Sept. 24, 2020

Project Announcement: Audit of the Department of Defense Diversity, Inclusion, and Equal Opportunity Training for Military Personnel (Project No. D2020-D000AV-0184.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in September 2020. The objective of this audit is to determine whether the Military Departments provide military personnel with diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity training that aligns with the DoD's diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity goals, and to determine whether the training is effectively implemented across the Military Departments in accordance with Federal and DoD policies.

Sept. 8, 2020

Project Announcement: Audit of the DoD Foreign Military Sales Acquisition Process (Project No. D2020-D000AX-0174.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in September 2020. This audit is in response to a Congressional reporting requirement contained in House Report 115-676, to accompany the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019. Our objective is to determine whether the DoD managed the acquisition of defense articles and services to meet partner country foreign military sales requirements, and whether the metrics used by DoD components maximize the results of the foreign military sales acquisition process. We will consider suggestions from management on additional or revised objectives.

Sept. 4, 2020

Evaluation of the Department of Defense and Department of Defense Education Activity Responses to Incidents of Serious Juvenile-on-Juvenile Misconduct on Military Installations (DODIG-2020-127)

Publicly Released: September 9, 2020 The objectives of this evaluation were to determine whether the DoD and DoD Education Activity have adequate policies and procedures to respond to incidents of serious juvenile-on-juvenile misconduct, including sexual assault and sexual harassment; and referred serious juvenile-on-juvenile misconduct incidents to DoD law enforcement organizations and military and civilian child advocacy and health services.

Sept. 3, 2020

Investigative Summary - Substantiated Findings of Military Whistleblower Reprisal and Restriction against a Member of the Army National Guard

The DoD Office of Inspector General initiated these investigations upon receipt of allegations that an Army National Guard (ARNG) major reprised against an ARNG second lieutenant for making protected communications and that a separate ARNG major attempted to restrict the second lieutenant from lawfully communicating with an Inspector General.

Sept. 3, 2020

Special Report: Controls Implemented by the Defense Health Agency to Control Costs for TRICARE COVID-19 Related Services (DODIG-2020-125)

Publicly Released: September 8, 2020

The objective of this audit was to determine the controls that the Defense Health Agency implemented to control costs for health care claims related to the coronavirus disease–2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Aug. 28, 2020

Lead Inspector General for East Africa And North And West Africa Counterterrorism Operations I Quarterly Report to the United States Congress | April 1, 2020 - June 30, 2020

Publicly Released: September 1, 2020

This Lead Inspector General (Lead IG) report to the United States Congress on the East Africa Counterterrorism Operation and the North and West Africa Counterterrorism Operation is the 8th quarterly report detailing both operations. The purpose of these operations is to degrade al-Qaeda and ISIS affiliates, and other violent extremist organizations (VEO), in designated regions of East and North Africa, and contain them in designated regions of West Africa. This report covers the period from April 1, 2020, through to June 30, 2020.

Aug. 28, 2020

Audit of Management of Pharmaceuticals in Support of the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility (DODIG-2020-120)

Publicly Released: September 1, 2020

The objective of this audit was to determine whether the Military Departments properly accounted for and safeguarded pharmaceuticals at locations supporting overseas contingency operations in the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) area of responsibility (AOR). In this audit, we visited eight medical treatment facilities (MTFs); four MTF medical logistics facilities; a U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Southwest Asia (USAMMC-SWA) warehouse; and three USAMMC-SWA Forward Logistics Elements (FLEs) located in Qatar, Kuwait, and Afghanistan.

Aug. 27, 2020

Evaluation of Department of Defense Enhanced End-Use Monitoring for Equipment Transferred to the Government of Ukraine (DODIG-2020-121)

Publicly Released: August 31, 2020

The objective of this evaluation was to determine whether the DoD’s transfer to the Government of Ukraine of military equipment requiring enhanced end-use monitoring (EEUM), including Javelin missiles, Javelin Command Launch Units, and night vision devices (NVDs), was in accordance with law and DoD guidance; and Ukraine’s security and accountability of U.S.-provided military equipment requiring EEUM met the criteria prescribed by law and regulation.

Aug. 24, 2020

Project Announcement: Interagency Coordination Group of Inspectors General for Guam Realignment Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2020 (Project No. D2020-D000RL-0168.000)

We plan to begin the subject review in August 2020. We are conducting this project in response to Public Law 111-84, “National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010,” section 2835, October 28, 2009. This Act requires the DoD Inspector General, as the chairman of the Interagency Coordination Group, to provide a report to Congress by February 1, 2021, that summarizes the programs and operations funded with amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for military construction in the Territory of Guam. Our objective is to compile a detailed statement of all obligations, expenditures, and revenues associated with military construction in Guam.

Aug. 17, 2020

Investigative Summary - Substantiated Findings of Misconduct by a Former DoD Senior Official for Sexually Harassing Subordinate Employees

The Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) initiated this investigation upon receipt of allegations that a DoD member of the Senior Executive Service (SES), since retired, assigned to an agency subordinate to the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, sexually harassed subordinate agency employees.