Jan. 10, 2020

Audit of Controls Over Opioid Prescriptions at Selected DoD Military Treatment Facilities (DODIG-2020-048)

Publicly Released: January 14, 2020

The objective of this audit was to determine whether selected DoD military treatment facilities (MTFs) overprescribed opioids for DoD beneficiaries. DoD beneficiaries are active duty service members, retirees, and eligible family members who receive health care at MTFs, which the Defense Health Agency (DHA) and the Surgeons General of the Military Departments oversee.

Jan. 10, 2020

Evaluation of Defense Contract Management Agency Contracting Officer Actions on Penalties Recommended by the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DODIG-2020-049)

Publicly Released: January 14, 2020

The objective of this evaluation was to determine whether Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) contracting officer actions complied with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), DoD Instructions, and agency policy when the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) recommended penalties against DoD contractors for claiming unallowable indirect costs.

Jan. 8, 2020

Project Announcement: Audit of Corrective Actions Taken by DoD Components in Response to Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities Identified During the Cybersecurity Test and Evaluation of DoD Acquisition Programs (Project No. D2020-D000CX-0067.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in January 2020. The objective of this audit is to determine the extent to which DoD Components took action to accept, mitigate, or remediate cybersecurity vulnerabilities identified during the cybersecurity test and evaluation of DoD acquisition programs. We will consider suggestions from management on additional or revised objectives.

Jan. 7, 2020

Project Announcement: Oversight of the Audit of the FY 2020 U.S. Transportation Command Working Capital Fund Financial Statements (Project No. D2020-D000FL-0056.000)

Our planned oversight will begin immediately. The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, DoD, requested the audit of the U.S. Transportation Command Working Capital Fund Financial Statements (Financial Statements). We contracted with the independent public accounting firm of Cotton & Company LLP (Cotton & Co.), to audit the U.S. Transportation Command Financial Statements for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2020, and September 30, 2019.

Jan. 6, 2020

Project Announcement: Oversight of the Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 18, Examination of the Defense Automatic Addressing System For the Period of October 1, 2019, Through June 30, 2020 (Project No. D2020-D000FE-0057.000)

Our planned oversight will begin immediately. The Director, 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, 2019, through June 30, 2020. We contracted with the independent public accounting firm of Ernst and Young, LLP (EY), to perform the SSAE 18 examination.

Jan. 6, 2020

Project Announcement: Oversight of the Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 18, Examination of the Defense Agencies Initiative System For the Period of October 1, 2019, Through June 30, 2020 (Project No. D2020-D000FE-0061.000)

Our planned oversight will begin immediately. The Director, 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, 2019, through June 30, 2020.

Jan. 6, 2020

Project Announcement: Oversight of the Audit of the FY 2020 Defense Logistics Agency General Fund Financial Statements (Project No. D2020-D000FE-0052.000)

Our planned oversight will begin immediately. This audit is in support of the DoD Agency-Wide financial statement audit, which is required by the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990, as amended. We contracted with the independent public accounting firm of Ernst and Young (EY) LLP to audit the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) General Fund Financial Statements for fiscal years ending September 30, 2020, and September 30, 2019.

Jan. 6, 2020

Project Announcement: Oversight of the Audit of the FY 2020 Defense Health Program Enterprise Financial Statements (Project No. D2020-D000FT-0065.000)

We plan to begin the project immediately. We contracted with the independent public accounting firm of Kearney & Company, P.C., to audit the Defense Health Program Enterprise Financial Statements for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2020, and September 30, 2019. Kearney & Company’s objective is to determine whether the FY 2020 Defense Health Program Enterprise Financial Statements and related notes are presented fairly and in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

Jan. 6, 2020

Audit of the DoD Personal Property Program Related to Household Goods Shipments DODIG-2020-046

Publicly Released: January 8, 2020 The objective of this audit was to determine whether DoD members received personal property shipments in a timely manner and whether proper actions were taken on household goods that were damaged or lost during permanent change of station moves.

Jan. 6, 2020

Project Announcement: Evaluation of Foreign Influence in DoD Research and Development (Project No. D2020-DEV0SI-0045.000)

We plan to begin the subject evaluation in January 2020. The objective of this evaluation is to determine whether the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD[R&E]) is monitoring and mitigating foreign influence into the DoD’s research and development programs.