April 15, 2016

Jacqueline L. Wicecarver, Acting Deputy Inspector General for Auditing, testifies before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations House Armed Services Committee on "Defense Logistics Agency Product Aviation Processes to Obtain Restitution from Contractors that Provide Defective Spare Parts"

April 11, 2016

Project Announcement: Audit of Defense Logistics Agency Compliance with the Berry Amendment and the Buy American Act for Selected Items (Project No. D2016-D000CG-0140.000)

The subject audit is the fourth in a series of audits on DoD compliance with the Berry Amendment and the Buy American Act for selected items. This is report Defense Logistics Agency Compliance With the Berry Amendment and the Buy American Act DODIG-2017-098.

April 8, 2016

San Antonio MICC and POM Personnel Properly Awarded and Administered the POM UESC, but Improved Procedures and Guidance Are Needed

We determined whether the contracts and tasks orders related to the Army Utility Energy Services Contracts (UESCs) were properly awarded and administered. Specifically, we reviewed the contract and task orders related to the UESC awarded for the U.S. Army Garrison Presidio of Monterey (POM), Monterey, California, with a maximum expected value of $10 million. This is the second in a series of audits on Army UESCs.

April 7, 2016

Evaluation of Section 1208 of the National Defense Authorization Act (Classified)

This report is no longer classified and is available for review in the FOIA reading room.

April 4, 2016

Project Announcement: Review of the FY 2016 Defense Health Agency Contract Resource Management Basic Financial Statements Audit (Project No. D2016-D000FT-0117.000)

We plan to begin the review in April 2016. We contracted with the independent public accounting firm of Kearney & Company, P.C., to audit the Contract Resource Management Basic Financial Statements for Fiscal Years Ended September 30, 2016. This is report Independent Auditor's Report on the Defense Health Agency Contract Resource Management FY 2016 and FY 2015 Basic Financial Statements DODIG-2017-011.

March 31, 2016

Army Contracting Officials CouldHave Purchased Husky MountedDetection System Spare Parts atLower Prices (Redacted)

Our objective was to determine whether the Department of the Army was purchasing sole-source spare parts for the Husky Mounted Detection System (HMDS) at fair and reasonable prices from NIITEK, Inc. (NIITEK). We nonstatistically selected 13 of 340 HMDS spare parts to determine whether the Department of the Army paid fair and reasonable prices.

March 31, 2016

Section 847 Requirements for Senior Defense Officials Seeking Employment with Defense Contractors

The objectives of our project are aligned with the House Report 114-102 to accompany H.R. 1735, the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2016, which directed the DoD IG to submit a report by December 31, 2015 (subsequently extended to March 31, 2016) to the congressional defense committees with the following information: The findings of any previous IG reviews to assess whether written opinions are being provided and retained in accordance with Section 847 (provided in Part I of this report). A review of the written ethics opinions that have been requested and provided pursuant to Section 847 and a determination as to whether they comply with Section 847 (provided in Part II of this report). A summary, by Department of Defense organization, of the total number of opinions issued and total number of opinions retained pursuant to Section 847 (provided in Part III of this report). A summary of any referrals to, and complaints received by, the IG or the Department of Justice regarding potential violations of post-employment restrictions, including the final disposition of such cases (provided in Part IV of this report). The status of any pre-2012 records established pursuant to Section 847 of Public Law 110-181 (provided in Part V of this report). Any other matters the IG deems relevant to a comprehensive assessment of compliance with Section 847 (provided in Part VI of this report, which includes Findings, Discussions, and Recommendations).

March 29, 2016

DoD's Efforts to Consolidate Data Centers Need Improvement DODIG-2016-068

Our audit objective was to determine whether selected DoD Components were effectively consolidating their data centers in accordance with the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative (FDCCI).

March 28, 2016

Project Announcement: Quality Control Review of the Ernst & Young LLP and the Defense Contract Audit Agency, Office of Management and Budget Circular A-133 Audit of the SRC, Inc. for Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2014(Project No. 02016-DAPOSA-0126. 000)

As the cognizant agency for SRC, Inc., we will be performing a quality control review of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-133 audit for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014.

March 28, 2016

Other Defense Organizations andDefense Finance and AccountingService Controls Over High-RiskTransactions Were Not Effective DODIG-2016-064

We determined whether Other Defense Organizations (ODOs) had appropriate controls in place over the procure‑to‑pay process to ensure accurate, complete, and auditable line-item data for financial statement audits.