Aug. 3, 2020

Project Announcement: Research on FY 2020 National Defense Authorization Act Requirements Related to Military Family Housing (Research Project No. D2020-DEV0SR-0161.000)

We plan to begin our research immediately. The objective of this research is to identify topics for congressionally mandated evaluations related to military family housing oversight. This research will include data gathering and inquiries into plans to meet the intent of FY 2020 National Defense Authorization Act requirements related to military family housing.

July 27, 2020

Project Announcement: Research on DoD Law Enforcement Organizations’ Responses to Active Shooter and Workplace Violence Incidents (Project No. D2020-DEV0SV-0154.000)

The Office of Inspector General is researching the DoD law enforcement organizations’ response to active shooter and workplace violence incidents. This research project will collect policy and guidance documents, training documents, response plans, and a list of previous active shooter and workplace violence investigations from USD (I&S), each of the military service’s law enforcement organizations, and military criminal investigative organizations to further define the scope of a potential future evaluation.

July 27, 2020

Project Announcement: Evaluation of the Armed Forces Retirement Home Response to the Coronavirus Disease–2019 Pandemic (Project No. D2020-DEV0PC-0158.000)

We plan to begin the subject evaluation in August 2020. The objective of this evaluation is to determine whether the Armed Forces Retirement Home protected the residents, staff, and medical professionals from coronavirus disease–2019 exposure in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, State, and local health and safety guidance. We may revise the objective as the evaluation proceeds, and we will consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

July 20, 2020

Project Announcement: Quality Control Review of a Single Audit of Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine's Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2019 (Project No. D2020-DEV0SO-0156.000)

We will be performing a quality control review on the single audit of the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine’s fiscal year ended September 30, 2019, under Project No. D2020-DEV0SO-0156.000. The single audit is required by Title 2 Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, “Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards” (Uniform Guidance). The purpose of our review is to determine whether the audit work was performed in accordance with Federal requirements and applicable auditing standards.

July 20, 2020

Project Announcement: Evaluation of Traumatic Brain Injury Screening in the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility (Project No. D2020-DEV0PD-0121.000)

We plan to begin the subject evaluation in July 2020. The objective of this evaluation is to determine whether U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) screened, documented, and tracked DoD service members suspected of sustaining a Traumatic Brain Injury to determine whether a return to duty status for current operations was acceptable or evacuation and additional care was required. We may revise the objective as the evaluation proceeds, and we will consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

July 13, 2020

Project Announcement: Audit of the Department of Defense Management of Depot-Level Reparables for Major-End Items (Project No. D2020-D000RK-0157.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in July 2020. The objective of this audit is to determine whether the Military Services manage depot-level reparables to meet DoD requirements for maintaining authorized stock levels and to meet program readiness levels. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

July 6, 2020

Project Announcement: Audit of Coalition Partner Reimbursements for Air Transportation Services in Afghanistan (Project No. D2020-D000RJ-0155.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in July 2020. The objective of this audit is to determine whether the DoD sought full reimbursement for air transportation services provided to Coalition partners in Afghanistan in accordance with DoD policy and international agreements. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

June 29, 2020

Project Announcement: External Peer Review of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service Internal Review Audit Organization (Project No. D2020-DEV0SO-0148.000)

We will begin the subject peer review in July 2020. Government Auditing Standards (GAS) require that an audit organization performing audits in accordance with GAS undergo an external peer review every three years by an organization that is independent of the organization being reviewed. Our objective is to determine, for the period ending June 30, 2020, whether the quality control program for the Defense Finance and Accounting Service Internal Review audit organization is designed to provide reasonable assurance that the policies and procedures related to the system of audit quality are suitably designed, operating effectively, and complied with in practice.

June 22, 2020

Project Announcement: Audit of TRICARE Telehealth Services (Project No. D2020-D000AW-0147.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in June 2020. Our objective is to determine whether the Defense Health Agency paid for telehealth services in accordance with Federal and DoD guidance. We will consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

June 15, 2020

Project Announcement: Audit of Sole-Source Depot Maintenance Contracts (Project No. D2020-D000AH-0139.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in June 2020. This audit is in response to a reporting requirement included in House Report 116-333, the conference report to accompany Public Law 116-92, the “National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2020,” December 20, 2019. The objective of this audit is to determine whether the Military Services and Defense agencies negotiated fair and reasonable prices for sole-source depot maintenance contracts performed at contractor facilities. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.