Sept. 23, 2013

The U.S. Air Force Academy Lacked Effective Controls Over Heritage Assets and Guest House Inventories, and Inappropriately Solicited and Accepted Monetary Gifts

We determined whether the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA), its nonappropriated fund instrumentalities (NAFIs), and its supporting nonprofit organizations were properly accepting, recording, reporting, and disbursing donations, gifts, and nonappropriated funds.

Sept. 23, 2013

Project Announcement: Quality Control Review of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Audit Organization

The objective of this review is to determine whether the quality control program for the audit function of the DLA is designed to provide reasonable assurance that the policies and procedures related to the system of audit quality are suitably designed, operating effectively, and complied with in practice. This is report Quality Control Review of the Defense Logistics Agency Audit Organization DODIG-2015-054.

Sept. 19, 2013

Air Force and Army Corps of Engineers ImproperlyManaged the Award of Contracts for the Blue Devil Block 2 Persistent Surveillance System

Our audit objective was to determine whether Army Corps of Engineers and Air Force personnel properly awarded and administered contracts for the acquisition of the Blue Devil Block 2 surveillance system.

Sept. 18, 2013

The Department of Defense and Veteran Affairs Health Care Joint Venture at Tripler Army Medical Center Needs More Management Oversight

Our audit objective was to determine whether the Master Sharing Agreement (MSA) and Joint Policies governing claims and reimbursement between Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and DoD for health care services at Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC) were operating effectively.

Sept. 18, 2013

Assessment of the Office of Security Cooperation-Iraq Mission Capabilities

This report addresses the adequacy of Department of Defense support for executing security cooperation programs in Iraq and whether the Office of Security Cooperation–Iraq (OSC-I) is organized, equipped, and prepared to successfully accomplish its mission.

Sept. 16, 2013

Army Requirement To Acquire Individual Carbine Not Justified

We initiated this audit to determine whether the Army justified its competition to acquire a new Individual Carbine (IC) weapon and whether the Army was implementing an effective acquisition strategy.

Sept. 16, 2013

Project Announcement: Audit of the Department of the Army's Special Program Requirements Determination Process for Spare Parts Ordered from the Defense Logistics Agency

The objective of this audit is to determine whether the Department of the Army is reasonably forecasting Special Program Requirements for spare parts ordered from Defense Logistics Agency. This is report Army Needs to Improve the Reliability of the Spare Parts Forecasts It Submits to the Defense Logistics Agency DODIG-2014-124.

Sept. 6, 2013

Improvements Needed at the Defense AdvancedResearch Projects Agency When Evaluating BroadAgency Announcement Proposals

Our objective was to determine whether the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) properly awarded contracts from broad agency announcements (BAAs). Specifically, we reviewed contracts awarded and funded by DARPA from DARPA BAAs published in March 2011 through September 30, 2012.

Aug. 29, 2013

Quality Control Review of the PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP FY 2011 Single Audit of SRI International

SRI International (SRI) is an independent, nonprofit research institute headquartered in Menlo Park, California. SRI conducts client-sponsored research and development for government agencies, commercial businesses, foundations, and other organizations. SRI expended $424.2 million in Federal awards for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, under one Federal program, the research and development cluster. Of the $424.2 million, $295.2 million was expended for Department of Defense programs.

Aug. 26, 2013

Report on Quality Control Review of the Grant Thornton, LLP, FY 2011 Single Audit of the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement ofMilitary Medicine

As the cognizant Federal agency for the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine (the Foundation), we began a review of the Grant Thornton LLP (Grant Thornton), single audit and supporting working papers for the audit period October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011. The purpose of our review was to determine whether the single audit was conducted in accordance with auditing standards1 and the auditing and reporting requirements of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-133, “Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations,” (Circular A-133). Appendix A contains additional criteria, scope, and methodology of the review; and Appendix B lists the compliance requirements that Grant Thornton determined to be applicable to the FY 2011 audit.