July 1, 2015

Project Announcement: Assessment of U.S. and Coalition Plans/Efforts to Train, Advise, Assist, and Equip the Tribal Resistance Forces (Project No. D2015-D00SPO-0213.000)

We plan to begin the subject assessment immediately. This project relates to the overseas contingency operation, Operation Inherent Resolve, and will be completed in accordance with the oversight responsibility of the Office of the Inspector General, as described in Section 8L of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended. This is report U.S. and Coalition Efforts to Train, Advise, Assist, and Equip Iraqi Sunni Popular Mobilization Forces DODIG-2016-055.

June 29, 2015

Evaluation of Defense Contract Management Agency Contracting Officer Actions on Reported DoD Contractor Estimating System Deficiencies

The objective of the evaluation was to determine whether Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) contracting officers took timely and effective actions on DoD contractor estimating System deficiencies reported by Defense Contract Audit Agency.

June 29, 2015

The Air Force Did Not Monitor the Energy Savings Performance Contract at Joint Base McGuire

Our objective was to determine whether Air Force controls for monitoring contract performance were effective.

May 18, 2015

Triannual Review Processes Need Improvement at Three Naval Budget Submitting Offices

Our objective was to determine whether selected budget submitting offices (BSOs) within the Department of the Navy (DoN) performed the triannual review (TAR) of unliquidated obligations and unfilled orders in accordance with applicable regulations. This is the second of a series of reports on the Navy’s TAR.

May 15, 2015

Improvements Needed for Awarding Service Contracts at Naval Special Warfare Command DODIG-2015-124

The objective of the audit was to determine whether Naval Special Warfare Command, San Diego, California, awarded service contracts and task orders in accordance with Federal and DoD guidelines. We conducted this audit in response to a request by the House Committee on Armed Services. We reviewed a nonstatistical sample of 35 contracts.

May 5, 2015

Program Manager Medium andHeavy Tactical Vehicles Needs toImprove Acquisition Practices

The objective was to assess the propriety of allegations made to the Defense Hotline concerning acquisition practices at Program Executive Office Land Systems; Program Management Office, Medium and Heavy Tactical Vehicles. Specifically, we determined whether Command followed proper procedures for urgent acquisitions of the Automatic Fire Extinguishing Systems for the Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement.

May 1, 2015

Navy Officials Did Not Consistently Comply With Requirements for Assessing Contractor Performance

The objective of the audit was to determine whether Navy officials completed comprehensive and timely contractor performance assessment reports (PARs). This is the first in a series of audits of DoD compliance with policies for evaluating contractor performance.

April 30, 2015

Complaint Regarding the Award of a $576 Million Navy Contract Without Appropriate Consideration of Audit Findings

We conducted this evaluation to determine the validity of a complaint alleging that a Navy contracting officer awarded a $576 million contract without appropriately considering significant findings reported by the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA).

April 30, 2015

Assessment of U.S. and Coalition Efforts to Develop the Sufficiency of Afghan NationalSecurity Forces' Policies, Processes, and Procedures for the Management andAccountability of Class III (Fuel) and V (Ammunition)

The overall objective of this project was to assess U.S. and Coalition efforts to develop the effectiveness of Afghan National Security Forces’ (ANSF’s) policies and procedures for the management and accountability of fuel (Class III [Bulk]) and conventional military ammunition and explosives (Class V).

April 27, 2015

F-35 Engine Quality Assurance Inspection (Redacted)

We inspected the F-35 engine (F135) program’s quality management system for conformity to contractually required AS9100C, “Quality Management System,” statutory and regulatory requirements, DoD policies, and internal quality processes and p rocedures.