Jan. 4, 2022

Project Announcement: Oversight of the Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 18 Examination of the Defense Automatic Addressing System (Project No. D2022- D000FE-0062.000)

Our planned oversight will begin immediately. The Director of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) requested a Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 18 (SSAE 18) examination of the Defense Automatic Addressing System (DAAS) for the period of October 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022. We contracted with the independent public accounting firm of Ernst & Young, LLP, (EY) to perform the SSAE 18 examination. The objective of EY’s attestation examination is to issue an opinion on the DLA’s description of DAAS and the suitability of the design and operating effectiveness of the controls to achieve the related control objectives stated in the description. The objective of our project is to provide contract oversight of EY’s attestation examination and determine whether EY complied with the contract and applicable attestation and generally accepted government auditing standards.

Jan. 4, 2022

Project Announcement: Oversight of the Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 18 Examination of the Wide Area Workflow (Project No. D2022-D000FE-0063.000)

Our planned oversight will begin immediately. The Director of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) requested a Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 18 (SSAE 18) examination of the Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) system for the period of October 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022. We contracted with the independent public accounting firm of Ernst & Young, LLP, (EY) to perform the SSAE 18 examination. The objective of EY’s attestation examination is to issue an opinion on the DLA’s description of the WAWF system and the suitability of the design and operating effectiveness of the controls to achieve the related control objectives stated in the description. The objective of our project is to provide contract oversight of EY’s attestation examination and determine whether EY complied with the contract and applicable attestation and generally accepted government auditing standards.

Jan. 4, 2022

Project Announcement: Oversight of the Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 18 Examination of the Defense Property Accountability System (Project No. D2022- D000FE-0065.000)

Our planned oversight will begin immediately. The Director of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) requested a Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 18 (SSAE 18) examination of the Defense Property Accountability System (DPAS) for the period of October 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022. We contracted with the independent public accounting firm of Ernst & Young, LLP, (EY) to perform the SSAE 18 examination. The objective of EY’s attestation examination is to issue an opinion on the DLA’s description of DPAS and the suitability of the design and operating effectiveness of the controls to achieve the related control objectives stated in the description. The objective of our project is to provide contract oversight of EY’s attestation examination and determine whether EY complied with the contract and applicable attestation and generally accepted government auditing standards.

Jan. 4, 2022

Project Announcement: Oversight of the Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 18 Examination of the Defense Agencies Initiative System (Project No. D2022- D000FE-0064.000)

Our planned oversight will begin immediately. The Director of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) requested a Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 18 (SSAE 18) examination of the Defense Agencies Initiative (DAI) system for the period of October 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022. We contracted with the independent public accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP, (EY) to perform the SSAE 18 examination. The objective of EY’s attestation examination is to issue an opinion on the DLA’s description of the DAI system and the suitability of the design and operating effectiveness of the controls to achieve the related control objectives stated in the description. The objective of our project is to provide contract oversight of EY’s attestation examination and determine whether EY complied with the contract and applicable attestation and generally accepted government auditing standards.

Jan. 3, 2022

Project Announcement: Audit of the Military Service Recruiting Organizations’ Efforts to Screen Applicants for Supremacist, Extremist, and Criminal Gang Behavior (Project No. D2022-D000RG-0052.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in January 2022. The objective of this audit is to determine whether Military Service recruiting organizations screened applicants for supremacist, extremist, and criminal gang behavior, according to DoD and Military Service policies and procedures. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

Dec. 20, 2021

Project Announcement: Evaluation of the Operation, Maintenance, Safety, and Oversight of the Navy's Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (Project No. D2022-DEV0SR-0051.000)

We plan to begin this congressionally requested evaluation in December 2021. The objective of this evaluation is to determine the extent that Navy officials managed the operation, maintenance, safety, and oversight of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, and protected the environment and drinking water systems, in compliance with Federal and state regulations and DoD policy. We may revise the objective as the evaluation proceeds.

Dec. 13, 2021

Project Announcement: Evaluation of the Department of Defense’s Telehealth Services (Project No. D2022- DEV0PC-0045.000)

We plan to begin the subject evaluation in December 2021. The objectives of this evaluation are to describe the types of services offered through the DoD TRICARE program. Additionally, we plan to identify and describe potential program integrity risks associated with telehealth services offered through the DoD TRICARE program. We may revise the objective as the evaluation proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

Dec. 8, 2021

Project Announcement: Summary of Reports and Testimonies Regarding DoD Cybersecurity From July 1, 2020, Through June 30, 2022 (Project No. D2022-D000CS-0046.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in December 2021. The objective of this audit is to (1) summarize unclassified and classified reports and testimonies regarding DoD cybersecurity that the DoD Office of Inspector General, the Government Accountability Office, and other DoD oversight organizations issued between July 1, 2020, and June 30, 2022, concerning DoD cybersecurity; (2) identify cybersecurity trends; and (3) provide a status of open DoD cybersecurity-related recommendations. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

Dec. 7, 2021

Project Announcement: Oversight of the FY 2022 Army Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 18 (SSAE 18), System and Organization Controls Examination of the General Fund Enterprise Business System as of July 31, 2022 (Project No. D2022-D000FI-0036.000)

Our planned oversight will begin immediately. The Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) requested an SSAE 18 examination of the General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS) administration and operational support services as of July 31, 2022. We contracted with the independent public accounting firm of KPMG LLP (KPMG), to perform that examination. The objective of KPMG’s attestation examination is to issue an opinion on the Army’s description of the system supporting the GFEBS administration and support services and the suitability of the design of the controls to achieve the related control objectives stated in the description. The objective of this oversight project is to provide contract oversight of KPMG’s attestation examination and determine whether KPMG complied with the contract and applicable attestation and generally accepted government auditing standards.

Dec. 7, 2021

Project Announcement: Oversight of the Audit of the FY 2022 Army General Fund Financial Statements (Project No. D2022-D000FI-0039.000)

Our planned oversight will begin immediately. The Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990, as amended, requires this audit. In accordance with the Act, the DoD Office of Inspector General is the principal auditor for the Army General Fund Financial Statements. We contracted with the independent public accounting firm of KPMG LLP (KPMG) to audit the Army General Fund Financial Statements for fiscal years ending September 30, 2022, and September 30, 2021. The objective of KPMG’s audit is to determine whether the FY 2022 Army General Fund Financial Statements and related notes are presented fairly and in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The objective of this oversight project is to provide contract oversight of KPMG’s audit of the Army General Fund Financial Statements for fiscal years ending September 30, 2022, and September 30, 2021, and determine whether KPMG complied with applicable auditing standards. We will execute the contractor’s audit procedures associated with reviews of transactions and facilities that are Special Access Program, TOP SECRET, and TOP SECRET/Sensitive Compartmented Information and provide an unclassified version of the results of our review to KPMG to use in developing its overall audit conclusions.