Oct. 7, 2020

Audit of the Solicitation, Award, and Administration of Washington Headquarters Services Contract and Task Orders for Office of Small Business Programs (DODIG-2021-001)

Publicly Released: October 9, 2020 We determined whether the Washington Headquarters Services (WHS) Acquisition Directorate solicited, awarded, and administered task orders issued under a program development and support contract for the DoD Office of Small Business Programs in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation, the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, and WHS policies.

Oct. 5, 2020

Project Announcement: Evaluation of DoD Voting Assistance Programs for Calendar Year 2020 (Project No. D2021-DEV0PA-0004.000)

We plan to begin the subject evaluation immediately. We will conduct this evaluation in accordance with section 1566, title 10, United States Code, 2014, as amended, which requires the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) to report annually to Congress, no later than March 31 each year.

Oct. 5, 2020

Project Announcement: Evaluation of the DoD’s Implementation of the Military Leadership Diversity Commission’s 2011 Report Recommendations and the DoD Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan for 2012 to 2017 (Project No. D2021-DEV0PA-0005.000)

We plan to begin the subject evaluation immediately. The objective of this evaluation is to determine the extent to which the DoD implemented the objectives, strategic actions, and initiatives from the Military Leadership Diversity Commission's 2011 Final Report, “From Representation to Inclusion: Diversity Leadership for the 21st-Century

Oct. 5, 2020

Project Announcement: Evaluation of the Department of Defense’s Transition from a Trusted Foundry Model to a Zero-Trust Model for Procuring Microelectronics (Project No. D2021-DEV0SI-0003.000)

We plan to begin the subject evaluation in October 2020. The objective of this evaluation is to determine how the DoD will transition from a “Trusted Foundry” model for procuring microelectronics to a “Zero-Trust” model for procuring microelectronics from the commercial market.

Oct. 5, 2020

Project Announcement: Audit of Navy and Marine Corps Actions to Address Corrosion on F/A-18C-G Aircraft (Project No. D2021-D000RK-0010.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in October 2020. This audit is in response to a reporting requirement included in House Report 6395 that will accompany Senate Bill 4049, the pending “National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2021,” June 24, 2020. The objective of this audit is to determine whether Navy and Marine Corps officials performed required inspections and maintenance to identify and address corrosion in F/A-18C-G aircraft and implemented, or plan to implement, technical directives to address corrosion on F/A-18C-G aircraft in accordance with DoD requirements. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

Oct. 1, 2020

FY 2021 Comprehensive Oversight Plan for Overseas Contingency Operations

This Fiscal Year 2021 (FY 2021) Comprehensive Oversight Plan for Overseas Contingency Operations (COP–OCO) is the sixth annual joint strategic oversight plan submitted to Congress by the Lead Inspector General for Overseas Contingency Operations (Lead IG). This report describes the Lead IG and partner agencies’ oversight of U.S. activities in support of the ongoing overseas contingency operations.

Sept. 30, 2020

Evaluation of Department of Defense Medical Treatment Facility Challenges During the Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic (DODIG-2020-133)

Publicly Released: October 2, 2020

The objective of this evaluation was to determine challenges and needs encountered by personnel working at DoD Medical Treatment Facilities (MTFs) while responding to the coronavirus disease–2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Sept. 30, 2020

Audit of Excess Property Issued Through the Department of Defense Law Enforcement Support Program (DODIG-2020-129)

Publicly Released: October 2, 2020

We determined whether the DoD provided excess property to law enforcement agencies (LEAs) in accordance with the Law Enforcement Support (LESO) Program. The LESO Program is implemented through guidance in the United States Code; Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Instruction 4140.11; memorandums of agreement; and state plans of operation.

Sept. 29, 2020

Evaluation of Medical Protocols and Deaths of Recruits in the Department of Defense (DODIG-2020-131)

Publicly Released: October 1, 2020

Section 566 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 directed the DoD OIG to conduct “an assessment of the deaths of recruits at facilities under the jurisdiction of the Secretaries of the military departments, and the effectiveness of the current medical protocols on the training bases.” Section 566 required the DoD OIG to submit a report on the results of the assessment that includes responses to 11 questions. The DoD OIG Evaluations Component conducted this review and developed responses to the National Defense Authorization Act questions.

Sept. 29, 2020

Independent Auditor’s Report on the Agreed-Upon Procedures for Reviewing the FY 2020 Civilian Payroll Withholding Data and Enrollment Information (DODIG-2020-130)

Publicly Released: October 1, 2020

We performed the procedures described in the Enclosure to this document. These procedures were agreed to by the Chief Financial Officer and the Inspector General (IG) of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM). We performed these procedures solely to assist in assessing the reasonableness of the employee withholdings and employer contributions that the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) reported on Standard Form 2812, “Report of Withholdings and Contributions for Health Benefits, Life Insurance, and Retirement,” for the pay periods ending August 31, 2019; January 18, 2020; and February 29, 2020. We also performed these procedures to assist OPM in assessing the reasonableness of the amounts reported in the Supplemental Semiannual Headcount Reports as of September 2019 and March 2020.