Aug. 1, 2018

Project Announcement: Audit of the Air Force Nonappropriated Fund Purchasing Office Government Purchase Card Program (Project No. D2018-D000AX-0189.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in August 2018. Our objective is to determine whether Government Purchase Card cardholders under the Air Force Nonappropriated Fund Purchasing Office properly made and documented purchases in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

July 31, 2018

Project Announcement: Termination of the Audit of Payments for TRICARE Urgent Care Benefits (Project No. D2018-D000AW-0140.000)

We announced the subject audit on May 1, 2018. The objective was to determine whether the DoD appropriately paid for beneficiary health care services covered under the urgent care benefit. We are terminating this audit because during the planning phase of the audit, the Defense Health Agency informed the audit team that it issued a fee waiver for all point of service charges for covered care for TRICARE eligible beneficiaries from December 1, 2017, through March 30, 2018, which would include point of service fees charged for urgent care services. Further, the Defense Health Agency informed the audit team that after June 30, 2018, the TRICARE claims processor that processed all claims prior to January 1, 2018, was not contractually obligated to provide explanations of why specific urgent care charges were paid.

July 30, 2018

Project Announcement: Army Oversight of National Afghan Trucking Services 3.0 Contract (Project No. D2018-D000JB-0187.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in July 2018. Our objective is to determine whether the Army provided oversight of the National Afghan Trucking Services 3.0 contract.

July 30, 2018

Project Announcement: Audit of Victim’s Rights for Preference for Prosecution in Sexual Assault Cases (Project No. D2018-D000RL-0185.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in August 2018. This audit was initiated in response to requirements in the House Armed Services Committee report to accompany the Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act. Our objective is to determine whether victims of sexual-related offenses have been consulted regarding their preference about whether the covered offenses should be prosecuted by court-martial or in a civilian court with jurisdiction over the offense.

July 18, 2018

Project Announcement: Audit of the U.S. Transportation Command Oversight of the National Defense Reserve Fleet (Project No. D2018-D000RG-0184.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in July 2018. Our objective is to determine whether the U.S. Transportation Command performed oversight to support activation requirements for the National Defense Reserve Fleet.

July 17, 2018

Project Announcement: Audit of Global Command and Control System-Joint Security Controls (Project No. D2018-D000CS-0186.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in July 2018. Our objective is to determine whether DoD combatant commands and Military Services implemented physical and logical security controls for the Global Command and Control System-Joint to protect DoD data and information technology assets.

July 16, 2018

Project Announcement: Audit of DoD Joint Bases (Project No. D2018-D000RH-0167.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in July 2018. Our objective is to determine whether Service Components met the terms outlined in the joint base memorandums of agreement and whether processes are in place to report and address joint base related concerns.

July 12, 2018

Project Announcement: Evaluation of the Department of Defense and DoD Education Activity Response to Incidents of Serious Student Misconduct on Military Installations (Project No. 2018C011)

In response to requirements in the Senate Armed Services Committee report to accompany the Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, the DoD Office of Inspector General will evaluate whether the DoD and DoD Education Activity (DoDEA) have adequate policies and procedures to respond to incidents of serious student misconduct including sexual assault and sexual harassment.

July 10, 2018

Project Announcement: Evaluation of Contracting Officer Actions on Defense Contract Audit Agency Reports that Disclaim an Opinion (Project No. D2018-DAPOCF-0169.000)

The Office of the Assistant Inspector General for Audit Policy and Oversight will begin the subject project in July 2018. Our objective is to determine whether contracting officer actions complied with applicable acquisition regulations in response to findings in Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) reports that disclaim an opinion. DCAA disclaims an opinion when the auditor is unable to obtain suficient documentation on a contractor's proposal taken as a whole. The Attachment shows a listing of DCAA audit reports we have tentatively selected for evaluation.

July 3, 2018

Project Announcement: Audit of DoD Management of Medical Claims Through the Third Party Collection Program (Project No. D2018-D000AX-0174.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in July 2018. Our objective is to determine whether DoD is maximizing collections of medical claims within the Third Party Collection Program. We will consider suggestions from management on additional or revised objectives.