Oct. 16, 2023

Project Announcement: Evaluation of DoD Voting Assistance Programs for Calendar Year 2023 (Project No. D2024-DEV0PA-0001.000)

The purpose of this memorandum is to notify you that we plan to begin the subject evaluation in October 2023. The objective of this evaluation is to report on the effectiveness of the Services’ voting assistance programs, based on 2023 annual reviews by the respective Service Inspectors General, in accordance with section 1566, title 10, United States Code. We will also report on the DoD Components’ compliance with DoD policy on outreach to voters covered by the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA). Specifically, we will focus on access to absentee voter registration for voters covered by the UOCAVA, and the DoD’s handling of those absentee ballots. We will report on compliance with DoD Instruction 1000.04, “Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP),” November 12, 2019; DoD Directive 5101.11E, “DoD Executive Agent for the Military Postal Service (MPS) and Official Mail Program (OMP),” March 18, 2021; and DoD Instruction 4525.09, “Military Postal Service,” July 10, 2018 (Incorporating Change 2, May 24, 2022).

Oct. 10, 2023

Project Announcement: Audit of Cyber Mission Force Readiness (Project No. D2024-D000CP-0010.000)

The purpose of this memorandum is to notify you that we plan to begin the subject audit in October 2023. The objective of this audit is to determine whether the Military Services are meeting readiness requirements for staffing, training, and equipping the Cyber Mission Force in accordance with DoD guidance. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives. We plan to perform this audit in accordance with the Government Accountability Office’s generally accepted government auditing standards.

Sept. 26, 2023

Management Advisory: DoD Office of Inspector General Review of Other Transaction Agreement W912CG-21-9-0001 (DODIG-2023-125)

Publicly Released: September 28, 2023

We are providing this management advisory to inform DoD and Army Contracting Command leadership of a review the DoD Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted of other transaction (OT) agreement W912CG-21-9-0001. T he DoD awarded t he OT agreement to KPMG, LLP on March 1, 2021, to develop a process for accelerating access to the monoclonal antibody treatments for high‑risk COVID-19 patients.

Sept. 25, 2023

Project Announcement: Evaluation of DoD Compliance with the Prohibition of Unallowable Advertising Costs on Covered DoD Contracts (Project No. D2023-DEV0SO-0161.000)

The purpose of this memorandum is to notify you that we plan to begin the subject evaluation in September 2023. The Joint Explanatory Statement to the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, available on the Senate Appropriations Committee’s website, directs the DoD Office of Inspector General to submit a report on contractor compliance with the prohibition of advertising costs required by Title 10 U.S.C. § 3744(a)(8). The objective of this evaluation is to determine whether the DoD is reimbursing contractors for unallowable advertising costs on covered DoD contracts. We may revise the objective as the evaluation proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives. We plan to perform this evaluation in accordance with the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency “Quality Standards for Inspections and Evaluations.”

Aug. 16, 2023

Lead Inspector General for Operation Enduring Sentinel | April 1, 2023 - June 30, 2023

This Lead Inspector General (Lead IG) report to the United States Congress is the 7th report on Operation Enduring Sentinel (OES). The report summarizes significant events involving OES and describes completed, ongoing, and planned Lead IG and partner agency oversight work. This report covers the period from April 1, 2023, through June 30, 2023.

Aug. 8, 2023

External Peer Review of the Defense Logistics Agency Office of the Inspector General Audit Organization (DODIG-2023-104)

Publicly Released: August 10, 2023

This final report provides the results of the DoD Office of Inspector General’s external peer review on the Defense Logistics Agency Office of the Inspector General audit organization.

June 16, 2023

Evaluation of DoD Support to Other Agencies’ Requests for Screening of Displaced Persons from Afghanistan (DODIG-2023-088)

Publicly Released: June 21, 2023

The objective of this evaluation was to determine the extent to which the DoD supported other agencies’ requests for screening Afghan evacuees. In addition, we reviewed DoD guidance for deletion of biometrics information from DoD databases and removal of identities from the DoD Biometrically Enabled Watch List (BEWL) to determine the extent to which the DoD followed the guidance. The DoD OIG initiated this evaluation following receipt of a letter dated August 4, 2022, from two U.S. Senators expressing their concerns based on new allegations raised by a DoD whistleblower.

June 9, 2023

Audit of the DoD’s Financial Management of the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund (DODIG-2023-082)

The objective of this audit was to determine whether the DoD managed the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund (ASFF) appropriated funds in the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Trust Fund in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. This audit was performed due to previously identified risks related to the DoD’s transfer of ASFF appropriated funds to the FMS Trust Fund and the sudden collapse of the Afghan government. Data reliability and supporting documentation issues, described in the Scope and Methodology section, limited our ability to perform tests on the underlying transactions for the ASFF funds.

March 30, 2023

Evaluation of DoD Voting Assistance Programs for Calendar Year 2022 (DODIG-2023-063)

Publicly Released: April 3, 2023

The objective of this evaluation was to report on the effectiveness and compliance with the voting assistance programs of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force during calendar year 2022, in accordance with the requirements of section 1566, title 10, United States Code (10 U.S.C. § 1566 [2020]), as amended.

March 24, 2023

Audit of DoD Actions Taken to Implement Cybersecurity Protections Over Remote Access Software in the Coronavirus Disease–2019 Telework Environment (DODIG-2023-057)

Publicly Released: March 28, 2023

The objective of this audit was to determine the actions taken by the DoD to configure remote access software used to facilitate telework during the coronavirus disease–2019 (COVID-19) pandemic to protect DoD networks and systems from potential malicious activity. We also determined the extent to which the DoD implemented security controls to protect remote connections to its networks.