Aug. 18, 2016

DoD Freedom of Information Act Policies Need Improvement DODIG-2016-124

The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs requested that the DoD Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) determine whether noncareer officials (political appointees or persons nominated by the President and confirmed by the U.S. Senate) were adversely affecting the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process at the DoD between January 2007 and July 2015. In response, we determined whether DoD noncareer officials unduly influenced the FOIA response process through unnecessary delays or withholding of information that would have otherwise been released absent the noncareer official’s involvement.

Aug. 18, 2016

Project Announcement: Audit of U.S. Pacific Command Enhanced End-Use Monitoring of Designated Defense Articles (Project No. D2016-D000RA-0202.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in August 2016. This is one in a series of audits on enhanced end-use monitoring in the U.S. Pacific Command. Our objective is to determine whether U.S. Pacific Command is conducting its Enhanced End-Use Monitoring Program to ensure that defense articles transfened by the U.S. Government to foreign recipients are used in accordance with the transfer agreement terms and conditions. This is report Enhanced End-Use Monitoring DODIG-2018-056.

Aug. 18, 2016

Lead Inspector General for Operation Freedom’s Sentinel | Quarterly Report to the United States Congress | April 1, 2016 - June 30, 2016

Aug. 17, 2016

Project Announcement: Audit of the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile Program (Project No. D2016-D000AE-0198.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in August 2016. Our objective is to determine whether the Joint Attack Munition Systems Project Office has adequately assessed the affordability of the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile Program. This is report Joint Air-to-Ground Missile Program DODIG-2018-038.

Aug. 17, 2016

Project Announcement: Audit of the Acquisition of the Army Common Infrared Countermeasures Program (Project No. D2016-D000AE-0199.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in August 2016. Our objective is to determine whether the Army is effectively preparing the Common Infrared Countermeasures for the low-rate initial production phase of the acquisition program. This is report The Army Needs to More Effectively Prepare for Production of the Common Infrared Countermeasure System DODIG-2017-075.

Aug. 15, 2016

External Peer Review Report on the United States Special Operations Command Office of Inspector General Audit Division DODIG-2016-122

Aug. 15, 2016

DoD's Policies, Procedures, and Practices for Information Security Management of Covered Systems (Redacted) DODIG-2016-123

We summarized DoD’s policies, procedures, and practices related to implementing logical access controls, conducting software inventories, implementing information security management, and monitoring and detecting data exfiltration and other cyber threats. We also assessed whether DoD Components followed logical access control policies, procedures, and practices. The DoD Office of Inspector General prepared this report in response to the requirements of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015, section 406, December 18, 2015.

Aug. 15, 2016

Project Announcement: Reannouncement of the Audit of Chemical Demilitarization-Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives Program (Project No. D2016-D000AE-0190.000)

We are reannouncing the subject audit announced August 2, 2016 to inform you of changes to our objective. The original objective was to determine whether the Department of the Army is effectively managing the Chemical Demilitarization-Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives program cost, schedule and performance. This is report Chemical Demilitarization–Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives Program DODIG-2018-076.

Aug. 11, 2016

Project Announcement: Termination of the Audit of Defense Information Systems Agency Contract Awards (Project No. D2016-D000CL-0156.000)

We announced the subject audit on May 12, 2016. The objective was to determine whether the Defense Information Systems Agency awarded contracts in accordance with Federal and DoD regulations.

Aug. 10, 2016

Headquarters, Special Operations Command, Africa Stuttgart, Germany DODIG-2016-121