Dec. 9, 2019

Project Announcement: Audit of the DoD's Implementation of Software Assurance Countermeasures for DoD Weapon System Programs (Project No. D2020-D000CS-0046.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in December 2019. The objective of this audit is to determine whether DoD program management offices implemented software assurance countermeasures to mitigate or remediate the vulnerabilities found in DoD weapon system programs.

Dec. 4, 2019

Project Announcement: Reannouncement of the Evaluation of Medical Resources and Guidance to Trainers at Recruit Training Centers in the DoD, as the Evaluation of Medical Protocols and Deaths of Recruits in the DoD. (Project No. D2020-DEVOPA-0007.000)

We are reannouncing the subject evaluation, announced November 18, 2019 (attached), to inform you of a change to our project title and objective. The original title was "Evaluation of Medical Resources and Guidance to Trainers at Recruit Training Centers in the DoD." The reannounced title is "Evaluation of Medical Protocols and Deaths of Recruits in the DoD."

Dec. 3, 2019

Audit of the Defense Logistics Agency’s Purchases of Aviation Critical Safety Items DODIG-2020-037

Publicly Released- December 5, 2019

The objective of this audit was to determine whether Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) personnel properly purchased aviation critical safety items at the DLA Aviation Supply Chain in accordance with DoD guidance.

Nov. 30, 2019

Semiannual Report to the Congress – April 1, 2019 through September 30, 2019

The Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, requires the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) to prepare semiannual reports summarizing its activities for the preceding 6-month period. These semiannual reports are intended to keep the Secretary of Defense and Congress fully informed of significant findings, progress the DoD has made relating to those findings, and recommendations for improvement.

Nov. 26, 2019

Followup Audit of the Army’s Implementation of the Acquire-to-Retire and Budget-to-Report Business Processes in the General Fund Enterprise Business System DODIG-2020-035

Publicly released: December 2, 2019

The objective of this followup audit was to determine whether the Army implemented appropriate corrective actions in response to seven open recommendations in Report No. DODIG-2013-130 and and three open recommendations in Report No. DODIG-2014-090.

Nov. 26, 2019

Evaluation of Contracting Officer Actions on Defense Contract Audit Agency Reports that Disclaim an Opinion DODIG-2020-036

Publicly released: December 2, 2019

The objective of this evaluation was to determine whether the actions taken by DoD contracting officers on Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) audit reports that disclaimed an audit opinion complied with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), DoD Instructions, and agency policy.

Nov. 22, 2019

Project Announcement: Termination of the Audit of DoD's Use of Director, Operational Test and Evaluation Assessments in Making Production Decisions for Major Defense Acquisition Programs (Project No. D2018-D000AG-0136.000)

See the announcement for the subject audit (attached). The objective was to determine whether DoD milestone decision authorities and acquisition program managers appropriately consider Director, Operational Test and Evaluation, information and guidance in making program decisions.

Nov. 19, 2019

Audit of Navy and Defense Logistics Agency Spare Parts for F/A‑18 E/F Super Hornets DODIG-2020-030

Publicly Released: November 21, 2019

The objective was to determine whether the Navy and DLA identified and obtained spare parts that the Navy needed to meet F/A-18 E/F readiness requirements.

Nov. 18, 2019

Project Announcement: Summary Evaluation on External Peer Reviews at the DoD Audit Organizations (Project No. D2020-DEVOS0-0033.000)

We will begin the subject evaluation in November 2019. The Government Auditing Standards (GAS) require that an audit organization performing audits in accordance with GAS undergo an external peer review every three years by an organization that is independent of the organization being reviewed.

Nov. 18, 2019

Project Announcement: Evaluation of Medical Resources and Guidance to Trainers at Recruit Training Centers in the DoD (Project No. D2020-DEVOPA-0007.000)

We plan to begin the subject evaluation immediately. Our objective is to determine the capability and accessibility of medical resources available for recruits at DoD recruit training centers and review the guidance provided to trainers on the use of these medical resources. We will also review all recruit deaths that occurred during the recruit training process from January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2019.