March 13, 2019

Audit of Management of Government‑Owned Property Supporting the F‑35 Program DODIG-2019-062

We determined whether DoD personnel managed Government property supporting the F‑35 Program in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation, Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, and DoD Instruction 5000.64 requirements for property accountability.

Feb. 25, 2019

Review of Parts Purchased From TransDigm Group, Inc. DODIG-2019-060

We determined whether the DoD purchased parts at fair and reasonable prices from TransDigm Group, Inc. This audit was conducted in response to three letters from Members of Congress to the DoD Office of Inspector General.

Feb. 12, 2019

Accounting and Financial Reporting for the Military Housing Privatization Initiative DODIG-2019-056

We determined whether the DoD Military Housing Privatization Initiative (MHPI) program was properly accounted for in DoD financial and property systems and reported in the FY 2017 DoD Agency-Wide Financial Statements. The DoD Deputy Chief Financial Officer (DCFO) requested this audit on May 26, 2017.

Feb. 4, 2019

Lead Inspector General for Operation Inherent Resolve I Quarterly Report to the United States Congress I October 1, 2018 – December 31, 2018

This is the 16th Lead Inspector General (Lead IG) report to the United States Congress on Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), the overseas contingency operation (OCO) to combat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The report covers the period October 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018, and summarizes the quarter’s key events and provides information on the status of OIR. The report also describes completed, ongoing, and planned Lead IG and partner agency oversight work related to OIR.

Jan. 31, 2019

DoD Efforts to Train, Advise, Assist, and Equip the Armed Forces of the Republic of the Philippines DODIG-2019-048

We determined whether DoD efforts to train, advise, assist, and equip the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), as articulated by DoD and USPACOM Operation Pacific Eagle–Philippines execute orders, increased the AFP’s capability to counter existing violent extremist organization (VEO) threats and built sustainable AFP capabilities to disrupt, defeat, and deny safe haven to current and future VEOs in the Philippines.

Jan. 22, 2019

Project Announcement: Quality Control Review of the KPMG LLP Single Audit of Johns Hopkins University (Project No. D2019-DAPOSA-0081.000)

As the Federal cognizant agency for The Johns Hopkins University, we will be performing a quality control review of the single audit for fiscal year ended June 30, 2017. The single audit is required by Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance). The purpose of our review is to determine whether the audit work was performed in accordance with Uniform Guidance requirements and applicable auditing standards.

Jan. 9, 2019

Summary of Reports Issued Regarding Department of Defense Cybersecurity From July 1, 2017, Through June 30, 2018 DODIG-2019-044

Our objective was to (1) summarize unclassified and classified reports issued and testimonies made from the DoD oversight community and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2018, that included DoD cybersecurity issues; (2) identify cybersecurity risk areas for DoD management to address based on the five functions of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), “Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity,” April 16, 2018 (Cybersecurity Framework); and (3) identify the open DoD cybersecurity recommendations.

Jan. 3, 2019

DoD Civilian Pay Budgeting Process DODIG-2019-041

We determined whether the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)’s (OUSD[C]) management and oversight of the Military Services’ civilian pay (CIVPAY) budget process assured that the Services’ budgets represented the actual cost of their civilian workforce.

Dec. 12, 2018

Defense Hotline Allegations Concerning the MQ‑9 Block 5 Reaper Unmanned Aerial System DODIG-2019-036

We conducted this audit in response to allegations made to the DoD Hotline. We determined whether the U.S. Air Force was: (1) inappropriately charged for MQ‑9 Reaper (MQ‑9) Block 5 aircraft repairs prior to the Air Force accepting the aircraft, (2) using the MQ‑9 Block 5 aircraft to support operational missions, and (3) properly estimating and procuring MQ‑9 Block 5 aircraft spare parts.

Dec. 6, 2018

Quality Control Review of the Grant Thornton LLP FY 2017 Single Audit of Concurrent Technologies Corporation DODIG-2019-033

We conducted a quality control review of the Grant Thornton LLP (Grant Thornton) FY 2017 single audit of Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) to determine whether the single audit was conducted in accordance with auditing standards and the requirements of Title 2 Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, “Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards” (Uniform Guidance).