Nov. 8, 2023

Transmittal of the Independent Auditor’s Reports on the U.S. Special Operations Command Financial Statements and Related Notes for FY 2023 and FY 2022. (Report no. DODIG-2024-012)

This report begins on page 60 of 102 of the FY 2023 USSOCOM Financial Statement Reporting Package. This report can be viewed here: https://www.socom.mil/Documents/FY2023%20USSOCOM%20Financial%20Statement%20Reporting%20Package.pdf This report is a result of Project No. D2023-D000FP-0045.000

Nov. 8, 2023

Evaluation of the Control and Accountability of DoD Biometric Data Collection Technologies (DODIG-2024-016)

The objective of this evaluation was to determine whether the DoD ensured adequate control and accountability over technologies used to collect, store, and transmit biometric data to higher‑level databases in overseas operations.

Nov. 3, 2023

Transmittal of the Independent Auditor’s Reports on the U.S. Special Operations Command Military Construction Funds Sub-Allotted to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers–Military Programs Financial Statements and Related Notes for FY 2023 (DODIG-2024-005)

These audit reports should not be distributed without the financial statements on which they are based. To request the financial statements and reports, file a Freedom of Information Act Request with the Department of the Army at https://www.rmda.army.mil/foia/RMDA-FOIA-Contact.html. This report is a result of Project No. D2023-D000FI-0039.000.

Oct. 26, 2023

FY 2024 Joint Strategic Oversight Plan for Operation Atlantic Resolve, Including U.S. Government Activities Related to Ukraine

FY 2024 Joint Strategic Oversight Plan for Operation Atlantic Resolve (JSOP-OAR) is the annual joint strategic oversight plan submitted to Congress by the Lead IG for OAR.  This plan complies with the oversight requirements pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 419 of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended.  The JSOP-OAR describes the Lead IG and partner agencies’ oversight of U.S. Government activities in support of the ongoing OAR mission, including activities related to Ukraine.

Oct. 26, 2023

Project Announcement: Evaluation of the DoD’s Efforts to Protect U.S. Personnel and Operations Supporting the Ukrainian Conflict (Project No. D2024-DEV0SI-0013.000)

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 determine whether the DoD is effectively and efficiently protecting U.S. military personnel and operations, to include executing counterintelligence activities, within the U.S. European Command in accordance with DoD policy. 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 Inspection and Evaluation.”

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).

Sept. 29, 2023

Independent Auditor’s Report on DoD OIG Assistance with OPM’s Agreed-Upon Procedures for Reviewing the FY 2023 Civilian Payroll Withholding Data and Enrollment Information (DODIG-2023-126)

Publicly Released: September 29, 2023

We performed the procedures described in the Enclosure to this document.

Sept. 28, 2023

FY 2024 Comprehensive Oversight Plan for Overseas Contingency Operations

This Fiscal Year 2024 (FY 2024) Comprehensive Oversight Plan for Overseas Contingency Operations (COP–OCO) is the ninth annual joint strategic oversight plan submitted to Congress by the Lead Inspector General for Overseas Contingency Operations (Lead IG). This report describes the Lead IG and partner agencies’ oversight of U.S. activities in support of ongoing overseas contingency operations.

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

Evaluation of the Military Criminal Investigative Organizations’ Adult Sexual Assault Investigations (DODIG-2023-124)

Publicly Released: September 27, 2023

The objective of this evaluation was to determine whether the Military Criminal Investigative Organizations (MCIOs) investigated reports of sexual assault with adult victims, as required by DoD, Service, and MCIO policy. The MCIOs are the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division, Naval Criminal Investigative Service, and Air Force Office of Special Investigations. The objective of a special interest item in this evaluation was to determine whether the MCIOs had untested sexual assault forensic examination (SAFE) kits held as evidence that should have been submitted to a forensic laboratory for testing.