Aug. 10, 2018

Evaluation of Intelligence Support to Protect U.S. Nuclear Weapons in Europe DODIG-2018-144

This evaluation determined if the level of DoD intelligence support provided to U.S. Commanders of nuclear-capable units in Europe was adequate to protect U.S. nuclear weapons. This evaluation does not address the physical security of weapon storage vaults.

This report is classified. A redacted copy is available here.

Aug. 10, 2018

Project Announcement: Evaluation of DoD Compliance at Active Sites Conducting Open Burning or Open Detonation of Excess Conventional Ammunition and Explosives in the U.S. and Its Territories (Project No. D2018-D00SPO-0178.000)

We plan to begin the subject evaluation in August 2018. The project was initiated by Congressional request. Our objective is to evaluate DoD compliance with relevant environmental and related laws, inter-agency and municipal agreements, and policy at sites where DoD conducts or conducted open burning of excess conventional ammunition and explosives at locations in the United States and its Territories. We will also evaluate DoD oversight of contractors performing open burning at those sites.

Aug. 9, 2018

U.S. Africa Command and U.S. European Command Integration of Operational Contract Support DODIG-2018-142

This report is Classified. A redacted copy of this report can be found in the FOIA Reading Room here.

Aug. 8, 2018

United States Marine Corps Aviation Squadron Aircraft Readiness Reporting DODIG-2018-141

We determined whether active duty Marine Corps Aviation squadrons accurately reported aircraft readiness in the Defense Readiness Reporting System–Marine Corps.

Aug. 6, 2018

Lead Inspector General for Operation Inherent Resolve and Operation Pacific Eagle- Philippines I Quarterly Report to the United States Congress I April 1, 2018 - June 30, 2018

This Lead Inspector General (Lead IG) report to the United States Congress is the 14th report on Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), the overseas contingency operation to combat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), and the 3rd report on Operation Pacific Eagle-Philippines (OPE-P) to support the Philippine government’s fight against ISIS affiliates and other terrorist organizations.

Aug. 6, 2018

Project Announcement: Audit of the DoD's Preparation for Natural Disasters (Project No. D2018-D000AV-0191.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in August 2018. We are conducting this audit in coordination with seven Offices of Inspector General, as part of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) Disaster Assistance Working Group - Cross Cutting Functional Effort. Our objective is to determine to what extent DoD is prepared to respond to upcoming natural disasters.

Aug. 1, 2018

Compendium of Open Office of Inspector General Recommendations to the Department of Defense

The 2018 Compendium lists the number, type, age, and status of 1,558 open recommendations, as of March 31, 2018. In this Compendium, we highlight the 25 high-priority open recommendations that we believe, if implemented, have the potential to result in significant improvements to DoD operations.

July 31, 2018

Project Announcement: Termination of the Audit of Payments for TRICARE Urgent Care Benefits (Project No. D2018-D000AW-0140.000)

We announced the subject audit on May 1, 2018. The objective was to determine whether the DoD appropriately paid for beneficiary health care services covered under the urgent care benefit. We are terminating this audit because during the planning phase of the audit, the Defense Health Agency informed the audit team that it issued a fee waiver for all point of service charges for covered care for TRICARE eligible beneficiaries from December 1, 2017, through March 30, 2018, which would include point of service fees charged for urgent care services. Further, the Defense Health Agency informed the audit team that after June 30, 2018, the TRICARE claims processor that processed all claims prior to January 1, 2018, was not contractually obligated to provide explanations of why specific urgent care charges were paid.

July 25, 2018

Acquisition of the Navy’s Mine Countermeasures Mission Package DODIG-2018-140

We determined whether the Navy is effectively managing the development of a mine countermeasures (MCM) mission package that will allow the Littoral Combat Ship to detect and neutralize or avoid mines in support of fleet operations.

July 23, 2018

DoD Management of the Enhanced Army Global Logistics Enterprise Maintenance Contract in Afghanistan DODIG-2018-139

We determined whether the Army monitored contractor performance and costs of the Enhanced Army Global Logistics Enterprise–Afghanistan (EAGLE-AFG) maintenance contract to ensure that the contractor maintained tactical vehicles and weapons in accordance with contract requirements while keeping costs to a minimum.