Nov. 26, 2014

Improved Contract Administration Needed for the Warfighter Field Operations Customer Support Contract at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center

Our objective was to determine whether officials from the Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) properly administered and provided contract oversight for Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) task orders issued against the Warfighter Field Operations Customer Support (FOCUS) contract in accordance with Federal and DoD guidelines. In addition, the audit addresses three Defense Hotline allegations concerning administration of the contract.

Nov. 25, 2014

Defense Health Agency Did Not Have Adequate Controls in the North Region to Detect Improper Payments for Claims Submitted by Skilled Nursing Facilities

Our objective was to determine whether the Defense Health Agency had adequate controls to detect improper payments for TRICARE claims submitted by skilled nursing facilities (SNFs).

Nov. 20, 2014

FY 2014 DoD IG Summary of Management Challenges

Nov. 20, 2014

Additional Actions Needed to Effectively Implement the Army Fund Balance With Treasury Reconciliation Tool

The objective was to determine whether the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS), in coordination with the U.S. Army, properly designed the Army Fund Balance With Treasury (FBWT) Tool (AFT) to effectively complete the FBWT reconciliation between the U.S. Army General Fund and the U.S. Treasury.

Nov. 18, 2014

C-5 Reliability Enhancement and Re-engining Program Hotline Evaluation

We evaluated the C-5 Reliability Enhancement and Re-engining Program to determine the legitimacy of the allegations made in the Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General Hotline complaint.

Nov. 17, 2014

Independent Auditor’s Report on the Department of Defense FY 2014 and FY 2013 Closing Package Financial Statements

This report should not be distributed without the accompanying financial statements on which it is based. To request a copy of the financial statements and report, file a Freedom of Information Act request with the Office of the Secretary of Defense: http://www.esd.whs.mil/FOID/foi/

Nov. 17, 2014

Independent Auditor's Report on the Department of Defense FY 2014 and FY 2013 Basic Financial Statements

Nov. 14, 2014

Department of Defense Suicide Event Report (DoDSER) Data Quality Assessment

The Department of Defense Suicide Event Report (DoDSER) is the system of record for health surveillance related to suicide ideations, attempts, and deaths. This assessment focused on decreasing the number of “don’t know” responses on suicide death submissions by identifying changes to policy, training, or oversight. We also examined the sharing of DoD medical information with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Nov. 13, 2014

Project Announcement: Audit of the Management of Operational Test Waivers and Deferrals for Naval Sea Systems Command Programs

This audit is a continuation of the audit initiated under Project No. D2014-D000AE-0164.000, “Management of Operational Test Waivers and Deferrals for Department of the Navy Systems,” announced June 17, 2014. This is report Naval Sea Systems Command Needs to Improve Management of Waiver and Deferral Requests DODIG-2015-172.

Nov. 7, 2014

Defense Logistics Agency Energy Needs To Improve Oversight of the Aviation Into-Plane Reimbursement Card Program (Redacted)