Jan. 8, 2018

Project Announcement: Audit of the Fort Bliss Replacement Hospital Construction Project (Project No. D2018-D000CG-0078.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit immediately. Public Law 115-91, "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018," section 2823, "Report on Design Errors and Omissions Related to Fort Bliss Hospital Replacement Project," December 12, 2017, requires the Inspector General of the Department of Defense to report on this construction project.

Jan. 4, 2018

Progress of U.S. and Coalition Efforts to Train, Advise, and Assist the Afghan Air Force DODIG-2018-058

We evaluated U.S. and Coalition progress towards accomplishing the Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC Air) mission to develop the Afghan Air Force into a professional, capable, and sustainable force.

Jan. 3, 2018

Project Announcement: External Peer Review of the Defense Commissary Agency Office of lnternal Audit (Project No. D2018-DAPOCM-0073.000)

Our objective is to determine whether, for the period under review, DeCA, Office of Internal Audit's system of quality control was suitably designed and whether the audit organization is complying with its quality control system to provide it with reasonable assurance of conformity with applicable professional standards.

Jan. 3, 2018

Whistleblower Reprisal Investigation: Department of Defense Office of Economic Adjustment, Arlington, VA DODIG-2018-044

We conducted this investigation in response to allegations filed with the Department of Defense (DoD) Hotline by a sub-contractor who claimed that Leidos, Inc., non-selected the Complainant for inclusion on a bridge contract in reprisal for her making protected disclosures to company and Government officials.

Dec. 26, 2017

U.S. Central and U.S. Africa Commands’ Oversight of Counternarcotics Activities DODIG-2018-059

We determined whether U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) and U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) effectively provided oversight of counternarcotics (CN) activities. A prior DoD OIG report, issued in September 2017, focused on the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for CN and Global Threats’ (ODASD CN&GT) oversight of CN activities. In our prior audit, we found that the ODASD CN&GT did not provide effective oversight of CN activities, to include tracking funding after the funds were transferred to the Combatant Commands (COCOM) for implementation. Subsequently, we conducted this audit to review the oversight of CN activities at USCENTCOM and USAFRICOM to provide a broader understanding of how the DoD executes its CN program.

Dec. 20, 2017

Evaluation of the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Program Quality Management System DODIG-2018-045

We determined whether the DoD Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) prime contractors, United Launch Alliance (ULA) and Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), and the ULA major subcontractor, Aerojet Rocketdyne (AR), performed adequate quality assurance management for the EELV program. Specifically, we evaluated EELV contractors’ compliance with the contractually required Aerospace Standard (AS) 9100C, “Quality Management Systems – Requirements for Aviation, Space, and Defense Organizations.”

Dec. 19, 2017

Joint Report on the Implementation of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 AUD-2017-005

Our objective was to provide a joint report on actions taken during calendar year 2016 to carry out the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA) requirements.

Dec. 19, 2017

Naval Facilities Engineering Command Administration of Selected Energy Savings Performance Contracts DODIG-2018-050

We determined whether the Department of the Navy properly administered selected energy savings performance contracts (ESPCs) in accordance with Federal and DoD policies and procedures. This report is the fourth in a series on ESPCs in the DoD. Prior reports outlined that Navy (DODIG-2017-044) and Air Force (DODIG-2016-087 and DODIG-2015-138) contract personnel were not properly administering ESPCs. In addition, the Air Force did not have sufficient program management over its ESPC program.

Dec. 15, 2017

The Defense Finance and Accounting Service Financial Reporting Process for Other Defense Organizations’ General Funds DODIG-2018-041

We determined whether the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) was properly accumulating and reporting Other Defense Organizations’ (ODOs’) General Fund financial data for the DoD Agency‐Wide financial statements. In addition, we followed up on the status of DFAS’s implementation of prior recommendations related to this audit objective.

Dec. 14, 2017

Evaluation of Army Recovered Chemical Warfare Materiel Response Actions DODIG-2018-042

We determined whether the Army managed the Recovered Chemical Warfare Materiel (RCWM) Program in compliance with Army policies and guidelines during its execution of chemical warfare materiel response actions. Specifically, we evaluated the Army’s compliance with the “Interim Guidance for Chemical Warfare Materiel (CWM) Responses,” April 1, 2009, (hereafter referred to as “the Army Interim Guidance”) and with the USACE Engineering Pamphlet (EP) 75-1-3, “Recovered Chemical Warfare Materiel Response Process,” November 30, 2004, for RCWM operations at three active response locations. We evaluated three RCWM projects: a remediation activity at the former American University Experiment Station (now the Spring Valley Formerly Used Defense Site [SVFUDS]), Washington, D.C.; an intrusive investigation at Redstone Arsenal (RSA), Alabama; and a destruction activity at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JBMDL), New Jersey.