Federal requirements for single audits.