Oct. 15, 2019

Whistleblower Reprisal Investigation Valiant Integrated Services, Limited Liability Company U.S. Embassy, Baghdad, Iraq DODIG-2020-004

Publicly released: October 17, 2019 The Department of Defense (DoD) Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted this investigation in response to whistleblower reprisal allegations against Valiant Integrated Services, Limited Liability Company (VIS). It was alleged that VIS attempted to transfer the Complainant from the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, to Basra, Iraq, and then discharged her on January 29, 2018 in reprisal for her making protected disclosures to various individuals who had oversight responsibility for the contact between VIS and the Department of the Army.

Oct. 15, 2019

Project Announcement: Audit of the Excess DoD Property Issued Through the Law Enforcement Support Office Program (Project No. D2020-D000AT-0021.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in October 2019. This audit is being performed in response to concerns expressed by Senator Rand Paul. The objective of this audit is to determine whether the DoD provided excess personal property to law enforcement agencies in accordance with the Law Enforcement Support Office Program. We will consider suggestions from management on additional or revised objectives.

Oct. 9, 2019

Quality Control Review of the KPMG LLP FY 2017 Single Audit of the Johns Hopkins University DODIG-2020-002

Publicly released: October 11, 2019 We conducted a quality control review of the KPMG LLP FY 2017 single audit of the Johns Hopkins University to determine whether the single audit was conducted in accordance with auditing standards and Federal requirements.

Oct. 7, 2019

Project Announcement: Audit of the Defense Logistics Agency's Sole Source, Captains of Industry Strategic Support Contracts (Project No. D2020-D000AU-0015.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in October 2019. The objective of this audit is to determine whether the Defense Logistics Agency's (DLA) sole source, Captains of Industry strategic support contracts are achieving cost savings, value, and benefits for the DoD. We will consider suggestions from management on additional or revised objectives.

Oct. 2, 2019

Project Announcement: Contract Audit Follow-Up Research (Project No. D2020-DEV0SO-0006.000)

We plan to begin the subject project in October 2019. We established the project for all contract audit follow-up inquiries or information we request from DoD Components in FY 2020 that are not identified to a specific project.

Sept. 30, 2019

Evaluation of the DoD’s Handling of Incidents of Sexual Assault Against (or Involving) Cadets at the United States Air Force Academy DODIG-2019-125

Publicly released: October 2, 2019 The objectives of this evaluation were to determine whether: the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) sexual assault response coordinator (SARC) and Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) victim advocates (collectively referred to in this report as USAFA SAPR personnel) provided SAPR services to cadet-victims of sexual assault as required by DoD and Air Force policy; Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI) agents investigated reports of sexual assaults involving cadet-victims in accordance with DoD and Air Force policy; USAFA commanders and decision makers retaliated against cadet-victims by disenrolling them from the USAFA 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.

Sept. 30, 2019

Audit of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Oversight of Contracts for Repair and Restoration of the Electric Power Grid in Puerto Rico DODIG-2019-128

Publicly released: October 3, 2019 We determined whether the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers properly monitored contractor labor hours and accurately reviewed and paid invoices for the Puerto Rico power grid repair and restoration contracts in accordance with Federal and DoD guidance.

Sept. 30, 2019

Audit of Access Controls in the Defense Logistics Agency’s Commercial and Government Entity Code Program DODIG-2019-127

Publicly released: October 3, 2019 The objective of this audit was to determine whether the Defense Logistics Agency’s (DLA) controls governing the Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code process are adequate and effective in: issuing CAGE codes to contractors; allowing contractors to update CAGE code information and managing contractor access to DLA systems.

Sept. 30, 2019

Project Announcement: Audit of Coalition Partner Reimbursement of Logistics Civil Augmentation Program Services in Afghanistan (Project No. D2019-D000RJ-0209.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in October 2019. The objective of this audit is to determine whether the DoD properly calculated, requested, and received reimbursement from Coalition partners in Afghanistan for Logistics Support, Services, and Supplies provided under the Logistics Civil Augmentation Program contract. We will consider suggestions from management on additional or revised objectives.

Sept. 26, 2019

Independent Auditor’s Report on the Agreed-Upon Procedures for Reviewing the FY 2019 Civilian Payroll Withholding Data and Enrollment Information DODIG-2019-126

Publicly released: September 30, 2019 The DoD OIG performed this Auditor’s Report solely to assist the Chief Financial Officer and the Inspector General of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management in assessing the reasonableness of the employee withholdings and employer contributions that DFAS reported.