June 8, 2022

DoD Cooperative Agreements With Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act Obligations (DODIG-2022-102)

Publicly Released: June 10, 2022

Our objective was to determine whether the DoD obligated Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to grants and cooperative agreements for expenses incurred in preventing, preparing for, or responding to coronavirus disease–2019 (COVID 19).

June 1, 2022

Project Announcement: Audit of DoD Use of the Government Purchase Card in Response to the Coronavirus Disease–2019 Pandemic (Project No. D2022-D000AX-0143.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in June 2022. Section 4754, title 10, United States Code requires the DoD Office of Inspector General to conduct periodic audits of the Government Purchase Card program. The objective of this audit is to determine whether cardholders used the Government Purchase Card to support DoD's response to the Coronavirus Disease–2019 pandemic in accordance with Federal and DoD policies. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

May 18, 2022

Whistleblower Reprisal Investigation: Colonel Yevgeny S. Vindman, U.S. Army (DODIG-2022-097)

We conducted this investigation in response to a complaint filed with the DoD Hotline on August 18, 2020, alleging that various administration officials, including former President Donald J. Trump, took actions against Lieutenant Colonel( LTC) YevgenyVindman (the Complainant), U.S. Army, while he was serving at the National Security Council, Washington, D.C., in reprisal for his protected communications.

May 11, 2022

Management Advisory: Tracking of Follow-On Production Other Transaction Agreements and Tracking and Awarding of Experimental Purpose Other Transactions (DODIG-2022-094)

Publicly Released: May 13, 2022

The purpose of this management advisory is to inform DoD leadership of the lack of policies and procedures for tracking Other Transaction (OT) agreements for follow-on production of a successful prototype, and for tracking and awarding OTs under section 2373, title 10, United States Code, “Procurement for Experimental Purposes.”

May 10, 2022

Evaluation of the Air Force Selection Process for the Permanent Location of the U.S. Space Command Headquarters (DODIG-2022-096)

The objective of this evaluation is to review the basis for selecting Huntsville, Alabama, as the preferred permanent location of the U.S. Space Command headquarters.

April 13, 2022

Evaluation of the Department of Defense’s Efforts to Address the Climate Resilience of U.S. Military Installations in the Arctic and Sub-Arctic (DODIG-2022-083)

Publicly Released: April 15, 2022

The objective of this evaluation was to determine the extent to which the DoD has addressed the climate resilience of U.S. military installations in the Arctic and sub-Arctic.

March 31, 2022

Evaluation of Department of Defense Voting Assistance Programs for Calendar Year 2021 (DODIG-2022-079)

Publicly Released: April 1, 2022

The objective of this evaluation was to report on the effectiveness of voting assistance programs and the extent of compliance with the voting assistance programs of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force during calendar year 2021. Additionally, we determined whether the Federal Voting Assistance Program Office complied with all requirements in regard to outreach and access efforts for voters covered by the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act.

March 14, 2022

Audit of Contracts Awarded and Administered by the Defense Media Activity (DODIG-2022-072)

Publicly Released: March 16, 2022

The objective of this audit was to determine whether the Defense Media Activity (DMA) had adequate internal controls for the proper award and administration of contracts in accordance with Federal and DoD regulations and guidance.

March 7, 2022

Audit of Department of Defense Small Business Subcontracting Requirements (DODIG-2022-069)

Publicly Released: March 9, 2022

The objective of this audit was to determine whether DoD contracting officials conducted oversight to ensure that contractors awarded small business set-aside and sole-source contracts complied with small business subcontracting limitations in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

Feb. 22, 2022

Audit of the Protection of Military Research Information and Technologies Developed by Department of Defense Academic and Research Contractors (DODIG-2022-061)

Publicly Released: February 24, 2022

The objective of this audit was to determine whether contractors that conduct military research and develop technologies for the DoD have security controls in place to protect controlled unclassified information (CUI) stored on their networks from insider and external cyber threats. CUI is information created or possessed on behalf of the Government that requires safeguarding or dissemination controls according to applicable laws, regulations, and Government wide policies.