Jan. 6, 2022

Project Announcement: Oversight of the FY 2022 Department of the Air Force Statements on Standards for Attestation Engagement No. 18, System and Organization Controls Examination of the Defense Enterprise Accounting and Management System (Project No. D2022- D000FT-0075.000)

Our planned oversight will begin immediately. The Department of the Air Force requested a Statements on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 18 (SSAE 18) examination of the Defense Enterprise Account and Management System (DEAMS) as of June 30, 2022. We contracted with the independent public accounting firm of Ernst & Young, LLP (EY), to perform the SSAE 18 examination of DEAMS. The objective of EY’s attestation examination is to issue an opinion on the Department of the Air Force’s description of DEAMS and the suitability of the design of controls to achieve the related control objectives as of June 30, 2022. The objective of our project is to provide contract oversight of EY’s attestation examination and determine whether EY complied with the contract and applicable attestation and generally accepted government auditing standards.

Jan. 5, 2022

Management Advisory: DoD Support for the Relocation of Afghan Nationals at Fort Lee, Virginia (DODIG‑2022‑051)

Publicly Released: January 6, 2022

The purpose of this memorandum is to provide officials responsible for receiving, housing, supporting, and preparing Afghan evacuees for movement to their final resettlement location with the results from our site visit to Task Force (TF) Eagle at Fort Lee, Virginia. The team visited TF Eagle from September 16 through 21, 2021. We conducted the work on this project with integrity, objectivity, and independence, as required by the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency’s Quality Standards for Federal Offices of Inspector General.

Jan. 5, 2022

Audit of DoD Maintenance of Space Launch Equipment and Facilities (DODIG-2022-048)

Publicly Released: January 7, 2022

The objective of this audit was to determine the extent to which the DoD maintained the equipment and infrastructure needed to support space launches and whether DoD facilities could support future launch requirements. We reviewed the Space Force’s maintenance of launch range items at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, and Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, and we determined whether range items enabled successful space launches.

Jan. 5, 2022

Management Advisory: DoD Support for the Relocation of Afghan Nationals at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia (DODIG-2022-050)

Publicly Released: January 6, 2022

The objective of this audit is to determine whether the DoD has adequately planned and provided support for the relocation of Afghan evacuees. The audit team visited MCB Quantico to review housing and other facilities, security, medical care, and costs associated with the effort. Despite having limited time to plan for this massive effort, TF Quantico personnel housed and sustained Afghan evacuees.

Jan. 5, 2022

Project Announcement: Oversight of the Audit of the FY 2022 Defense Health Agency Contract Resource Management Financial Statements (Project No. D2022-D000FT-0080.000)

Our planned oversight will begin immediately. The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, DoD, requested the audit of the Defense Health Agency Contract Resource Management Financial Statements. We contracted with the independent public accounting firm of Kearney & Company, P.C. (Kearney & Company) to audit the Defense Health Agency Contract Resource Management Financial Statements as of and for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2022, and September 30, 2021. The objective of Kearney & Company’s audit is to determine whether the FY 2022 Defense Health Agency Contract Resource Management Financial Statements and related notes are presented fairly and in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The objective of our oversight project is to provide contract oversight of Kearney & Company’s audit of the Defense Health Agency Contract Resource Management Financial Statements as of and for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2022, and September 30, 2021, and to determine whether Kearney & Company complied with applicable auditing standards.

Jan. 5, 2022

Project Announcement: Oversight of the Audit of the FY 2022 Defense Health Program Financial Statements (Project No. D2022-D000FT-0078.000)

Our planned oversight will begin immediately. The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, DoD, requested the audit of the Defense Health Program Financial Statements. We contracted with the independent public accounting firm of Kearney & Company, P.C. (Kearney & Company) to audit the Defense Health Program Financial Statements as of and for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2022, and September 30, 2021. The objective of Kearney & Company’s audit is to determine whether the FY 2022 Defense Health Program Financial Statements and related notes are presented fairly and in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The objective of our oversight project is to provide contract oversight of Kearney & Company’s audit of the Defense Health Program Financial Statements as of and for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2022, and September 30, 2021, and to determine whether Kearney & Company complied with applicable auditing standards.

Jan. 5, 2022

Project Announcement: Oversight of the Audit of the FY 2022 DoD Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund Financial Statements (Project No. D2022-D000FT-0079.000)

Our planned oversight will begin immediately. The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, DoD, requested the audit of the DoD Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund Financial Statements. We contracted with the independent public accounting firm of Kearney & Company, P.C. (Kearney & Company) to audit the DoD Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund Financial Statements as of and for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2022, and September 30, 2021. The objective of Kearney & Company’s audit is to determine whether the FY 2022 DoD Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund Financial Statements and related notes are presented fairly and in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The objective of our oversight project is to provide contract oversight of Kearney & Company’s audit of the DoD MedicareEligible Retiree Health Care Fund Financial Statements as of and for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2022, and September 30, 2021, and to determine whether Kearney & Company complied with applicable auditing standards.

Jan. 4, 2022

Project Announcement: Oversight of the Audit of the FY 2022 Defense Information Systems Agency Working Capital Fund Financial Statements (Project No. D2022-D000FL-0054.000)

Our planned oversight will begin immediately. The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, DoD, requested the audit of the Defense Information Systems Agency Working Capital Fund Financial Statements. We contracted with the independent public accounting firm of Kearney & Company, P.C. (Kearney & Company) to audit the Defense Information System Agency’s Working Capital Fund Financial Statements as of and for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2022, and September 30, 2021. The objective of Kearney & Company’s audit is to determine whether the FY 2022 Defense Information Systems Agency Working Capital Fund Financial Statements and related notes are presented fairly and in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The objective of our oversight project is to provide contract oversight of Kearney & Company’s audit of the Defense Information Systems Agency Working Capital Fund Financial Statements as of and for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2022, and September 30, 2021, and to determine whether Kearney & Company complied with applicable auditing standards.

Jan. 4, 2022

Project Announcement: Oversight of the Audit of the FY 2022 Defense Information Systems Agency General Fund Financial Statements (Project No. D2022-D000FL-0053.000)

Our planned oversight will begin immediately. The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, DoD, requested the audit of the Defense Information Systems Agency General Fund Financial Statements. We contracted with the independent public accounting firm of Kearney & Company, P.C. (Kearney & Company) to audit the Defense Information System Agency’s General Fund Financial Statements as of and for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2022, and September 30, 2021. The objective of Kearney & Company’s audit is to determine whether the FY 2022 Defense Information Systems Agency General Fund Financial Statements and related notes are presented fairly and in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The objective of our oversight project is to provide contract oversight of Kearney & Company’s audit of the Defense Information Systems Agency General Fund Financial Statements as of and for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2022, and September 30, 2021, and to determine whether Kearney & Company complied with applicable auditing standards.

Jan. 4, 2022

Project Announcement: Oversight of the Audit of the FY 2022 U.S. Special Operations Command General Fund Financial Statements (Project No. D2022-D000FP-0077.000)

Our planned oversight will begin immediately. The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, DoD, requested the audit of the U.S. Special Operations Command General Fund financial statements. We contracted with the independent public accounting firm of Grant Thornton LLP (Grant Thornton) to audit the U.S. Special Operations Command General Fund Financial Statements as of and for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2022, and September 30, 2021. The objective of Grant Thornton’s audit is to determine whether the FY 2022 U.S. Special Operations Command General Fund financial statements and related notes are presented fairly and in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The objective of our oversight project is to provide contract oversight of Grant Thornton’s audit of the U.S. Special Operations Command General Fund Financial Statements for fiscal years ending September 30, 2022, and September 30, 2021, and to determine whether Grant Thornton complied with applicable auditing standards. We will execute the contractor’s audit procedures associated with reviews of transactions and facilities that are Special Access Program, TOP SECRET, and TOP SECRET/Sensitive Compartmented Information and provide an unclassified version of the results of our review to Grant Thornton to use in developing its overall audit conclusions.