March 22, 2021

Audit of Coalition Partner Reimbursement for Contracted Rotary Wing Air Transportation Services in Afghanistan (DODIG-2021-062)

The objective of this audit was to determine whether the DoD sought full reimbursement for contracted rotary wing air transportation services (air transportation services) provided to Coalition partners in Afghanistan in accordance with DoD policy and international agreements. Specifically, we focused on the reimbursement of air transportation services provided from September 2017 through September 2020.

March 22, 2021

Project Announcement: U.S. Social Security Administration Office of Inspector General External Peer Review (Project No. D2021-D000RL-0092.000)

In accordance with the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) Peer Review Schedule, the U.S. Department of Defense Office of Inspector General will conduct a peer review of your audit organization for the 12-month period ending March 31, 2021. The review will officially commence at the time of the entrance meeting, which we expect to hold in April 2021. The review will conclude with the completion of our report in September 2021.

March 8, 2021

System Review Report on the External Peer Review of the Air Force Audit Agency’s Special Access Program Audits (DODIG-2021-060)

Publicly Released: March 10, 2021

We reviewed the system of quality control for the Air Force Audit Agency (AFAA) Special Access Program (SAP) audits in effect for the 3‐year period ended December 31, 2019. A system of quality control encompasses the audit structure, policies adopted, and procedures established to provide it with reasonable assurance of conforming in all material respects with the Government Auditing Standards and applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The elements of quality control are described in the Government Auditing Standards.

March 8, 2021

Project Announcement: External Peer Review of the National Guard Bureau Internal Review Office (Project No. D2021-DEV0SO-0100.000)

We will begin the subject peer review in March 2021. The Government Auditing Standards require that an audit organization performing audits in accordance with the Government Auditing Standards undergo an external peer review every 3 years by an organization that is independent of the organization being reviewed. Our objective is to determine, for the 3-year period ended February 28, 2021, whether the quality control system for the National Guard Bureau Internal Review Office was designed to provide reasonable assurance that the policies and procedures related to its system of audit quality are suitably designed, operating effectively, and complied with in practice.

March 5, 2021

Evaluation of U.S. Central Command Response to COVID-19 (DODIG-2021-058)

This report is classified. To file a Freedom of Information Act Request, please submit a request to FOIA Online.

March 5, 2021

External Peer Review of the Defense Contract Audit Agency System Review Report (DODIG-2021-059)

Publicly Released: March 9, 2021

This final report provides the results of the DoD Office of Inspector General’s peer review of the Defense Contract Audit Agency

March 3, 2021

Report Of Investigation: Rear Admiral (Lower Half) Ronny Lynn Jackson, M.D. U.S. Navy, Retired (DODIG-2021-057)

We initiated this investigation on May 18, 2018, after the DoD Hotline received 12 complaints and additional allegations raised by witnesses regarding RDML Jackson, while serving as Director, White House Medical Unit (WHMU), a DoD unit tasked with providing medical support to the White House, and, while serving as Physician to the President.

March 3, 2021

Project Announcement: Audit of DoD Hotline Allegations Concerning the Defense Ordnance Technology Consortium Award Process (Project No. D2021-D000AX-0103.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in March 2021. We are conducting this audit in response to allegations to the DoD Hotline. The objective of this audit is to determine whether Army contracting personnel competed and awarded Other Transaction prototype projects for the Defense Ordnance Technology Consortium in accordance with applicable Federal laws and DoD policies. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

Feb. 26, 2021

Evaluation of Defense Contract Management Agency Actions Taken on Defense Contract Audit Agency Report Findings Involving Two of the Largest Department of Defense Contractors (DODIG-2021-056)

Publicly Released: March 2, 2021

The objective of this evaluation was to determine whether the actions taken by Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) contracting officers on Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) audit report findings complied with applicable Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), DoD Instruction 7640.02, and DCMA policy.

Feb. 23, 2021

Understanding the Results of the Audit of the DoD FY 2020 Financial Statements

Publicly Released: February 25, 2021

The purpose of this report is to summarize in terms understandable to non‑auditors the purpose, findings, and potential benefits of the DoD’s financial statement audits.