Nov. 7, 2014

Defense Logistics Agency Energy Needs To Improve Oversight of the Aviation Into-Plane Reimbursement Card Program (Redacted)

Nov. 7, 2014

The Services Need To Improve Accuracy When Initially Assigning Demilitarization Codes

This report is one in a series of reports concerning the DoD Demilitarization (DEMIL) program. The audit objective was to determine whether the Services were properly evaluating DoD property and assigning accurate DEML codes when property enters the DoD supply system. We also determined whether the Defense Logistics Agency was validating the accuracy of DEMIL codes when property was sent to the Defense Logistics Agency after being identified as excess.

Nov. 7, 2014

Army Personnel Complied With the Berry Amendment But Can Improve Compliance With the Buy American Act

Our audit objective was to determine whether Army personnel complied with the Berry Amendment and the Buy American Act when they purchased covered items such as food, clothing, tents, textiles, and hand or measuring tools. We performed this audit in response to Section 1601 of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2014. The act requires the DoD Inspector General to conduct periodic audits of contracting practices and policies related to procurement under section 2533a, title 10, United States Code, the Berry Amendment.

Nov. 7, 2014

Independent Auditor’s Report on the Defense Health Agency Contract Resource Management FY 2014 Basic Financial Statements

This report should not be distributed without the accompanying financial statements on which it is based. To request a copy of the financial statements and report, please contact Graham D. Ininns, Chief, Contract Resource Management at the Defense Health Agency by phone at (303) 676-3430 or by email at graham.d.ininns.civ@mail.mil.

Nov. 4, 2014

Task Force to Improve Timeliness of Senior Official Administrative Investigations (Redacted)

At the request of the Deputy Secretary of Defense, the DoD IG led a task force to review and improve the timeliness of senior official administrative investigations. The task force reviewed data, processes, policies, and resources, and examined proposed changes to conduct more efficient and timely investigations. The task force prepared a plan of action consisting of short-, medium-, and long-range goals to implement the task force recommendations.

Nov. 3, 2014

Project Announcement: Audit of the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Sole-Source Spare Parts Procurements from General Electric Company

Our objective is to determine whether the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation is purchasing sole-source spare parts at fair and reasonable prices from the General Electric Company. This is report Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Generally Purchased Sole-Source Spare Parts From the General Electric Company at Fair and Reasonable Prices, but Improvements Could Be Made DODIG-2015-153.

Nov. 3, 2014

Evaluation of Government Quality Assurance Oversight for DoD Acquisition Programs

Our objective was to evaluate DoD overarching quality management policies and procedures and Government-performed quality assurance oversight of defense acquisition programs. To evaluate DoD quality management practices across DoD, we evaluated top-level policies and procedures of DoD Components (that is, Military Departments, Defense agencies, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the combatant commands, and DoD field organizations).

Nov. 3, 2014

Evaluation of Matters Related to the Death of Navy Seaman Kyle Antonacci

This evaluation was initiated in response to a complaint to the Defense Hotline. The complaint questioned the integrity of the investigation into the death of Navy Seaman Kyle Antonacci and specifically alleged the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) and Department of Navy officials conspired to rule the death a suicide. The objective of our evaluation was to determine whether the NCIS conducted three related criminal investigations (rape, perjury, and death) in accordance with NCIS standards and whether any evidence exists to suggest a conspiracy.

Nov. 3, 2014

Quality Control Review of BDO USA, LLP FY 2013 Single Audit of Advanced Technology International

As the cognizant Federal agency1 for Advanced Technology International (ATI), we performed a review of the BDO USA, LLP (BDO) single audit and supporting working papers for the audit period of July 1, 2012, through June 30, 2013. Our objective was to determine whether BDO conducted the single audit in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants auditing standards, and the auditing and reporting requirements of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-133, “Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations.” Appendix A contains additional details on our criteria, scope, and methodology; and identifies prior quality control reviews. Appendix B lists the compliance requirements that BDO determined to be applicable to the FY 2013 audit.

Oct. 29, 2014

Evaluation of the Defense Criminal Investigative Organizations' Defense Incident-Based Reporting System Reporting and Reporting Accuracy

We evaluated the Defense Criminal Investigative Organizations’ (DCIOs) process for reporting accurate criminal incident data to Defense Incident-Based Reporting System (DIBRS) in accordance with DoD Manual (DoDM) 7730.47-M, Volume 1, “Defense Incident-Based Reporting System (DIBRS): Data Segments and Elements,” December 7, 2010.1