May 26, 2022

Semiannual Report to the Congress – October 1, 2021, through March 31, 2022

Publicly Released: May 27, 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.

May 24, 2022

Management Advisory: The Military Health System Data Repository Contained Noncompliant Race Coding Values and Categories (DODIG-2022-099)

Publicly Released: May 26, 2022

The purpose of this management advisory is to inform the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness that race codes used in the Military Health System Data Repository did not comply with DoD policies.

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 17, 2022

Audit of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command Use of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act Funding (DODIG-2022-098)

Publicly Released: May 19, 2022

The objective of this audit was to determine whether North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) officials used Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus disease–2019 (COVID 19) pandemic.

May 16, 2022

Project Announcement: Audit of the Defense Logistics Agency Storage of Army Ground Combat Systems Equipment (Project No. D2022-D000AU-0139.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in May 2022. The objective of this audit is to determine whether the Defense Logistics Agency properly stored and maintained Army Ground Combat Systems equipment in accordance with DoD policies and guidelines. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

May 16, 2022

Project Announcement: Audit of Defense Health Agency Controls to Monitor Opioid Prescription Compliance with Federal and DoD Opioid Safety Standards (Project No. D2022-D000AX-0134.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in May 2022. The objective of this audit is to determine whether the Defense Health Agency has effective controls to monitor opioid prescriptions from providers to ensure compliance with Federal and DoD opioid safety standards. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

May 13, 2022

Lead Inspector General for Operation Freedom’s Sentinel and Operation Enduring Sentinel I Quarterly Report to the United States Congress I January 1, 2022 – March 31, 2022

Publicly Released: May 17, 2022

This Lead Inspector General (Lead IG) report to the United States Congress is the 28^th quarterly report detailing Operation Freedom’s Sentinel (OFS) and the 2^nd report on Operation Enduring Sentinel (OES).  The report summarizes significant events involving OFS and OES, and describes completed, ongoing, and planned Lead IG and partner agency oversight work.  This report covers the period from January 1, 2022, through March 31, 2022.  

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.

May 10, 2022

Evaluation of Department of Defense Efforts to Address Ideological Extremism Within the Armed Forces (DODIG-2022-095)

Publicly Released: May 12, 2022

The objective of this evaluation was to determine the extent to which the DoD and the Military Services have implemented policy and procedures that prohibit active advocacy and active participation related to supremacist, extremist, or criminal gang doctrine, ideology, or causes by active duty military personnel, as required by DoD Instruction 1325.06.

May 9, 2022

Project Announcement: Evaluation of the Collection of Demographic Data in the Military Justice Systems (Project No. D2022-DEV0PF-0130.000)

We plan to begin the subject evaluation in May 2022. The objective of this evaluation is to determine the extent to which the Services’ are collecting uniform demographic data specific to race and ethnicity in accordance with the Military Justice Act requirements included in the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), as defined by Office of Management and Budget Statistical Policy Directive No. 15. We may revise the objective as the evaluation proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.