Aug. 31, 2021

Audit of the Department of the Air Force’s Actions Taken to Mitigate Physiological Events (DODIG-2021-120)

Publicly Released: September 2, 2021

The objective of this audit is to determine whether the Department of the Air Force implemented corrective actions on fixed‐ wing aircraft to improve safety by reducing physiological events.

Aug. 25, 2021

Audit of the Department of Defense’s Controls on Health Information of Well-Known Department of Defense Personnel (DODIG-2021-106)

Publicly Released: August 26, 2021

The objective of this audit was to determine whether the DoD effectively controlled access to health information of well-known DoD personnel.

Aug. 13, 2021

Lead Inspector General for Operation Freedom’s Sentinel I Quarterly Report to the United States Congress I April 1, 2021 - June 30, 2021

Publicly Released: August 17, 2021

This Lead Inspector General (Lead IG) report on Operation Freedom’s Sentinel (OFS) summarizes historical oversight activities from April 1, 2021 through June 30, 2021, and provides background about events leading up to recent, significant and fast moving developments in Afghanistan. Future Lead IG quarterly reports will further highlight these and other developments in Afghanistan.

Aug. 6, 2021

Project Announcement: Announcement of the Joint Evaluation of the National Security Agency Integration of Artificial Intelligence (DoD OIG Project No. D2021-DEV0SI-01S2.000; NSA OIG Project No. EV-21-0011)

We are announcing the subject evaluation, as a joint evaluation with the National Security Agency Office of Inspector General. The evaluation objective is to assess the National Security Agency's integration of artificial intelligence into signals intelligence operations in accordance with DoD and Intelligence Community guidance for artificial intelligence. We may revise the objective as the evaluation proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from DoD and National Security Agency management on additional or revised objectives.

Aug. 2, 2021

Project Announcement: Audit of DoD Compliance With Whistleblower Protection Requirements in FY 2020 Contracts (Project No. D2021-D000AV-150.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in August 2021. The objective of this audit is to determine whether the DoD contracting officials include the required whistleblower clauses in contracts and ensure that Defense contractors and subcontractors comply with the requirement to inform employees, in writing, of their whistleblower rights and remedies, as required by Public Law 112-239, “National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013,” section 827(D). We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

Aug. 2, 2021

Project Announcement: Audit of the Defense Digital Service Support of DoD Programs and Operations (Project No. D2021-D000CU-0143.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in August 2021. The objective of this audit is to determine whether Defense Digital Service (DDS) engagements achieved their intended purpose and were executed in accordance with DoD and Federal policies. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

July 30, 2021

Lead Inspector General for Operation Inherent Resolve Quarterly Report to the United States Congress | April 1, 2021 – June 30, 2021

Publicly Released: August 3, 2021

This is the 26th Lead Inspector General (Lead IG) report to the United States Congress on Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), the overseas contingency operation to combat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The report covers the period April 1, 2021 – June 30, 2021, and summarizes the quarter’s key events and describes completed, ongoing, and planned Lead IG and partner agency oversight work related to OIR.

July 22, 2021

Evaluation of the Department of Defense’s Actions to Control Contaminant Effects from Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances at Department of Defense Installations (DODIG-2021-105)

Publicly Released: July 23, 2021

The objective of this evaluation was to determine the extent that the DoD has taken steps to: identify, mitigate, and remediate contamination from perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at DoD installations; and identify populations exposed to PFAS at DoD installations and inform them of the associated health and safety concerns.

July 21, 2021

Audit of the DoD’s Management of Global Train and Equip Program Resources Provided to U.S. Africa Command Partner Nations (DODIG-2021-102)

Publicly Released: July 23, 2021

The objective of this audit was to determine whether the DoD properly transferred Global Train and Equip program equipment to U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) partner nations and adequately monitored the equipment to ensure that the equipment was used in accordance with U.S. law, DoD regulations, and transfer agreement terms and conditions.

July 20, 2021

Compendium of Open Office of Inspector General Recommendations to the Department of Defense

The 2021 Compendium lists the number, type, age, and status of 1,456 open recommendations, as of March 31, 2021. In this Compendium, we highlight the 20 high-priority open recommendations made in 14 DoD OIG reports issued between July 2014 and August 2020 that we believe, if implemented, have the potential to result in significant improvements to DoD operations.