July 12, 2023

Project Announcement: Review of the Army’s Efforts to Prevent and Respond to Harassment of Soldiers (Project No. D2023-D0DIEM-0140.000)

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 the effectiveness of the Army’s actions to prevent and respond to harassment of Soldiers, including sexual harassment, bullying, and hazing, in accordance with Federal and DoD policies. 

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.

July 11, 2023

Project Announcement: Audit of the Department of Defense’s FY 2023 Compliance with Payment Integrity Information Act Requirements (Project No. D2023-D000FL-0136.000)

The purpose of this memorandum is to notify you that we plan to begin the subject audit in July 2023. This audit is required by Public Law 116-117, “Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019,” March 2, 2020.

July 10, 2023

Project Announcement: Audit of DoD Senior Officials Public Financial Disclosures (Project No. D2023-D000RG-0133.000)

The purpose of this memorandum is to notify you that we plan to begin the subject audit in July 2023. The objective of this audit is to determine whether public financial disclosure reports of senior DoD officials were submitted and reviewed in a timely manner. We will also determine whether DoD ethics officials took appropriate action to identify and address potential conflicts of interest in public financial disclosures in accordance with applicable laws and policies.

July 10, 2023

Project Announcement: Audit of Base Operations and Support Services Contracts for Current and Future Operations on Guam (Project No. D2023-D000RL-0120.000)

The purpose of this memorandum is to notify you that we plan to begin the subject audit in July 2023.

June 26, 2023

Summary External Peer Reviewof the Army Audit Agency (Project No. D2023-DEV0SO-0132.000)

The purpose of this memorandum is to notify you that we plan to begin the subject external peer review inJune2023. The Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, states the DoD Office of Inspector General 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 every3 years by an organization that is independent of the organization being reviewed.

June 26, 2023

Summary External Peer Review of the Air Force Audit Agency (Project No. D2023-DEV0SO-0134.000)

The purpose of this memorandum is to notify you that we plan to begin the subject external peer review in June 2023. The Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, states the DoD Office of Inspector General will conduct, or approve arrangements for the conduct of, external peer reviews of DoD agencies in accordance with the Government Auditing Standards.

June 16, 2023

Audit of the DoD’s Actions to Implement Secure Fifth-Generation and Future Generation Wireless Communications Technologies (Project No. D2023-D000CX-0131.000)

The purpose of this memorandum is to notify you that we plan to begin the subject audit in June 2023. The objective of this audit is to determine the effectiveness of the DoD’s actions to implement secure Fifth-Generation (5G) and Future Generation (FutureG) wireless communications technologies in accordance with Federal and DoD strategies. 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.

June 13, 2023

Termination of the Audit of Explosives Safety and Munitions Risk Management in Support of Ukraine Operations (Project No. D2023-D000RH-0055.000)

We announced the subject audit on January 23, 2023 (attached). The objective was to determine whether the DoD is executing Explosives Safety and Munitions Risk Management for explosives and munitions provided to assist Ukraine operations in accordance with Federal and DoD policies. We suspended the audit on February 21, 2023, to focus resources on another Ukraine-related audit. Since the suspension, additional areas continue to emerge as higher priority. Therefore, we are terminating the audit to focus our resources on higher priority oversight projects of Ukraine assistance. We may re-announce the audit in the future.

June 12, 2023

Project Announcement: Evaluation of the DoD’s Replenishment and Management of 155mm High Explosive Ammunition (Project No. D2023-DEV0PA-0126.000)

The purpose of this memorandum is to notify you that we plan to begin the subject evaluation in June 2023. The objective of this evaluation is to determine whether the DoD developed an effective strategy to meet the 155mm High Explosive (HE) ammunition total munition requirements, balancing war reserve, training, operational, and testing requirements for 155mm HE ammunition. This is a follow up from our Evaluation of DoD’s Replenishment of Weapons Stockpiles Provided to Ukraine (Project No. D2022-DEV0PA-0149.000). We may revise the objective as the evaluation proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives. We plan to perform this evaluation in accordance with the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, “Quality Standards for Inspections and Evaluations.”