Aug. 26, 2013

Report on Quality Control Review of the Grant Thornton, LLP, FY 2011 Single Audit of the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement ofMilitary Medicine

As the cognizant Federal agency for the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine (the Foundation), we began a review of the Grant Thornton LLP (Grant Thornton), single audit and supporting working papers for the audit period October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011. The purpose of our review was to determine whether the single audit was conducted in accordance with auditing standards1 and the auditing and reporting requirements of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-133, “Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations,” (Circular A-133). Appendix A contains additional criteria, scope, and methodology of the review; and Appendix B lists the compliance requirements that Grant Thornton determined to be applicable to the FY 2011 audit.

Aug. 23, 2013

Army Needs Better Processes to Justify and Manage Cost-Reimbursement Contracts

We are required to perform this audit in accordance with the FY 2009 National Defense Authorization Act, section 864, “Regulations on the Use of Cost Reimbursement Contracts.”

Aug. 22, 2013

Assessment of the DSE 40mm Grenades

Our assessment focused on the reliability and quality control procedures for 40mm grenades procured by DoD from DSE, Inc. Specifically, we assessed the quality management systems employed by DSE Systems, LLC., a division of DSE, Inc., for manufacturing the M550 fuze.

Aug. 15, 2013

Enhanced Oversight Needed for Nontactical Vehicle Fleets in the National Capital Region

We determined whether the Navy, Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), Pentagon Force Protection Agency (PFPA), and Washington Headquarters Services (WHS) had controls in place to accurately assess their requirements for nontactical vehicles...

Aug. 13, 2013

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Did Not Comply With Base Realignment and Closure Legislation

We conducted this audit in response to a request from then Senator Jim Webb. We determined whether the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) complied with Public Law 101-510, “Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990,” as amended.

Aug. 7, 2013

The Navy’s Management of Software Licenses Needs Improvement

Our objective was to determine whether the Department of the Navy (DON) effectively managed software licenses. Specifically, we determined whether the DON included appropriate clauses in software license contracts.

July 30, 2013

Defense Information Systems Agency Needs to Improve Its Information Assurance Vulnerability Management Program (For Official Use Only)

The report is For Official Use Only. To file a Freedom of Information Act request, please submit a request to FOIA Online.

July 19, 2013

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Properly Awarded Contracts for Disc-Rotor Research and Development

We conducted this audit in response to a congressional request for the DoD Inspector General to investigate a constituent’s complaint concerning an improper contract award for disc-rotor technology.

July 18, 2013

Navy Did Not Develop Processes in the Navy Enterprise Resource Planning System toAccount for Military Equipment Assets

Our overall objective was to determine whether amounts reported in the Defense Departmental Reporting System were supported by business processes in the Navy Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system for the Aircraft, Shipbuilding, and Weapons Procurement appropriations.

July 16, 2013

DoD Oversight Improvements Are Needed on the Contractor Accounting System for the Army’s Cost- Reimbursable Stryker Logistics Support Contract

We evaluated the effectiveness of the contractor logistics support (CLS) strategy for the Stryker family of vehicles. This report is the third in a series of three reports and addresses contractor billings.