Jan. 5, 2023

Project Announcement: Oversight of the Audit of the FY 2023 Department of the Air Force General Fund Financial Statements (Project No. D2023-D000FT-0058.000)

The Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990, as amended, requires this audit. In accordance with the Act, the DoD Office of Inspector General is the principal auditor for the Department of the Air Force General Fund Financial Statements. We contracted with the independent public accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP (EY) to audit the Department of the Air Force General Fund Financial Statements as of and for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2023, and September 30, 2022. The objective of EY’s audit is to determine whether the FY 2023 Department of the Air Force General Fund Financial Statements and related notes are presented fairly and in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Dec. 19, 2022

Management Advisory: DoD Restoration Costs to Repair Facilities After Supporting Operation Allies Refuge and Operation Allies Welcome (DODIG‑2023‑040)

Publicly Released: December 21, 2022

The purpose of this management advisory is to inform DoD leadership of the circumstances that arose from the substantial restoration activities at the temporary housing sites that supported Operation Allies Refuge and Operation Allies Welcome.

Dec. 15, 2022

Management Advisory: Evaluation of U.S. Special Operations Command's Joint Military Information Support Operations Web Operations Center (DODIG-2023-038)

This management advisory notified the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict, the Commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command, and the Director of the Joint Military Information Support Operations Web Operations Center (JMWC) of the progress and challenges in implementing actions directed by a Joint Requirements Oversight Council Memorandum and Deputy Secretary of Defense-requested implementation plan to move JMWC from initial operational capability to full operational capability. This management advisory addresses the challenges to reaching the conditions for full operational capability, particularly adequate staffing and a completed military construction project.

Dec. 13, 2022

Whistleblower Reprisal Investigation: Systems & Technology Research, LLC Woburn, Massachusetts (DODIG-2023-037)

We conducted this investigation in response to a reprisal complaint alleging that Systems & Technology Research, LLC (STR), Woburn, Massachusetts, moved the Complainant’s office location and discharged him in reprisal for making protected disclosures concerning security violations.

Dec. 12, 2022

Project Announcement: Audit of the DoD’s Controls for Validating and Responding to Ukraine’s Requests for Military Equipment and Assistance (Project No. D2023-D000RH-0034.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in December 2022.

Dec. 8, 2022

Report of Investigation: BG Jonathan E. Howerton, USA, and Mr. Bradley T. Hoagland, SES (DODIG-2023-032)

The DoD Hotline received complaints from January 14 through September 14, 2020, against Brigadier General (BG) Jonathan E. Howerton, U.S. Army, Deputy Assistant to the President and White House Military Office (WHMO) Director, and Mr. Bradley T. Hoagland, Senior Executive Service, Special Assistant to the President and WHMO Deputy Director. We received three of the complaints after we began our investigation on February 6, 2020.

Dec. 1, 2022

Annual Report to Congress Regarding DoD’s Progress on Implementing Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act Section 554 Requirements (DODIG-2023-034)

This annual report addresses the progress of the Department of Defense (DoD) toward implementing standardized policies and processes as directed by Section 554 of the FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Section 554 requires that annual reporting contain findings and recommendations regarding: (1) the effects of policies, programs, systems, and processes of the Department, regarding personnel, on diversity and inclusion in the Department; and (2) the effectiveness of such policies, programs, systems, and processes in preventing and responding to supremacist, extremist, and criminal gang activity of a member of the Armed Forces.

Nov. 30, 2022

Management Advisory: The DoD’s Compliance with Privacy Act Training Requirements Pursuant to the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (DODIG-2023-033)

Publicly Released: December 1, 2022

The purpose of this management advisory is to provide DoD leadership with a DoD Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) finding and recommendation specific to requirements in the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA) relating to training on the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (Privacy Act).

Nov. 18, 2022

Transmittal of the Independent Auditor’s Report on the U.S. Air Force Military Construction Funds Sub-Allotted to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers–Military Programs Financial Statements and Related Notes for FY 2022 and FY 2021 (DODIG-2023-030)

This audit report should not be distributed without the financial statements on which it is based. To request the financial statements and report, file a Freedom of Information Act Request with the Department of the Army at https://www.rmda.army.mil/foia/RMDA-FOIA-Contact.html.

Nov. 18, 2022

Transmittal of the Independent Auditor’s Report on the Defense Health Agency Military Construction Funds Sub-Allotted to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers–Military Programs Financial Statements and Related Notes for FY 2022 and FY 2021 (DODIG-2023-029)

This audit report should not be distributed without the financial statements on which it is based. To request the financial statements and report, file a Freedom of Information Act Request with the Department of the Army at https://www.rmda.army.mil/foia/RMDA-FOIA-Contact.html.