Aug. 20, 2018

Project Announcement: Interagency Coordination Group of Inspectors General for Guam Realignment Fiscal Year 2018 (Project No. D2018-D000RK-0196.000)

We plan to begin the subject review in September 2018. We are conducting this project in response to Public Law 111-84, "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010," section 2835, October 28, 2009. This act requires the Department of Defense Inspector General (the chairman of the Interagency Coordination Group) to provide a report to Congress by February 1, 2019, that summarizes the programs and operations funded with amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for military construction in Guam. Our objective is to compile a detailed statement of all obligations, expenditures, and revenues associated with military construction in Guam.

Aug. 16, 2018

Hotline Allegations Regarding the Acceptance and Testing of the MQ-9 Reaper Aircraft DODIG-2018-146

We evaluated a Defense Hotline complaint regarding the acceptance and testing of the MQ 9 Reaper aircraft.

Aug. 14, 2018

Air Force Space Command Supply Chain Risk Management of Strategic Capabilities DODIG-2018-143

We determined whether the Air Force Space Command implemented an adequate supply chain risk management program for four critical strategic systems.

Aug. 8, 2018

United States Marine Corps Aviation Squadron Aircraft Readiness Reporting DODIG-2018-141

We determined whether active duty Marine Corps Aviation squadrons accurately reported aircraft readiness in the Defense Readiness Reporting System–Marine Corps.

Aug. 1, 2018

Compendium of Open Office of Inspector General Recommendations to the Department of Defense

The 2018 Compendium lists the number, type, age, and status of 1,558 open recommendations, as of March 31, 2018. In this Compendium, we highlight the 25 high-priority open recommendations that we believe, if implemented, have the potential to result in significant improvements to DoD operations.

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: 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 25, 2018

Acquisition of the Navy’s Mine Countermeasures Mission Package DODIG-2018-140

We determined whether the Navy is effectively managing the development of a mine countermeasures (MCM) mission package that will allow the Littoral Combat Ship to detect and neutralize or avoid mines in support of fleet operations.

July 18, 2018

DoD’s Organizational Changes to the Past Conflict Personnel Accounting Community DODIG-2018-138

Our objective was to evaluate the Department’s implementation of prior DoD OIG recommendations and Secretary of Defense-directed organizational changes to the past conflict personnel accounting community, which resulted in the formation of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA).

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.