Jan. 19, 2016

Project Announcement: Audit of the Army's Use of Firm Fixed Price Level of Effort Term Contracts (Project No. D2016-D000CN-0069.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in January 2016. Our objective is to determine whether Army officials properly awarded and administered firm fixed price level of effort term contracts in accordance with Federal and DoD regulations and policies. This is report U.S. Army Contracting Command-Redstone Arsenal and U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity ProperlyAwarded and AdministeredFirm-fixed-price Level-of-effort Term Contract Actions DODIG-2016-132.

Jan. 4, 2016

Project Announcement: Military Facilities Inspection - Camp Buehring, Kuwait (Project No. D2016- DOOOPT-0058.000)

We plan to begin the subject inspection in February 2016. This project relates to the overseas contingency operation, Operation INHERENT RESOLVE, and will be completed in accordance with the OIG's oversight responsibilities, as described in Section 8L of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended.

Dec. 28, 2015

DoD Needs an Effective Process to Identify Cloud Computing Service Contracts

Our objective was to determine whether selected DoD Components performed a cost-benefit analysis before acquiring cloud computing services. In addition, we were to identify whether those DoD Components achieved actual savings as a result of adopting cloud services.

Dec. 22, 2015

Independent Auditor's Report on the Examination of Existence, Completeness, Rights and Obligations, and Presentation and Disclosure of the Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Distribution, and Vendor/Service Managed Inventory

This report is a result of Project No. D2015-D000FT-0159.000.

Dec. 22, 2015

Management of Items in the Defense Logistics Agency's Long-Term Storage Needs Improvement

We determined whether the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) was effectively managing excess demilitarization (DEMIL) code B and sensitive DEMIL code Q items in Long-Term Storage (LTS). Specifically, we reviewed whether items assigned to LTS were justified and reused and whether unneeded items were disposed of promptly. DEMIL code B items are munitions list items that are defense-related property for military use, and sensitive DEMIL code Q items are commerce control list items.

Dec. 16, 2015

Project Announcement: Audit of Defense Logistics Agency's Administration of Contracts for Operation United Assistance (Project No.D2015-D000CI-0096.000)

Our objective is to determine whether the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) controls for monitoring contractor performance are adequate for supporting Operation United Assistance contracts.

Dec. 14, 2015

Summary Report on Audit Quality at the DoD Audit Organizations

The National Defense Authorization Act of 2013 updated the IG Act to include a requirement that DoD OIG conduct or approve the arrangements for the conduct of external peer reviews of audit organizations in the Department of Defense.

Dec. 14, 2015

Improved Oversight Needed for Invoice and Funding Reviews on the Warfighter Field Operations Customer Support Contract at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center DODIG-2016-033

We determined whether there were sufficient controls over the funding and invoice reviews for Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) task order services issued against the Warfighter Field Operations Customer Support contract in accordance with Federal and DoD guidelines. We performed the audit in response to multiple Defense Hotline allegations.

Dec. 10, 2015

DoD OIG Semiannual Report to the Congress | April 1, 2015 to September 30, 2015

The Semiannual Report to the Congress has been issued for the reporting period of April 1, 2015, to September 30, 2015, issued in accordance with the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended. The report summarizes the scope of DoD IG’s oversight activities, as well as the contributions of the audit and investigative agencies of the military departments.

Dec. 9, 2015

Project Announcement: Contingency Contracting: A Framework for Reform – 2015 Update

Our objective is to provide DoD field commanders and contract managers with information on contracting issues related to contingency operations that the DoD Inspector General identified and reported on from April 1, 2012 through December 31, 2014.