Oct. 3, 2022

Project Announcement: Audit of Department of Defense’s Implementation and Oversight of the Controlled Unclassified Information Program (Project No. D2022-D000CR-0177.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in October 2022. We are conducting the audit at the direction of the Senate Armed Services Committee. The objective of this audit is to determine the extent to which the Department of Defense (DoD) developed guidance, conducted training, and oversaw the implementation of the DoD Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) Program. We will also review a sample of CUI documents from selected DoD Components and contractors to determine whether the documents are properly marked. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management on additional or revised objectives.

Oct. 3, 2022

Project Announcement: Review of the Military Services Policies and Procedures on the Medical Waiver Process for Military Recruiting (Project No. D2023-D0DIEM-0005.000)

We plan to begin the subject review in October 2022. The objective of this review is to determine the extent to which the Services consistently applied the medical waiver process for recruitment. We may revise the objective as the review proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

Oct. 3, 2022

Project Announcement: Evaluation of Sustaining Engineering Actions for the Air Force’s Upgraded Early Warning Radar (UEWR) system (Project No. D2023-DEV0SR-0002.000)

We plan to begin the subject evaluation in October 2022. The objective of this evaluation is to determine the extent to which the U.S. Air Force have implemented sustaining engineering actions to ensure that the Upgraded Early Warning Radar (UEWR) system is capable, reliable, and available to meet mission requirements while managing risks. We will also determine whether the program has addressed an open recommendation made in Report No.DODIG-2016-133, "Evaluation of the Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment Ground-Based Radars."

Sept. 26, 2022

Project Announcement: Audit of DoD-Funded Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Programs (Project No. D2022-D000RK-0179.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in September 2022. The objective of this audit is to determine whether DoD-funded science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education programs were developed and assessed in accordance with Federal and DoD policies. Specifically, we will determine whether DoD Components have effective performance measures for the post-secondary DoD-funded STEM education programs to: (1) provide underserved and underrepresented students STEM education and career opportunities, and (2) assess their impact on the STEM career and internship candidate pool. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

Sept. 26, 2022

Project Announcement: Evaluation of the Air Force's Next-Generation Air Dominance Program Technology Maturity (Project No. D2022-DEV0SR-0176.000)

We plan to begin the subject evaluation in September 2022. Our objective is to determine the extent to which the Air Force demonstrated that the critical technologies used in the Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter aircraft were mature enough to support entry into the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase of the NGAD program's acquisition timeline. We may revise the objective as the evaluation proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

Sept. 21, 2022

Project Announcement: Audit of the Joint Program Office’s Reporting of Joint Strike Fighter Assets in the Defense Property Accountability System (Project No. D2022-D000FV-0071.002)

We plan to begin the subject audit in September 2022. The objective of this audit is to perform test procedures of the reporting of Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) F-35 assets in the Defense Property Accountability System and determine the progress made by the JSF Joint Program Office to remediate material weaknesses and conditions identified by the DoD Agency Wide Financial Statement audit. We will perform test procedures as part of the DoD Agency-Wide Financial Statements audit.

Sept. 19, 2022

Project Announcement: Evaluation of DoD Support to Other Agencies' Requests For the Screening of Displaced Persons from Afghanistan (Project No. D2022-DEV0PD-0173.000)

We plan to begin the subject evaluation in September 2022. The objective of this evaluation is to determine the extent to which the DoD supported other agencies’ requests for screening Afghan evacuees by reviewing DoD databases. In addition, we will determine the extent to which DoD personnel are authorized to remove biometrics information from DoD databases.

Sept. 12, 2022

Project Announcement: Audit of Department of Defense Management of Hazardous Waste Disposals (Project No. D2022-D000RK-0174.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in September 2022. The objective of this audit is to determine whether the Military Services and Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services provided oversight and processed hazardous waste disposals in accordance with DoD, Federal, and State requirements. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

Sept. 12, 2022

Project Announcement: Audit of the Department of Defense Oversight of Cost-Plus-Award-Fee Contracts (Project No. D2022-D000AT-0175.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in September 2022. The objective of this audit is to determine whether DoD contracting officials oversaw contractor performance and justified award fees paid for cost-plus-award-fee contract actions in accordance with Federal and DoD policies. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

Sept. 6, 2022

Project Announcement: Evaluation of DoD Financial Responsibility Reviews on Prospective DoD Contractors (Project No. D2022-DEV0SO-0172.000)

We plan to begin the subject evaluation in September 2022. The objective of this evaluation is to determine whether DoD contracting officers are performing effective financial responsibility reviews on prospective DoD contractors as required by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and DoD Component policies. We may revise the objective as the evaluation proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.