June 3, 2019

Project Announcement: Evaluation of DoD Policies and Processes to Provide Interoperable and Sustainable Counter Small Unmanned Project Announcement: Aircraft Systems (Project No. D2019-DEV000-0163.000)

We plan to begin the subject evaluation in June 2019. The objective of this evaluation is to determine whether DoD's Senior Integration Group for countering small-unmanned aircraft systems is developing policy and implementing processes to provide interoperable and sustainable systems to the combatant commands and the military services.

May 31, 2019

Semiannual Report to the Congress: October 1, 2018 through March 31, 2019

The Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, requires the Department of Defense (DoD) Office of Inspector General (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.

May 30, 2019

Project Announcement: Audit of U.S. Military Equipment Retrograded from Syria (Project No. D2019-D000RG-0159.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in May 2019. The objective of this audit is to determine whether the DoD has secured and accounted for the U.S. military equipment retrograded from Syria.

May 20, 2019

Lead Inspector General for Operation Pacific Eagle-Philippines I Quarterly Report to the United States Congress I January 1, 2019 – March 31, 2019

Publicly released: May 22, 2019 This Lead Inspector General (Lead IG) report to the United States Congress is the 6th quarterly report on Operation Pacific Eagle-Philippines (OPE-P), the overseas contingency operation to support the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP) fight against ISIS affiliates and other terrorist organizations. This report summarizes significant events related to this operation and describes ongoing and planned Lead IG and partner agency oversight work. This report covers the period from January 1, 2019 to March 31, 2019.

May 20, 2019

Evaluation of Operations and Management of Arlington and Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home National Military Cemeteries DODIG-2019-083

Publicly released: May 22, 2019 This is one of two reports evaluating the operations and management of military cemeteries under the control of the Military Departments.

May 20, 2019

Evaluation of the Operations and Management of Military Cemetaries DODIG-2019-084

Publicly released: May 22, 2019 This is one of two reports evaluating operations and management of Military Cemeteries under the control of the Military Departments.

May 17, 2019

Lead Inspector General for Operation Freedom’s Sentinel I Quarterly Report to the United States Congress I January 1, 2019 – March 31, 2019

Publicly released: May 21, 2019 This Lead Inspector General (Lead IG) report to the United States Congress on Operation Freedom’s Sentinel (OFS) is the 16th quarterly report detailing the overseas contingency operation. The report summarizes significant events involving OFS and describes completed, ongoing, and planned Lead IG and partner agency oversight work. This report covers the period from January 1, 2019, to March 31, 2019.

May 16, 2019

Audit of the DoD’s Preparation for Natural Disasters DODIG-2019-086

Publicly released: May 17, 2019 We determined to what extent the DoD has prepared to respond to future natural disasters within U.S. Northern Command’s area of responsibility.

May 15, 2019

Audit of the DoD's FY 2018 Compliance With the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act Requirements DODIG-2019-087

Publicly released: May 17, 2019 We determined whether the DoD complied with the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002, as amended.

May 14, 2019

Project Announcement: Evaluation of the DoD’s Handling of Incidents of Sexual Assault Against (or Involving) Cadets at the United States Military Academy (Project Number D2019- DIPOIV-0157.000)

The Office of Inspector General is conducting a series of evaluations of the sexual assault prevention and response programs at the military academies. This evaluation is the second in the series.