June 3, 2019

Project Announcement: Evaluation of DoD Policies and Processes to Provide Interoperable and Sustainable Counter Small Unmanned Project Announcement: Aircraft Systems (Project No. D2019-DEV000-0163.000)

We plan to begin the subject evaluation in June 2019. The objective of this evaluation is to determine whether DoD's Senior Integration Group for countering small-unmanned aircraft systems is developing policy and implementing processes to provide interoperable and sustainable systems to the combatant commands and the military services.

June 3, 2019

Project Announcement: Quality Control Review of the Deloitte & Touche LLP and the Defense Contract Audit Agency Single Audit of The Aerospace Corporation for Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2016 (Project No. D2019-DEV0SO-0167.000)

We plan to begin the subject quality control review in June 2019. Our objective is to determine whether the audit work was performed in accordance with Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards and applicable auditing standards.

June 3, 2019

Follow-up Evaluation of Corrective Actions Taken in Response to a Prior Evaluation of Foreign Officer Involvement at the United States Special Operations Command DODIG-2019-090

Publicly released: June 13, 2019 Our objective was to determine whether the actions taken by the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (USD[P]), U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), and Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) addressed the 25 recommendations made in DoD Office of Inspector General Report No. DODIG-2016-098, “Evaluation of Foreign Officer Involvement at U.S. Special Operations Command,” published on June 15, 2016 (hereafter referred to as the June 2016 OIG report).

May 31, 2019

Semiannual Report to the Congress: October 1, 2018 through March 31, 2019

The Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, requires the Department of Defense (DoD) Office of Inspector General (OIG) to prepare semiannual reports summarizing its activities for the preceding 6-month period. These semiannual reports are intended to keep the Secretary of Defense and Congress fully informed of significant findings, progress the DoD has made relating to those findings, and recommendations for improvement.

May 30, 2019

Project Announcement: Audit of the Supply Chain Management for a U.S. Nuclear Delivery System (Project No. D2019-D000CT-0138.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in April 2019. This audit is in response to a congressional reporting requirement contained in House Report 114-537, to accompany the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017. Our audit objective is to determine whether the DoD implemented supply chain risk management for a U.S. nuclear weapons delivery system in accordance with DoD requirements. This will be the fourth in a series of audits on supply chain risk management for DoD Strategic Capabilities.

May 30, 2019

Project Announcement: Audit of U.S. Military Equipment Retrograded from Syria (Project No. D2019-D000RG-0159.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in May 2019. The objective of this audit is to determine whether the DoD has secured and accounted for the U.S. military equipment retrograded from Syria.

May 28, 2019

Project Announcement: Audit of the Army's Oversight of the Base Operations Support Services (BOSS) Contract for Camp Taji, Iraq (Project No. D2019-D000RJ-0161.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in May 2019. The objective of this audit is to determine whether the U.S. Army is adequately overseeing the Camp Taji, Iraq, BOSS contract to ensure the contractor is providing support services in accordance with contract requirements.

May 24, 2019

Report of Investigation: Brigadier General Norman Cooling, U.S. Marine Corps DODIG-2019-092

Publicly released: June 19, 2019 On February 27, 2018, the U. S. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) sent a complaint to the Secretary of Defense stating the Committee had received information from “multiple sources” alleging that Brigadier General (BGen) Norman L. Cooling, United States Marine Corps (USMC), created a hostile work environment through disparaging treatment of personnel that led to a “general distrust” of his impartiality toward women and his overall leadership.

May 20, 2019

Lead Inspector General for Operation Pacific Eagle-Philippines I Quarterly Report to the United States Congress I January 1, 2019 – March 31, 2019

Publicly released: May 22, 2019 This Lead Inspector General (Lead IG) report to the United States Congress is the 6th quarterly report on Operation Pacific Eagle-Philippines (OPE-P), the overseas contingency operation to support the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP) fight against ISIS affiliates and other terrorist organizations. This report summarizes significant events related to this operation and describes ongoing and planned Lead IG and partner agency oversight work. This report covers the period from January 1, 2019 to March 31, 2019.

May 20, 2019

Evaluation of Operations and Management of Arlington and Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home National Military Cemeteries DODIG-2019-083

Publicly released: May 22, 2019 This is one of two reports evaluating the operations and management of military cemeteries under the control of the Military Departments.