June 22, 2020

Project Announcement: Audit of TRICARE Telehealth Services (Project No. D2020-D000AW-0147.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in June 2020. Our objective is to determine whether the Defense Health Agency paid for telehealth services in accordance with Federal and DoD guidance. We will consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

June 18, 2020

Audit of Army Contracting Command–Afghanistan’s Award and Administration of Contracts (DODIG-2020-094)

Publicly Released: June 22, 2020 The objective of this audit was to determine whether the Army Contracting Command–Afghanistan awarded and administered contracts in accordance with applicable Federal regulations and Army Contracting Command procedures.

June 16, 2020

Audit of the Department of Defense’s Processes to Identify and Clear Munitions and Explosives of Concern During Construction on Guam (DODIG-2020-093)

Publicly Released: June 18, 2020

The objective of this audit was to determine whether DoD personnel implemented safety standards and quality assurance controls for addressing munitions and explosives of concern during military construction projects on Guam, and whether DoD personnel properly managed safety concerns and readiness related to munitions and explosives of concern on Guam in accordance with military standards and risk-management instructions.

June 15, 2020

Project Announcement: Audit of Sole-Source Depot Maintenance Contracts (Project No. D2020-D000AH-0139.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in June 2020. This audit is in response to a reporting requirement included in House Report 116-333, the conference report to accompany Public Law 116-92, the “National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2020,” December 20, 2019. The objective of this audit is to determine whether the Military Services and Defense agencies negotiated fair and reasonable prices for sole-source depot maintenance contracts performed at contractor facilities. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

June 15, 2020

Audit of Contractor Employee Qualifications for Defense Health Agency-Funded Information Technology Contracts (DODIG-2020-091)

Publicly Released: June 17, 2020

The objective of this audit was to determine whether contractor employees met the labor qualifications for Defense Health Agency (DHA) information technology (IT) and telecommunications contracts. See Appendix A for a discussion of the scope and methodology and prior audit coverage related to the objective.

June 15, 2020

Project Announcement: Audit of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Contract Oversight Over the Construction of Alternative Care Sites for the Coronavirus Disease–2019 Response (Project No. D2020-D000AV-0144.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in June 2020. The objective of this audit is to determine whether U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials established quality assurance controls for the Alternate Care Sites facilities constructed in response to the Coronavirus Disease-2019 pandemic. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

June 15, 2020

Project Announcement: Evaluation of Access to DoD Information Technology and Communications During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Project No. D2020.D000CU-0125.000)

We plan to begin the subject evaluation in June 2020. The objective of this evaluation is to determine the extent to which DoD Components provided access to DoD information technology and communications during the COVID-19 pandemic. We may revise the objective as the evaluation proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

June 15, 2020

Project Announcement: Audit of U.S. Transportation Command Cargo Scheduling Effectiveness (Project No. D2020-D000RG-0145.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in June 2020. The objective of this audit is to determine whether Military Departments requested timely airlift and sealift cargo movements through the U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) in accordance with DoD guidance.

June 11, 2020

Summary of Reports and Testimonies Regarding Department of Defense Cybersecurity From July 1, 2018, Through June 30, 2019 (DODIG-2020-089)

Publicly Released: June 15, 2020

The objective of this summary report was to: (1) summarize unclassified and classified reports issued and testimony provided to Congress regarding DoD cybersecurity by the DoD Office of Inspector General, the Government Accountability Office, and the other DoD oversight organizations between July 1, 2018, and June 30, 2019; (2) identify cybersecurity risk areas based on the summarized reports and testimonies, and (3) identify the open DoD cybersecurity‑related recommendations. We issue this summary report annually to identify cybersecurity risk areas, based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), “Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity,” April 16, 2018, (NIST Cybersecurity Framework), for DoD management to review and consider when implementing changes to improve cybersecurity.

June 11, 2020

Summary Evaluation on External Peer Reviews at the Department of Defense Audit Organizations (DODIG-2020-092)

Publicly Released: June 15, 2020

The objective of this evaluation was to identify and summarize systemic deficiencies reported during the most recent cycle of peer reviews of DoD audit organizations and determine whether improvements were made since the last summary report we issued in Report No. DODIG-2016-031, December 14, 2015. This report covers the most recent cycle of peer review reports on DoD audit organizations issued from April 4, 2017, through January 15, 2020.