July 12, 2018

Project Announcement: Evaluation of the Department of Defense and DoD Education Activity Response to Incidents of Serious Student Misconduct on Military Installations (Project No. 2018C011)

In response to requirements in the Senate Armed Services Committee report to accompany the Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, the DoD Office of Inspector General will evaluate whether the DoD and DoD Education Activity (DoDEA) have adequate policies and procedures to respond to incidents of serious student misconduct including sexual assault and sexual harassment.

July 10, 2018

Followup Audit: Application Level General Controls for the Defense Cash Accountability System DODIG-2018-136

We determined whether the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) implemented corrective actions for the recommendations in Report No. DODIG-2017-015, “Application Level General Controls for the Defense Cash Accountability System Need Improvement,” November 10, 2016, and determined whether those actions corrected the reported problems.

July 9, 2018

Evaluation of DoD Hotline Complaint Regarding Defense Contract Management Agency Baltimore’s Actions on Audit Findings Reported by Defense Contract Audit Agency DODIG-2018-134

We evaluated a Defense Hotline complaint alleging that a Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) contracting officer at the Baltimore Field office did not take appropriate action on a Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) Audit Report which identified $1.1 million in indirect costs that did not comply with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).

July 6, 2018

Defense Logistics Agency Award and Administration of Energy Savings Performance Contracts DODIG-2018-135

We determined whether the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) officials: • maintained competition in soliciting and awarding energy savings performance contracts (ESPCs), • appointed contracting officer’s representatives (CORs) and conducted base-level oversight of ESPC maintenance and repair, and • validated contractor-claimed energy savings on elect ESPCs.

July 3, 2018

Project Announcement: Audit of DoD Management of Medical Claims Through the Third Party Collection Program (Project No. D2018-D000AX-0174.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in July 2018. Our objective is to determine whether DoD is maximizing collections of medical claims within the Third Party Collection Program. We will consider suggestions from management on additional or revised objectives.

June 25, 2018

Project Announcement: Summary Audit of Systemic Weaknesses in the Cost of War Reports (Project No. D2018-D000RM-0164.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in June 2018. Our objective is to summarize systemic weaknesses in DoD's accounting for costs associated with ongoing contingencies identified in Cost of War audit reports issued between 2016 and 2018.

June 25, 2018

Procurement Quantities of the AH-64E Apache New Build and Remanufacture Helicopter Programs DODIG-2018-130

We determined whether the Army justified procurement quantities for the AH-64E Apache new build and remanufacture helicopter programs.

June 22, 2018

Project Announcement: Audit of the Protection of DoD Information Maintained on Contractor Systems and Networks (Project No. D2018-D000CR-0171.000)

We plan to begin the audit in June 2018. We are announcing this audit in response to a request from the Secretary of Defense. Our objective is to determine whether DoD contractors have security controls in place to protect the DoD controlled unclassified information maintained on their systems and networks from internal and external cyber threats.

June 20, 2018

Department of the Navy Civilian Pay Budget Process DODIG-2018-129

We determined whether Department of the Navy (DON) budget officials adequately supported and justified the civilian full-time equivalents (FTEs) and pay requirements in the Navy and Marine Corps FY 2017 Budget Estimate Submissions.

June 18, 2018

Project Announcement: Reannouncement of the Audit of the DoD's Implementation of Cybersecurity Controls for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems as the Audit of DoD's Management of Cybersecurity Risks for Purchasing Commercial Items (Project No. D2018-D000CR-0113.000)

We are reannouncing the subject audit, announced March 5, 2018, to inform you of changes to our objective. The reannounced audit objective is to determine whether the DoD is assessing and mitigating cybersecurity risks when purchasing and using select commercial items.