Aug. 6, 2018

Lead Inspector General for Operation Inherent Resolve and Operation Pacific Eagle- Philippines I Quarterly Report to the United States Congress I April 1, 2018 - June 30, 2018

This Lead Inspector General (Lead IG) report to the United States Congress is the 14th report on Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), the overseas contingency operation to combat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), and the 3rd report on Operation Pacific Eagle-Philippines (OPE-P) to support the Philippine government’s fight against ISIS affiliates and other terrorist organizations.

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

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 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 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 10, 2018

Followup Audit: Application Level General Controls for the Defense Cash Accountability System DODIG-2018-136

We determined whether the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) implemented corrective actions for the recommendations in Report No. DODIG-2017-015, “Application Level General Controls for the Defense Cash Accountability System Need Improvement,” November 10, 2016, and determined whether those actions corrected the reported problems.