The Inspectors General for the Department of War (DoW), Department of State (State), and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), have commenced legally mandated, whole-of-government oversight coordination for Operation Epic Fury (OEF). OEF is the designated mission to dismantle the Iranian regime’s security apparatus and eliminate imminent threats to the United States and its allies.

Department of War Inspector General Platte B. Moring III and senior leadership from the office’s criminal investigative arm met recently with Colin M. McDonald, the Department of Justice’s first-ever Assistant Attorney General for the National Fraud Enforcement Division to discuss fraud investigation and prosecution.

The Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) released a report today substantiating a whistleblower reprisal allegation against Goldbelt Integrated Logistics Services, LLC. (GBILS), Crane, Indiana.

The Honorable Platte Moring today assumes his duties as the Department of Defense Inspector General following the Senate’s confirmation of his Presidential nomination and taking his oath of office. Mr. Moring is the Department’s 10th Senate-confirmed Inspector General.

The DoD Office of Inspector General (OIG) released its Independent Auditor’s Reports as part of the DoD’s FY 2025 Agency Financial Report, which includes the Agency-Wide Financial Statements for FY 2025. The Independent Auditor’s Reports comprise three separate reports—the Report on the Financial Statements, Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting, and Report on Compliance with Applicable Laws, Regulations, Contracts, and Grant Agreements.

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the DoW’s planning and execution for the care and safety of individuals in the Department of Homeland Security’s custody (IDCs) in response to the national emergency at the Southern Border.

This final management advisory provides the concerns found during the DoW Office of Inspector General’s review on Project No. D2026-D000AU-0036.001, “Management Advisory: The DoW’s Unclaimed Funds.” We previously provided copies of the draft management advisory and requested written comments on the recommendations. We considered management’s comments on the draft advisory when preparing the final advisory. These comments are included in this advisory. The Director, Defense Finance and Accounting Service, agreed to address the recommendations presented in this management advisory; therefore, we consider them resolved and open.

This summary report is one in a series of reports that summarizes key themes and lessons learned from our body of oversight work in several key areas. This report is related to military construction (MILCON). We offer these summaries to provide helpful and timely information relevant to DoW priorities.

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York convened a meeting of the NDNY Health Care Fraud Task Force, bringing together representatives from federal and state agencies, regulatory partners, and private-sector stakeholders to strengthen collaboration in the fight against health care fraud.

Broadway Electric Inc. (Broadway), Cornerstone Contracting Inc. (Cornerstone), Chief Executive Officer John Oehler, and President Christian Blake agreed to pay $21.3 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that they improperly obtained federal contracts reserved for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses and other eligible small businesses.

A former employee of a shelving and storage distributor pleaded guilty today to two felonies for conspiring to rig bids and defraud the U.S. Department of War. As the defendant admitted in open court, his crimes related to the sale of shelving and storage products to the U.S. Air Force to service multiple healthcare and operations facilities.