Aug. 1, 2022

Project Announcement: Evaluation of the Department of Defense's Health, Safety, and Environmental Hazard Identification and Remediation Oversight Reform in Privatized Military Housing (Project No. D2022-DEV0SR-0001.000)

We plan to begin the subject evaluation in August 2022. This evaluation is the third in a series of three evaluations we will perform in response to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92), section 3044, “Inspector General Review of Department of Defense Oversight of Privatized Military Housing.” The objective of this evaluation is to determine the extent of the Department of Defense’s compliance with privatized military housing oversight requirements related to health, safety, and environmental hazard identification and remediation in the FY 2020 and FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Acts. We may revise the objectives as this evaluation proceeds, and we will consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

July 27, 2022

Project Announcement: Audit of DoD Health Care Personnel Shortages During the Coronavirus Disease–2019 Pandemic (Project No. D2022-D000AW-0158.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in July 2022. The objective of this audit is to determine whether the DoD medical treatment facilities experienced shortages in health care personnel during the Coronavirus Disease–2019 pandemic, the impact of personnel shortages, and mitigation strategies to reduce shortages during future pandemics.

July 27, 2022

Project Announcement: Audit of the Organs Retained for Forensic Examination by the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System (Project No. D2022-D000AU-0164.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in July 2022. The objective of this audit is to determine whether DoD officials had effective controls in place to manage the retention and disposition of organs examined by the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

July 25, 2022

Project Announcement: Audit of Defense Logistics Agency Oversight of Defense Fuel Support Points (Project No. D2022-D000AW-0157.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in July 2022. The objective of this audit is to determine whether the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is managing Defense Fuel Support Points in accordance with applicable policies to prevent fuel leaks and spills. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

July 19, 2022

Project Announcement: Audit of End-Use Monitoring of Transferred Defense Articles to U.S. Southern Command Partner Nations (Project No. D2022-D000RG-0156.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in July 2022. The objective of this audit is to determine whether the DoD is conducting end-use monitoring of defense articles transferred to U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) partner nations in accordance with Federal laws, DoD regulations, and transfer agreements. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

July 18, 2022

Project Announcement: Evaluation of the Nuclear Certification of the B61-12 Nuclear Bomb (Project No. D2022-DEV0SN-0154.000)

We plan to begin the subject evaluation in July 2022. The objective of this evaluation is to determine to what extent the Air Force’s nuclear certification of the F-15, B-2, and F-35 to carry the B61-12 nuclear bomb complied with Department of Energy, DoD, and Air Force requirements. We may revise the objective as the evaluation proceeds and consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

July 11, 2022

Project Announcement: Evaluation of the Department of Defense Intelligence Agencies’ Use of Human Language Technology (Project No. D2022-DEV0SI-0155.000)

We plan to begin the subject evaluation in July 2022. The objective of this evaluation is to determine the extent to which DoD intelligence agencies have developed and integrated Human Language Technology (HLT) to support multi-discipline intelligence collection, analysis, and production. We will consider suggestions from management on additional or revised objectives.

July 5, 2022

Project Announcement: Summary External Peer Review of the Naval Audit Service (Project No. D2022-DEV0SO-0151.000)

We will begin the subject evaluation in July 2022. The Government Auditing Standards require that an audit organization performing audits in accordance with GAS undergo an external peer review every 3 years by an organization that is independent of the organization being reviewed. Our objective is to provide oversight of the Air Force Audit Agency’s external peer review of the Naval Audit Service, excluding Special Access Program audits, for the 3-year period ended December 31, 2021. In addition, we will combine the results of the Air Force Audit Agency’s external peer review of the Naval Audit Service with our results of the Naval Audit Service Special Access Program audits to provide an overall opinion on Naval Audit Service’s system of quality control for the 3-year period ended December 31, 2021.

June 29, 2022

Project Announcement: Summary Evaluation of Security Cooperation Activities in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Africa (Project No. D2022-DEV0PD-0152.000)

We plan to begin the subject evaluation in June 2022. The objective of this evaluation is to summarize previous oversight reports related to security cooperation activities in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Africa. We may revise the objective as the evaluation proceeds, and we will consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

June 27, 2022

Project Announcement: Evaluation of Intelligence Sharing in Support of Ukraine (Project No. D2022-DEV0SI-0150.000)

We plan to begin the subject evaluation in June 2022. The objective of this evaluation is to determine the extent to which the DoD developed, planned, and executed cross-domain intelligence sharing with European partners in support of Ukraine. We may revise the objective as the evaluation proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.