Sept. 30, 2019

Audit of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Oversight of Contracts for Repair and Restoration of the Electric Power Grid in Puerto Rico DODIG-2019-128

Publicly released: October 3, 2019 We determined whether the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers properly monitored contractor labor hours and accurately reviewed and paid invoices for the Puerto Rico power grid repair and restoration contracts in accordance with Federal and DoD guidance.

Sept. 30, 2019

Evaluation of the DoD’s Handling of Incidents of Sexual Assault Against (or Involving) Cadets at the United States Air Force Academy DODIG-2019-125

Publicly released: October 2, 2019 The objectives of this evaluation were to determine whether: the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) sexual assault response coordinator (SARC) and Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) victim advocates (collectively referred to in this report as USAFA SAPR personnel) provided SAPR services to cadet-victims of sexual assault as required by DoD and Air Force policy; Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI) agents investigated reports of sexual assaults involving cadet-victims in accordance with DoD and Air Force policy; USAFA commanders and decision makers retaliated against cadet-victims by disenrolling them from the USAFA for reporting sexual assault; and the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (USD[P&R]) annually reported the correct number of cadet-victim reports of sexual assaults to Congress.

Sept. 26, 2019

Independent Auditor’s Report on the Agreed-Upon Procedures for Reviewing the FY 2019 Civilian Payroll Withholding Data and Enrollment Information DODIG-2019-126

Publicly released: September 30, 2019 The DoD OIG performed this Auditor’s Report solely to assist the Chief Financial Officer and the Inspector General of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management in assessing the reasonableness of the employee withholdings and employer contributions that DFAS reported.

Sept. 16, 2019

Project Announcement: Evaluation of U.S. Air Force Requirements and Systems Engineering Processes Used in the Design and Development of the KC-46A Airborne Tanker Refueling Boom (Project No. D2019-DEV0SR-0199.000)

We plan to begin the subject evaluation in September 2019. Our objective is to determine whether the Air Force adhered to DoD and Air Force systems engineering processes during the design and development of the KC-46A airborne tanker refueling boom. We will consider suggestions from management on additional or revised objectives.

Sept. 16, 2019

Audit of the DoD’s Management of the Third Party Collection Program for Medical Claims DODIG-2019-108

Publicly released: September 18, 2019 The objective of this audit was to determine whether the DoD collected the cost of providing health care services from medical claims within the Third Party Collection Program. We reviewed claims from nine DoD medical treatment facilities across the Army, Navy, Air Force, and National Capital Region Medical Directorate.

Sept. 10, 2019

Project Announcement: Audit of Other Transactions Awarded Through Consortiums for Research, Prototypes, or Follow-On Production (Project No. D2019-D000AX-0203.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in September 2019. The objective of this audit is to determine whether the DoD planned and executed other transactions awarded through consortiums in accordance with applicable other transactional authority laws and regulations.

Sept. 10, 2019

Audit of Controls at Military Installations for Schools Participating in the DoD Tuition Assistance Program DODIG-2019-122

Publicly released: September 12, 2019 We determined whether military installations had implemented controls for the DoD Tuition Assistance Program that were designed to ensure that educational institutions with authorized access to DoD installations complied with DoD policies and partnership memorandums of understanding to prevent improper recruitment of service members.

Sept. 6, 2019

Followup Audit of the Defense Logistics Agency’s Management of Excess Items in Long‑Term Storage DODIG-2019-121

Publicly released: September 10, 2019 The objective of this followup audit was to determine whether the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) implemented the recommendations in DODIG‑2016‑036, “Management of Items in the Defense Logistics Agency’s Long‑Term Storage Needs Improvement,” December 22, 2015, and whether the implemented actions corrected the problems identified in the report.

Sept. 3, 2019

Project Announcement: Evaluation of the DoD's Controls Related to Patient Eligibility and Pharmaceutical Management Within the DoD National Capital Region Medical Directorate Executive Medicine Services

We plan to begin this evaluation in September 2019. Our objective is to determine whether the DoD implemented appropriate controls for executive medicine services in the DoD National Capital Region Medical Directorate Executive Medicine Services related to identifying eligible patients, and ordering, storing, dispensing, and accounting for pharmaceuticals. We will consider suggestions from management on additional or revised objectives.

Aug. 30, 2019

Project Announcement: Audit of the DoD Disposition Analysis of Counter-Small Unmanned Aerial Systems Acquired Through the Urgent Capability Acquisition Process (Project No. D2019-D000AU-0202.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in September 2019. The objective of this audit is to determine whether DoD Components adequately completed the disposition analysis of Counter-Small Unmanned Aerial Systems acquired through the urgent capability acquisition process in accordance with DoD guidance.