May 28, 2024

Management Advisory: Evaluation of the Military Services’ Training and Guidance on Political Conduct for the 2024 Presidential Election (Report No. DODIG-2024-091)

The objective of this evaluation was to determine the extent to which the Services took action to provide guidance and training to Service members for the 2024 Federal election campaign season to help ensure that military members comply with DoD Directive 1344.10, “Political Activities by Members of the Armed Forces,” February 19, 2008.

May 28, 2024

Operation Enduring Sentinel and Other U.S. Government Activities Related to Afghanistan (OES)

This quarterly report describes the activities of the U.S. Government in support of OES, as well as the work of the DoD, the Department of State, and the U.S. Agency for International Development to further the U.S. Government’s policy goals in Afghanistan during the period of January 1 through March 31, 2024. This report also discusses the planned, ongoing, and completed oversight work conducted by the Lead IG agencies—the DoD, State, and USAID OIGs—and our partner oversight agencies.

May 28, 2024

Project Announcement: Termination of the Audit of Management and Oversight of DoD Vulnerability and Mitigation Programs for Protecting the DoD Information Network (Project No. D2021-D000CX-0164.000)

We announced the subject audit on September 17, 2021 (attached). The objective was to determine the extent to which the DoD was managing and overseeing its vulnerability and mitigation programs for protecting the DoD Information Network (DODIN) from insider and external threats. We are terminating this audit because the Joint Force Headquarters–DODIN initiated the Cyber Operational Readiness Assessment (CORA) Program in March 2024.

May 24, 2024

Audit of the Army’s Management of Army Prepositioned Stock–5 Equipment (Report No. DODIG-2024-083)

The objective of this audit was to determine whether the Army effectively managed contractor execution of storage, maintenance, and accountability requirements for Army Prepositioned Stock–5 equipment in accordance with Federal and DoD regulations and whether Army contracting officials reviewed and approved invoices to verify contractor reported costs before payment.

May 23, 2024

Audit of DoD Health Care Personnel Shortages During the Coronavirus Disease–2019 Pandemic (Report No. DODIG-2024-086)

The objective of this audit was to determine whether selected DoD medical treatment facilities experienced shortages in health care personnel before and during the COVID‑19 pandemic. As our audit continued, we used the available data from the Defense Health Agency to examine ongoing medical staffing challenges as well.

May 22, 2024

External Peer Review of the Missile Defense Agency Internal Review Office (Report No. DODIG-2024-089)

This final report provides the results of the DoD Office of Inspector General’s external peer review of the Missile Defense Agency Internal Review Office. We are providing this report for information and use.

May 22, 2024

Audit of the Department of Defense’s FY 2023 Compliance with Payment Integrity Information Act Requirements (Report No. DODIG-2024-088)

The objective of this audit was to determine whether, in Fiscal Year 2023, the Department of Defense complied with Public Law No. 116-117, “Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019,” March 2, 2020.

May 21, 2024

Management Advisory: The DoD’s FY 2023 Compliance with Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (Report No. DODIG-2024-084)

This management advisory provides the results of the DoD Office of Inspector General’s review of the DoD’s compliance with Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014.

May 20, 2024

Project Announcement: Evaluation of DoD’s Effectiveness in Negotiating Fair and Reasonable Prices with Contractors for Ukraine Security Assistance (Project No. D2024-DEV0SO-0116.000)

The purpose of this memorandum is to notify you that we plan to begin the subject evaluation in May 2024. The objective of this evaluation is to assess the effectiveness with which DoD contracting officers negotiated fair and reasonable prices with contractors for Ukraine security assistance.

May 20, 2024

Project Announcement: Evaluation of DoD Policies and Procedures to Protect National Security Academic Research from Foreign Influence and Other Security Threats (Project No. D2024-DEV0SI-0121.000)

The purpose of this memorandum is to notify you that we plan to begin the subject evaluation in May 2024. The objective of this evaluation is to assess the effectiveness with which the DoD developed and implemented policies and procedures to protect national security academic research from foreign influence and other security threats.