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. 14, 2022

Project Announcement: Audit of DoD’s Implementation of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (Project No. D2023-D000CU-0030.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in December 2022.

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. 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. 7, 2022

Audit of Vetting and Continuous Review of International Military Students Training in the United States (DODIG-2023-036)

The objective of this audit was to determine whether the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency completed DoD security vetting of International Military Students enrolled in U.S.-based training programs, and their accompanying family members, according to DoD policy and communicated the results of its analysis to appropriate DoD stakeholders.

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

Semiannual Report to the Congress – April 1, 2022 through September 30, 2022

The Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, requires the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) to prepare semiannual reports summarizing its activities for the preceding 6-month period. These semiannual reports are intended to keep the Secretary of Defense and Congress fully informed of significant findings, progress the DoD has made relating to those findings, and recommendations for improvement.

Nov. 18, 2022

Transmittal of the Independent Auditor’s Report on the Defense Logistics 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-2023-027)

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.

Nov. 15, 2022

FY 2023 Top DoD Management Challenges

The Top DoD Management Challenges document identifies the top management and performance challenges impacting the DoD for FY 2023 and beyond. Each Inspector General is required by law to prepare this annual statement summarizing what the IG considers the “most serious management and performance challenges facing the agency.” These challenges are based on the DoD OIG’s independent research, assessment, and judgment; previous oversight work and oversight work of other organizations; congressional hearings and legislation; input from DoD officials; and issues raised by the media. The DoD OIG also considers and assesses the DoD’s progress in addressing these challenges. This report provides Congress and the DoD’s civilian and military leaders an independent assessment of the management and performance challenges confronting the DoD. Finally, the Top DoD Management Challenges document must be included in the DoD’s annual financial report.