The purpose of this memorandum is to notify you that we are initiating the subject audit. We are conducting this audit in response to allegations made to the DoD Hotline. The objective of this audit is to assess the effectiveness of Air Force and the U.S. Africa Command’s plans to mitigate air quality issues at Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives. We plan to perform this audit in accordance with the Government Accountability Office’s generally accepted government auditing standards.
We will perform the audit at Chabelley Airfield and Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. We may identify additional locations during the audit.
We request that you designate two points of contact for this audit within 5 days of this memorandum. One point of contact should be a Government employee—a GS-15, pay band equivalent, or military equivalent—who is knowledgeable of occupational and environmental health management at Chabelley Airfield. The second point of contact should be a member of the Senior Executive Service or a General/Flag Officer who is familiar with U.S. Africa Command occupational and environmental health standards and could serve as a point of engagement with DoD Office of Inspector General senior leaders, if necessary.