Feb. 20, 2019

Lead Inspector General for Operation Freedom’s Sentinel I Quarterly Report to the United States Congress I October 1, 2018 – December 31, 2018

This Lead Inspector General (Lead IG) report to the United States Congress on Operation Freedom’s Sentinel (OFS) is the 15th quarterly report detailing the overseas contingency operation. The report summarizes significant events involving OFS and describes completed, ongoing, and planned Lead IG and partner agency oversight work. This report covers the period from October 1, 2018, to December 31, 2018.

Feb. 19, 2019

Summary and Follow-up Report on Audits of DoD Energy Savings Performance Contracts DODIG-2019-058

We summarized systemic problems with the contract administration of energy savings performance contracts (ESPCs) reported in eight Government Accountability Office (GAO), DoD OIG, and U.S. Army Audit Agency (USAAA) reports issued since 2013. We also determined whether DoD, Army, Navy, Air Force, and Defense Logistics Agency officials implemented the recommendations in the eight reports.

Feb. 19, 2019

Project Announcement: Audit of Transportation and Secure Storage of Arms, Ammunition, and Explosives in the United States (Project No. D2019-D000RK-0114.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in February 2019. Our objective is to determine whether the DoD protects arms, ammunition, and explosives (AA&E) transported in the United States by commercial carriers in accordance with the Defense Transportation Regulation. We will consider suggestions from management on additional or revised objectives.

Feb. 13, 2019

Iraqi Border Guard Equipment DODIG-2019-057

We determined whether the Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF‑OIR) and the 1st Theater Sustainment Command (1st TSC) validated the requirements for Iraqi border guard (IBG) equipment against demonstrated needs, and accounted for border guard equipment before divestment to the Government of Iraq.

Feb. 12, 2019

Accounting and Financial Reporting for the Military Housing Privatization Initiative DODIG-2019-056

We determined whether the DoD Military Housing Privatization Initiative (MHPI) program was properly accounted for in DoD financial and property systems and reported in the FY 2017 DoD Agency-Wide Financial Statements. The DoD Deputy Chief Financial Officer (DCFO) requested this audit on May 26, 2017.

Feb. 6, 2019

Project Announcement: Oversight of the Audit of the FY 2019 Defense Information Systems Agency Working Capital Fund Financial Statements (Project No. D2019-D000FL-107.000)

Our planned oversight will begin immediately. The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, DoD, requested an audit of the Defense Information Systems Agency Working Capital Fund Financial Statements. We contracted with the independent public accounting firm of Kearney & Company, P.C. (Kearney & Company) to audit the Defense Information System Agency's Working Capital Fund Financial Statements for Fiscal Years ending September 30, 2019, and September 30, 2018. Kearney & Company's objective is to determine whether the FY 2019 Defense Information System Agency's Working Capital Fund Financial Statements and related notes are presented fairly and in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Our objective is to provide contract oversight of Kearney & Company's audit and determine whether Kearney & Company complied with applicable auditing standards.

Feb. 6, 2019

Project Announcement: Oversight of the Audit of the FY 2019 Defense Information Systems Agency General Fund Financial Statements (Project No. D2019-D000FL-0108.000)

Our planned oversight will begin immediately. The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, DoD, requested an audit of the Defense Information Systems Agency General Fund Financial Statements. We contracted with the independent public accounting firm of Kearney & Company, P.C. (Kearney & Company) to audit the Defense Information System Agency's General Fund Financial Statements for Fiscal Years ending September 30, 2019, and September 30, 2018. Kearney & Company's objective is to determine whether the FY 2019 Defense Information System Agency's General Fund Financial Statements and related notes are presented fairly and in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Our objective is to provide contract oversight of Kearney & Company's audit and determine whether Kearney & Company complied with applicable auditing standards.

Feb. 4, 2019

Lead Inspector General for Operation Pacific Eagle – Philippines | Quarterly Report to the United States Congress | October 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018

This Lead Inspector General (Lead IG) report to the United States Congress is the 5th quarterly report on Operation Pacific Eagle-Philippines (OPE-P), the overseas contingency operation to support the Philippine government’s fight against ISIS affiliates and other terrorist organizations. This report summarizes significant events related to this operation and describes ongoing and planned Lead IG and partner agency oversight work. This report covers the period from October 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018.

Feb. 4, 2019

Lead Inspector General for Operation Inherent Resolve I Quarterly Report to the United States Congress I October 1, 2018 – December 31, 2018

This is the 16th Lead Inspector General (Lead IG) report to the United States Congress on Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), the overseas contingency operation (OCO) to combat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The report covers the period October 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018, and summarizes the quarter’s key events and provides information on the status of OIR. The report also describes completed, ongoing, and planned Lead IG and partner agency oversight work related to OIR.

Jan. 31, 2019

DoD Efforts to Train, Advise, Assist, and Equip the Armed Forces of the Republic of the Philippines DODIG-2019-048

We determined whether DoD efforts to train, advise, assist, and equip the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), as articulated by DoD and USPACOM Operation Pacific Eagle–Philippines execute orders, increased the AFP’s capability to counter existing violent extremist organization (VEO) threats and built sustainable AFP capabilities to disrupt, defeat, and deny safe haven to current and future VEOs in the Philippines.