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.

July 9, 2018

Evaluation of DoD Hotline Complaint Regarding Defense Contract Management Agency Baltimore’s Actions on Audit Findings Reported by Defense Contract Audit Agency DODIG-2018-134

We evaluated a Defense Hotline complaint alleging that a Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) contracting officer at the Baltimore Field office did not take appropriate action on a Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) Audit Report which identified $1.1 million in indirect costs that did not comply with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).

July 6, 2018

Defense Logistics Agency Award and Administration of Energy Savings Performance Contracts DODIG-2018-135

We determined whether the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) officials: • maintained competition in soliciting and awarding energy savings performance contracts (ESPCs), • appointed contracting officer’s representatives (CORs) and conducted base-level oversight of ESPC maintenance and repair, and • validated contractor-claimed energy savings on elect ESPCs.

June 25, 2018

Project Announcement: Audit of the National Maintenance Strategy Contract in Afghanistan (Project No. D2018-D000RG-0170.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in June 2018. Our objective is to determine whether the Army developed the National Maintenance Strategy-Ground Vehicle Systems contract requirements to meet user needs to maintain and sustain the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces' vehicles.

June 25, 2018

Procurement Quantities of the AH-64E Apache New Build and Remanufacture Helicopter Programs DODIG-2018-130

We determined whether the Army justified procurement quantities for the AH-64E Apache new build and remanufacture helicopter programs.

June 22, 2018

Project Announcement: Audit of the Protection of DoD Information Maintained on Contractor Systems and Networks (Project No. D2018-D000CR-0171.000)

We plan to begin the audit in June 2018. We are announcing this audit in response to a request from the Secretary of Defense. Our objective is to determine whether DoD contractors have security controls in place to protect the DoD controlled unclassified information maintained on their systems and networks from internal and external cyber threats.

June 21, 2018

Hotline Allegation Regarding the Actions of a Defense Contract Management Agency Contracting Officer on a Subcontractor’s Termination Settlement Proposal DODIG-2018-128

We evaluated a Defense Hotline allegation that a Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) termination contracting officer (hereafter referred to as “DCMA Contracting Officer”) failed to comply with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and the contract terms when she did not uphold any of the Defense Contract Audit Agency’s (DCAA) questioned costs of $825,910 identified in the DCAA audit of an Air Force subcontractor’s termination settlement proposal of $1,860,001.

June 20, 2018

Department of the Navy Civilian Pay Budget Process DODIG-2018-129

We determined whether Department of the Navy (DON) budget officials adequately supported and justified the civilian full-time equivalents (FTEs) and pay requirements in the Navy and Marine Corps FY 2017 Budget Estimate Submissions.