Sept. 14, 2020

Project Announcement: Evaluation of the DoD's Mitigation of Foreign Suppliers in the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain (Project No. D2020-DEVOPB-0175.000)

We plan to begin our evaluation in September 2020. Our objective is to determine whether the DoD has mitigated the risks of interruptions to the pharmaceutical supply chain, due to the DoD's reliance on foreign suppliers. We will look at the extent of the DoD’s reliance on foreign suppliers, supply chain risk management strategies, pharmaceutical reserves, and pharmaceutical quality assurance programs. We may expand the objective and scope during the course of the evaluation if we find program oversight issues that require immediate management attention. We will also consider suggestions from management on additional or revised objectives for this evaluation.

Sept. 8, 2020

Project Announcement: Audit of the DoD Foreign Military Sales Acquisition Process (Project No. D2020-D000AX-0174.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in September 2020. This audit is in response to a Congressional reporting requirement contained in House Report 115-676, to accompany the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019. Our objective is to determine whether the DoD managed the acquisition of defense articles and services to meet partner country foreign military sales requirements, and whether the metrics used by DoD components maximize the results of the foreign military sales acquisition process. We will consider suggestions from management on additional or revised objectives.

Sept. 4, 2020

Evaluation of the Department of Defense and Department of Defense Education Activity Responses to Incidents of Serious Juvenile-on-Juvenile Misconduct on Military Installations (DODIG-2020-127)

Publicly Released: September 9, 2020 The objectives of this evaluation were to determine whether the DoD and DoD Education Activity have adequate policies and procedures to respond to incidents of serious juvenile-on-juvenile misconduct, including sexual assault and sexual harassment; and referred serious juvenile-on-juvenile misconduct incidents to DoD law enforcement organizations and military and civilian child advocacy and health services.

Sept. 4, 2020

Audit of the F-35 Program Office’s Beyond Economical Repair Process for Parts (DODIG-2020-123)

Publicly Released: September 9, 2020

The objective of this audit was to determine the extent that the F-35 Program Office’s Beyond Economical Repair (BER) process identified parts that were damaged and determined whether a part could be economically repaired, and whether a DoD official approved the contractor’s determination that a part could not be economically repaired.

Sept. 3, 2020

Investigative Summary - Substantiated Findings of Military Whistleblower Reprisal and Restriction against a Member of the Army National Guard

The DoD Office of Inspector General initiated these investigations upon receipt of allegations that an Army National Guard (ARNG) major reprised against an ARNG second lieutenant for making protected communications and that a separate ARNG major attempted to restrict the second lieutenant from lawfully communicating with an Inspector General.

Sept. 3, 2020

Special Report: Controls Implemented by the Defense Health Agency to Control Costs for TRICARE COVID-19 Related Services (DODIG-2020-125)

Publicly Released: September 8, 2020

The objective of this audit was to determine the controls that the Defense Health Agency implemented to control costs for health care claims related to the coronavirus disease–2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Aug. 31, 2020

Project Announcement: Evaluation of Special Victim Investigation and Prosecution (SVIP) Capability within the Department of Defense (Project No. D2020-DEV0SV-0151.000)

The DoD Office of Inspector General is evaluating the Special Victim Investigation and Prosecution (SVIP) Capability within the Department of Defense. The objective of this evaluation is to determine whether the Services are complying with federal law and Department directives with respect to SVIP responsibilities to victims of covered offenses.

Aug. 28, 2020

Audit of Management of Pharmaceuticals in Support of the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility (DODIG-2020-120)

Publicly Released: September 1, 2020

The objective of this audit was to determine whether the Military Departments properly accounted for and safeguarded pharmaceuticals at locations supporting overseas contingency operations in the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) area of responsibility (AOR). In this audit, we visited eight medical treatment facilities (MTFs); four MTF medical logistics facilities; a U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Southwest Asia (USAMMC-SWA) warehouse; and three USAMMC-SWA Forward Logistics Elements (FLEs) located in Qatar, Kuwait, and Afghanistan.

Aug. 27, 2020

Evaluation of Department of Defense Enhanced End-Use Monitoring for Equipment Transferred to the Government of Ukraine (DODIG-2020-121)

Publicly Released: August 31, 2020

The objective of this evaluation was to determine whether the DoD’s transfer to the Government of Ukraine of military equipment requiring enhanced end-use monitoring (EEUM), including Javelin missiles, Javelin Command Launch Units, and night vision devices (NVDs), was in accordance with law and DoD guidance; and Ukraine’s security and accountability of U.S.-provided military equipment requiring EEUM met the criteria prescribed by law and regulation.

Aug. 24, 2020

Project Announcement: Audit of the DoD’s Management of Global Train and Equip Program Resources Provided to U.S Africa Command Partner Nations (Project No. D2020-D000RJ-0172.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in August 2020. The objective of this audit is to determine whether the DoD properly transferred Global Train and Equip program (GTE) equipment to U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) partner nations and adequately monitored to ensure the transferred equipment was used in accordance with U.S. law, DoD regulations, and transfer agreement terms and conditions.