July 6, 2015

Project Announcement: Assessment of Compliance with Section 847 Requirements for Senior Defense Officials Seeking Employment with Defense Contractors (Project No. D2015-D00SPO-0212.000)

We plan to begin the field work for the subject assessment immediately. This review complies with Public Law 110-181, Section 847, “Requirements for Senior Department of Defense Officials Seeking Employment with Defense Contractors,” as amended, paragraph (b)(2), which requires the Office of Inspector General to conduct periodic reviews to ensure that written opinions are being provided and retained in accordance with the statutory requirements. This is report Section 847 Requirements for Senior Defense Officials Seeking Employment with Defense Contractors DODIG-2016-070.

July 3, 2015

Project Announcement: Audit of Department of the Navy (Treasury Index 17) Suspense Accounts (Project No. D2015-D000FS-0204.000)

This is the third in a series of four audits. During site visits in support of the Audit of the DoD Suspense Accounts (Project No. D2015-D000FE-0186.000), we determined that examining suspense accounts from the Treasury Index level is the most efficient and effective audit approach. This is report Improvements Needed in Managing Department of the Navy Suspense Accounts DODIG-2016-104.

July 3, 2015

Project Announcement: Audit of the Department of the Army (Treasury Index 2l) Suspense Accounts (Project No. D20l5-D000FI-0203.000)

This is the second in a series of four audits. During site visits in support of the Audit of the DoD Suspense Accounts (Project No. D2015-D000FE-0186.000), we determined that examining suspense accounts from the Treasury Index level is the most efficient and effective audit approach.

July 1, 2015

Defense Logistics Agency Can Improve Its Product Quality Deficiency Report Processing DODIG-2015-140

The audit objective was to determine whether Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) personnel are adequately processing product quality deficiency reports and identifying the root cause for defective spare parts. This is the first in a series of audits on DLA processing product quality deficiency reports.

June 29, 2015

The Air Force Did Not Monitor the Energy Savings Performance Contract at Joint Base McGuire

Our objective was to determine whether Air Force controls for monitoring contract performance were effective.

June 29, 2015

Evaluation of Defense Contract Management Agency Contracting Officer Actions on Reported DoD Contractor Estimating System Deficiencies

The objective of the evaluation was to determine whether Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) contracting officers took timely and effective actions on DoD contractor estimating System deficiencies reported by Defense Contract Audit Agency.

June 25, 2015

Improvements Needed on DoD Procurements fromRobertson Fuel Systems (Redacted)

Our objective was to determine whether DoD effectively procured items from Robertson Fuel Systems (Robertson). Specifically, we reviewed the commercial item determination and impact a sole-source, commercial procurement strategy had on the fair and reasonable price determination.

June 24, 2015

Project Announcement: Evaluation of the Separation of Service Members Who Made a Report of Sexual Assault

This evaluation is in response to an admendment under H.R. 1735-National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2016, "Inspector General Report on Separation of Members Who Made a Sexual Assault Report." This is report Evaluation of the Separation of Service Members Who Made a Report of Sexual Assault DODIG-2016-088.

June 24, 2015

Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Retained Excessive V-22 Osprey Spare-Parts Inventory

The objective of the audit was to determine whether DoD effectively managed Government-owned V-22 spare parts before procuring the same parts from private contractors and whether DoD properly accounted for Government-owned V-22 inventory managed by private contractors.

June 17, 2015

DoD OIG Semiannual Report to Congress October 1, 2014, to March 31, 2015

The Semiannual Report to the Congress has been issued for the reporting period of October 1, 2014, to March 31, 2015, issued in accordance with the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended. The report summarizes the scope of DoD IG’s oversight activities, as well as the contributions of the audit and investigative agencies of the military departments.