March 24, 2020

Evaluation of the Department of Defense’s Handling of Incidents of Sexual Assault Against (or Involving) Cadets at the United States Military Academy (DODIG-2020-073)

Publicly Released: March, 26, 2020

The objectives of this evaluation were to determine whether United States Military Academy (USMA) Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention (SHARP) Office personnel provided SHARP services to cadet victims of sexual assault as required by DoD and Army policy; United States Army Criminal Investigation Command (CID) agents investigated reports of sexual assaults involving cadet victims in accordance with DoD, Army, and CID policy; USMA commanders and decision makers retaliated against cadet victims by separating them from the USMA 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.

Feb. 12, 2020

Audit of Contract Costs for Hurricane Recovery Efforts at Navy Installations DODIG-2020-060

Publicly Released: February 14, 2020

The objective of this audit was to determine whether the Navy controlled costs for the Global Contingency Construction Contract task orders issued to support the military base recovery efforts from the 2017 and 2018 hurricanes.

Feb. 7, 2020

Lead Inspector General for East Africa And North And West Africa Counterterrorism Operations I Quarterly Report to the United States Congress I October 1, 2019, through December 31, 2019.

Publicly Released: February 11, 2020

This Lead Inspector General (Lead IG) report to the United States Congress on the East Africa Counterterrorism Operation and the North and West Africa Counterterrorism Operation is the 6th quarterly report—and the first unclassified report—detailing both operations. The purpose of these operations is to degrade al Qaeda and ISIS affiliates, and other terrorist groups, in designated regions of Africa. This report covers the period from October 1, 2019, to December 31, 2019.

Nov. 8, 2019

Lead Inspector General for Classified Counterterrorism Operations in Africa I Quarterly Report to the United States Congress I July 1, 2019 – September 30, 2019

As required by the IG Act, the Lead IG is reporting on two counterterrorism operations designated as overseas contingency operations by the Secretary of Defense in February 2018: the East Africa Counterterrorism operation, and the North and West Africa Counterterrorism operation. The Secretary removed the overseas contingency operation designation in May 2019. These operations, which seek to degrade al Qaeda and ISIS-affiliated terrorists in specific regions of Africa, are classified. The Lead IG report is classified as a result. We have provided the report to the federal agencies and congressional committees.

Aug. 21, 2019

Lead Inspector General for Classified Overseas Contingency Operations in Africa and the Middle East I Quarterly Report to the United States Congress I April 1, 2019 – June 30, 2019

As required by the IG Act, the Lead IG report on three classified overseas contingency operations designated by the Secretary of Defense in February 2018: the East Africa Counterterrorism overseas contingency operation, the North and West Africa Counterterrorism overseas contingency operation, and Operation Yukon Journey. These operations, which seek to degrade al Qaeda and ISIS-affiliated terrorists in specific regions of Africa and the Middle East, are classified. The Lead IG report is classified as a result. We have provided the report to the federal agencies and congressional committees.

Aug. 20, 2019

Audit of TRICARE Payments for Health Care Services and Equipment That Were Paid Without Maximum Allowable Reimbursement Rates DODIG-2019-112

Publicly released: August 22, 2019 We determined whether the Defense Health Agency (DHA) paid higher prices than necessary for TRICARE health care services and equipment where it did not establish or use existing TRICARE maximum allowable reimbursement rates. A TRICARE maximum allowable reimbursement rate is the payment ceiling for reimbursement to providers.

July 18, 2018

DoD’s Organizational Changes to the Past Conflict Personnel Accounting Community DODIG-2018-138

Our objective was to evaluate the Department’s implementation of prior DoD OIG recommendations and Secretary of Defense-directed organizational changes to the past conflict personnel accounting community, which resulted in the formation of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA).

April 25, 2018

TRICARE Payments for Standard Electric Breast Pumps and Replacement Parts DODIG-2018-108

We determined whether the DoD paid reasonable prices for standard electric breast pumps and replacement parts provided to beneficiaries in the TRICARE North, South, and West Regions in 2016.

March 14, 2018

TRICARE North Region Payments for Applied Behavior Analysis Services for the Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder DODIG-2018-084

We determined whether the DoD appropriately paid for one-on-one applied behavior analysis interventions (ABA services) for the treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder in the TRICARE North Region. The audit was requested by the Director, TRICARE Health Plan. The TRICARE North Region contractor paid 1,388,073 claim line items for ABA services, valued at $120.1 million, in 2015 and 2016.

Sept. 28, 2017

Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Officials’ Use of Utility Energy Services Contracts DODIG-2017-125

We determined whether the contracts and task orders related to the Utility Energy Services Contracts (UESCs) were properly awarded and administered. This is the third in a series of audits related to the DoD’s use of UESCs.