March 25, 2020

Evaluation of the United States Air Force Enterprise Ground Services (DODIG-2020-074)

Publicly Released: March 27, 2020

The Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy requested that the DoD OIG evaluate the status of Air Force efforts to develop the Enterprise Ground Services (EGS). The objective of the evaluation was to determine whether the Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) developed a plan to implement EGS. We also reviewed the status of the AFSPC’s effort to implement the mandatory use of EGS by December 2028.

March 24, 2020

Audit of DoD Hotline Allegations Concerning the Defense Microelectronics Activity (DODIG-2020-072)

Publicly Released: March 26, 2020

We conducted this audit in response to allegations made to the DoD Hotline. The objective of this audit was to determine whether the Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA) resolved customer requests for microelectronics using the Advanced Reconfigurable Manufacturing for Semiconductors (ARMS) facilities.

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.

March 24, 2020

Project Announcement: Agreed-Upon Procedures for Reviewing the FY 2020 Civilian Payroll Withholding Data and Enrollment Information (Project No. D2020-D000FP-0080.000)

We plan to begin the agreed-upon procedures in March 2020. The Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 19-03, “Audit Requirements for Federal Financial Statements,” August 27, 2019, requires that we perform certain agreed-upon procedures on DoD payroll and personnel files. Our objective is to assist the Office of Personnel Management in assessing whether retirement, health benefits, and life insurance withholdings and contributions, as well as enrollment information submitted via the Semiannual Headcount Report by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service for FY 2020 were reasonable. The Defense Finance and Accounting Service currently processes payroll for the DoD, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services, and Department of Veterans Affairs. In addition to our review of DoD personnel files, we plan to review the Veterans Affairs personnel files for this year’s engagement. Auditors from the Inspector General offices for the Department of Energy and Department of Health and Human Services will review the personnel files for their respective agencies.

March 23, 2020

Audit of the Department of Defense’s Ground Transportation and Secure Hold of Arms, Ammunition, and Explosives in the United States (DODIG-2020-071)

Publicly Released: March 25, 2020

The objective of this audit was to determine whether the DoD protected arms, ammunition, and explosives (AA&E) transported in the United States by commercial ground carriers in accordance with the Defense Transportation Regulation (DTR).

March 18, 2020

Audit of Security Controls Over the Department of Defense’s Global Command and Control System–Joint Information Technology System (DODIG-2020-068)

Publicly Released: March 20, 2020

The objective of this audit was to determine whether DoD combatant commands and Military Services implemented security controls over the Global Command and Control System–Joint (GCCS-J) to protect DoD data and information technology assets.

March 18, 2020

Audit of the Army’s Base Life Support Contract for Camp Taji, Iraq (DODIG-2020-069)

Publicly Released: March 20, 2020 The objective of this audit was to determine whether Combined Joint Task Force–Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF OIR) and the U.S. Army ensured that the contractor provided Camp Taji, Iraq, base life support (BLS) services in accordance with contract requirements.

March 17, 2020

Quality Control Review of the Defense Contract Audit Agency and Deloitte & Touche Fiscal Year 2016 Single Audit of the Aerospace Corporation (DODIG-2020-070)

Publicly Released: March 19, 2020

We determined whether the Defense Contract Audit Agency and Deloitte & Touche LLP performed the FY 2016 single audit of the Aerospace Corporation in accordance with auditing standards and Federal requirements.

March 13, 2020

Followup Audit on Corrective Actions Taken by DoD Components in Response to DoD Cyber Red Team-Identified Vulnerabilities and Additional Challenges Facing DoD Cyber Red Team Missions (DODIG-2020-067)

Publicly Released: March 17, 2020

The objective of this followup audit was to determine whether DoD Cyber Red Teams and DoD Components took actions to correct problems identified in Report No. DODIG-2013-035, "Better Reporting and Certification Processes Can Improve Red Teams' Effectiveness," December 21, 2012. In addition, we determined whether DoD Cyber Red Teams supported operational testing and combatant command exercises to identify network vulnerabilities, threats, and other security weaknesses affecting DoD systems, networks, and facilities, and whether corrective actions were taken to address DoD Cyber Red Team findings. We also assessed risks affecting the ability of DoD Cyber Red Teams to support DoD missions and priorities.

March 12, 2020

Project Announcement: Termination of the Audit of the DoD's Response To and Recovery from Cyber Incidents (Project No. D2019-D000CU-0041.000)

We announced the subject audit on April 2, 2019, (attached). The objective was to determine whether the DoD was adequately responding to and recovering from cyber incidents to mitigate adverse operational and technical impacts in accordance with Federal and DoD guidance. We are terminating this audit because continuing with the project would mean duplicating the work of another team and represent inefficient use of DoD OIG resources. We appreciate the courtesies extended to the staff during the audit.