May 3, 2017

Independent Auditor’s Report on the Air Force General Fund FY 2016 and FY 2015 Basic Financial Statements DODIG-2017-006

The report begins on page 108 of the FY 2016 United States Air Force Agency Financial Report.

April 28, 2017

Project Announcement: Followup Audit on Report No. DODIG-2012-090, "Improvements Needed to Strengthen the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System Security Posture" (Project No. D2017-D000RD-0137.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in May 2017. Our objective is to determine whether the Defense Manpower Data Center effectively implemented corrective actions to remediate physical and cybersecurity weaknesses identified in Report No. DODIG-2012-090 "Improvements Needed to Strengthen the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System Security Posture." The audit report contained 32 recommendations addressing weaknesses in how Defense Manpower Data Center personnel implemented 33 DoD Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process controls for protecting the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System from internal and external cyber threats. This is report Followup Audit: The Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System Security Posture DODIG-2018-096.

April 27, 2017

The Missile Defense Agency Can Improve Supply Chain Security for the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense System (Redacted) DODIG-2017-076

This report is a result of Project No. D2016-D000AG-0215.000.

April 26, 2017

Project Announcement: Quality Control Review of the Defense Information Systems Agency Audit Organization (Project No. D2017-DAPOIA-0139.000)

The Office of the Assistant Inspector General for Audit Policy and Oversight will begin the subject review in May 2017. The Government Auditing Standards require that an audit organization performing government audits have an appropriate internal quality control system and undergo an external quality control review every three years by an organization that is independent of the organization being reviewed. Our objective is to determine whether the DISA audit organization system of quality control is suitably designed and whether the audit organization is complying with its quality control system to provide it with reasonable assurance of conformity with the applicable professional standards.

April 24, 2017

Project Announcement: Evaluation of the Defense Hotline Allegation Regarding the Actions of the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) Termination Contracting Officer Regarding Questioned Costs Reported by Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) Regarding a Subcontract Termination Settlement

We plan to begin the subject evaluation in May 2017 in response to Defense Hotline allegations. Our objective is to determine whether appropriate actions were taken by a Termination Contracting Officer on a DCAA report that questioned costs from a subcontract termination settlement proposal audit. This evaluation will include but is not limited to reviewing relevant supporting documentation and interviews with personnel from DCMA arid DCAA. This is report Hotline Allegation Regarding the Actions of a Defense Contract Management Agency Contracting Officer on a Subcontractor’s Termination Settlement Proposal DODIG-2018-128.

April 19, 2017

Assessment of U.S. and Coalition Plans and Efforts to Train, Advise, Assist, and Equip the Iraqi Counterterrorism Service and the Iraqi Special Operations Forces DODIG-2017-074

To assess U.S. and Coalition efforts to train, advise, assist, and equip the Iraqi Counterterrorism Service (CTS) and the Iraqi Special Operations Forces 1 in support of operations against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.

April 17, 2017

Project Announcement: Audit of the Completeness and Accuracy of the U.S. Aimy Corps of Engineers Improper Payment Estimates as Reported in the FY 2016 DoD Agency Financial Report (Project No. D2017-DOOOCL-0128.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in April 2017. Our objective is to determine whether the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers used a complete universe of payments and accurately identified improper payments when reporting improper payment estimates in the FY 2016 DoD Agency Financial Report for the commercial pay and travel pay programs.

April 7, 2017

Defense Information Systems Agency Officials Complied With Federal and DoD Policies for Managing the Defense Collaboration Services but Need to Obtain a Full Authorization to Operate (Redacted) DODIG-2017-073

We determined whether the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) complied with Federal and DoD mandatory processes for software life cycle management of the Defense Collaboration Services (DCS).

April 4, 2017

Project Announcement: Audit Followup on the Department of the Navy's Triannual Review and New Triannual Review Requirements for Commitments, Unliquidated Obligations, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Unfilled Customer Orders (Project No. D2017-D000FS-0123.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in April 2017. Our objective is to determine whether the Department of the Navy has effectively implemented the corrective actions for open recommendations in DODIG Report No. DODIG-2015-127, “Triannual Review Processes Need Improvement at Three Naval Budget Submitting Offices,” May 18, 2015 and DODIG-2015-072,“Improvements Needed for Navy's Triannual Review,” January 22, 2015. We will also determine whether the Department of the Navy triannual review is effective and performed in accordance with DoD Financial Management Regulations. This is report Followup Audit: Prior Recommendations to the Department of Navy Regarding the Triannual Review Process for Financial Transactions DODIG-2018-085.

April 3, 2017

Project Announcement: Contract Oversight of the Audit of the FY 2017 Defense Health Agency Contract Resource Management Basic Financial Statements (Project No. D2017-D000FT-0102.000)

We plan to begin the oversight in April 2017. We contracted with the independent public accounting firm of Kearney & Company, P.C., to audit the Defense Health Agency Contract Resource Management Basic Financial Statements for fiscal years ended September 30, 2017, and 2016. The objective of the audit is to determine whether the FY 2017 Defense Health Agency Contract Resource Management financial statements and related notes, are presented fairly, in all material respects, and in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. This is report Transmittal of the Independent Auditor's Report on the Defense Health Agency Contract Resource Management FY 2017 and FY 2016 Basic Financial Statements DODIG-2018-016.