Dec. 14, 2015

Summary Report on Audit Quality at the DoD Audit Organizations

The National Defense Authorization Act of 2013 updated the IG Act to include a requirement that DoD OIG conduct or approve the arrangements for the conduct of external peer reviews of audit organizations in the Department of Defense.

Dec. 14, 2015

Improved Oversight Needed for Invoice and Funding Reviews on the Warfighter Field Operations Customer Support Contract at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center DODIG-2016-033

We determined whether there were sufficient controls over the funding and invoice reviews for Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) task order services issued against the Warfighter Field Operations Customer Support contract in accordance with Federal and DoD guidelines. We performed the audit in response to multiple Defense Hotline allegations.

Dec. 11, 2015

Evaluation of the Military Criminal Investigative Organizations' Violent Crime Investigative Compliance Oversight Management and Inspection Programs

We evaluated the Military Criminal Investigative Organizations’ (MCIOs’) internal controls (investigative compliance oversight management and inspection programs) regarding noncombat deaths, sexual assault, and other violent crime investigations to ensure compliance with DoD, Military Service, and MCIO policies.

Dec. 10, 2015

DoD OIG Semiannual Report to the Congress | April 1, 2015 to September 30, 2015

The Semiannual Report to the Congress has been issued for the reporting period of April 1, 2015, to September 30, 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.

Dec. 9, 2015

Project Announcement: Contingency Contracting: A Framework for Reform – 2015 Update

Our objective is to provide DoD field commanders and contract managers with information on contracting issues related to contingency operations that the DoD Inspector General identified and reported on from April 1, 2012 through December 31, 2014.

Dec. 4, 2015

Quality Control Review of the BKD, LLP FY 2014 Single Audit of MRIGlobal and Related Entities

s the cognizant Federal agency for MRIGlobal and Related Entities (MRIGlobal), we performed a quality control review of the BKD, LLP (BKD) single audit report and supporting audit documentation for the audit period of October 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014. Our objective was to determine whether the single audit was conducted in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards, generally accepted auditing standards (GAAS), and the requirements of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-133, "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations."

Dec. 3, 2015

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District Monitoring of a Hurricane Sandy Contract Needs Improvement

Our objective was to determine whether U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) effectively monitored contractor performance to respond to Hurricane Sandy. Specifically, we determined whether contracting officer’s representatives (CORs) from the USACE, New York District performed effective contractor oversight and surveillance.

Dec. 3, 2015

Lead Inspector General for Operation Freedom’s Sentinel | Quarterly and Biannual Report to the United States Congress | September 30, 2015

Dec. 3, 2015

Project Announcement: Evaluation of Contracting Officer Actions on Defense Contract Audit Agency Reported Cost Accounting Standard Deficiencies (Project No. D2016-DAPOCF-0018.000)

We will begin the subject evaluation in December 2015. This is report Evaluation of Contracting Officer Actions on Cost Accounting Standard Noncompliances Reported byDefense Contract Audit Agency DODIG-2017-032.

Dec. 2, 2015

Defense Logistics Agency's Materiel Returns Program Could Be Managed More Effectively

Our objective was to determine whether DoD wholesale managers were effectively managing excess materiel. We focused on the effectiveness of the Defense Logistics Agency’s (DLA) Materiel Returns Program (MRP) at the wholesale level.