Nov. 20, 2014

Additional Actions Needed to Effectively Implement the Army Fund Balance With Treasury Reconciliation Tool

The objective was to determine whether the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS), in coordination with the U.S. Army, properly designed the Army Fund Balance With Treasury (FBWT) Tool (AFT) to effectively complete the FBWT reconciliation between the U.S. Army General Fund and the U.S. Treasury.

Nov. 18, 2014

C-5 Reliability Enhancement and Re-engining Program Hotline Evaluation

We evaluated the C-5 Reliability Enhancement and Re-engining Program to determine the legitimacy of the allegations made in the Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General Hotline complaint.

Nov. 17, 2014

Independent Auditor’s Report on the Department of Defense FY 2014 and FY 2013 Closing Package Financial Statements

This report should not be distributed without the accompanying financial statements on which it is based. To request a copy of the financial statements and report, file a Freedom of Information Act request with the Office of the Secretary of Defense: http://www.esd.whs.mil/FOID/foi/

Nov. 17, 2014

Independent Auditor's Report on the Department of Defense FY 2014 and FY 2013 Basic Financial Statements

Nov. 14, 2014

Department of Defense Suicide Event Report (DoDSER) Data Quality Assessment

The Department of Defense Suicide Event Report (DoDSER) is the system of record for health surveillance related to suicide ideations, attempts, and deaths. This assessment focused on decreasing the number of “don’t know” responses on suicide death submissions by identifying changes to policy, training, or oversight. We also examined the sharing of DoD medical information with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Nov. 13, 2014

Project Announcement: Audit of the Management of Operational Test Waivers and Deferrals for Naval Sea Systems Command Programs

This audit is a continuation of the audit initiated under Project No. D2014-D000AE-0164.000, “Management of Operational Test Waivers and Deferrals for Department of the Navy Systems,” announced June 17, 2014. This is report Naval Sea Systems Command Needs to Improve Management of Waiver and Deferral Requests DODIG-2015-172.

Nov. 7, 2014

Independent Auditor's Report on the DoD Medicare Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund FY 2014 and FY 2013 Basic Financial Statements

This report should not be distributed without the accompanying financial statements on which it is based. To request a copy of the financial statements and report, please contact Robert J. Moss, Jr., Chief, Trust Fund and Revenue Cycle Management at the Defense Health Agency by phone at (703) 275-6267 or by email at robert.j.moss.civ@mail.mil.

Nov. 7, 2014

Independent Auditor’s Report on the Defense Health Agency Contract Resource Management FY 2014 Basic Financial Statements

This report should not be distributed without the accompanying financial statements on which it is based. To request a copy of the financial statements and report, please contact Graham D. Ininns, Chief, Contract Resource Management at the Defense Health Agency by phone at (303) 676-3430 or by email at graham.d.ininns.civ@mail.mil.

Nov. 7, 2014

DoD Needs to Improve Processes for Issuing and Managing Cost-Reimbursement Contracts

Our objective was to determine whether DoD complied with interim Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) revisions on the use of cost-reimbursement contracts. We performed this audit in accordance with the FY 2009 National Defense Authorization Act, section 864, “Regulations on the Use of Cost Reimbursement Contracts.” This summary report is the fifth and final in a series of reports on DoD compliance with the interim rule for the use of cost-reimbursement contracts.

Nov. 7, 2014

Army Personnel Complied With the Berry Amendment But Can Improve Compliance With the Buy American Act

Our audit objective was to determine whether Army personnel complied with the Berry Amendment and the Buy American Act when they purchased covered items such as food, clothing, tents, textiles, and hand or measuring tools. We performed this audit in response to Section 1601 of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2014. The act requires the DoD Inspector General to conduct periodic audits of contracting practices and policies related to procurement under section 2533a, title 10, United States Code, the Berry Amendment.