July 1, 2016

Controls Over Compound Drugs at the Defense Health Agency Reduced Costs Substantially, but Improvements Are Needed

Our objective was to determine whether the Defense Health Agency (DHA) implemented adequate controls over payments for compound drugs.

June 30, 2016

Improvements Needed in Managing Department of the Navy Suspense Accounts

Our objective was to determine whether DoD had controls in place to record Department of the Navy (DON) suspense account balances on the proper component-level financial statements, whether the accounts were being used for the intended purpose, and whether transactions were resolved in a timely manner.

June 27, 2016

Improvements Needed in Managing Army Suspense Accounts

We determined whether DoD had controls in place to record Department of the Army suspense account balances on the proper component-level financial statements. In addition, we determined whether the accounts were used for the intended purpose and transactions were resolved in a timely manner.

June 23, 2016

Additional Controls Needed to Issue Reliable DoD Cost of War Reports That Accurately Reflect the Status of Air Force Operation Inherent Resolve Funds

We determined the accuracy of the Air Force’s obligations and disbursements supporting Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) as reported in the Cost of War (CoW) report. We also examined the CoW report to determine if it satisfied legal requirements to report financial information for contingency operations.

June 17, 2016

Contract Awards at Naval Oceanographic Office Need Improvement

We determined whether the Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO) properly awarded contracts for scientific equipment, software, and technical support. We reviewed a nonstatistical sample of 25 contracts, valued at $15.5 million.

June 17, 2016

DoD Generally Provided Effective Oversight of AbilityOne® Contracts

We determined whether DoD effectively provided oversight of AbilityOne® contracts. We conducted this audit in response to a request from the Senate Armed Services Committee.

June 17, 2016

Review of the Policies for Prepublication Review of DoD Classified or Sensitive Information to Ensure No DoD Sensitive or Classified Information is Released to the Media

ObjectiveOur objective was to review the existing policies that require Department personnel to submit DoD sensitive or classified information for prepublication review to ensure no DoD sensitive or classified information is released to the media.FindingWe found that DoD Directive (DoDD) 5230.09, “Clearance of DoD Information for Public Release,”

June 15, 2016

Project Announcement: Quality Management System (QMS) Inspection of the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) Program -PROJECT NO. D2016-D000PT-0169.000

The Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) will begin the subject inspection in July 2016. The objective of the inspection is to determine if the EELV Program conforms to AS9100C, “Quality Management System – Requirements for Aviation Space and Defense Organizations” as contractually required. This is report Evaluation of the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Program Quality Management System DODIG 2018-045.

June 9, 2016

Project Announcement: Audit of Defense Health Agency Controls Over High-Risk Health Care Pharmaceutical Payments (Project No. D2016-D000CJ-0166.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in June 2016. Our objective is to determine whether Defense Health Agency has adequate controls to identify health care pharmaceutical payments at high risk of fraud or abuse. This is report Defense Health Agency Controls Over High-Risk Pharmaceutical Payments DODIG-2018-033.

June 8, 2016

Medal of Honor Award Process Review: U.S. Army Noncommissioned Officer Nominee

We recently completed our review of the circumstances surrounding the recommendation to award the Medal of Honor (MOH) to a U.S. Army Noncommissioned Officer for his valorous actions in combat while deployed to Afghanistan in 2013.