Jan. 12, 2022

Audit of the Department of Defense Foreign Military Sales Acquisition Process (DODIG-2022-053)

Publicly Released: January 14, 2022

The objective of this audit was to determine whether the DoD managed the acquisition of defense articles and services to meet partner country foreign military sales (FMS) requirements, and whether the metrics used by DoD components maximize the results of the FMS acquisition process. This audit focused on the timeliness of the DoD FMS acquisition process and the accuracy of FMS acquisition data that the DoD reported to Congress.

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.

Dec. 8, 2021

Project Announcement: Summary of Reports and Testimonies Regarding DoD Cybersecurity From July 1, 2020, Through June 30, 2022 (Project No. D2022-D000CS-0046.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in December 2021. The objective of this audit is to (1) summarize unclassified and classified reports and testimonies regarding DoD cybersecurity that the DoD Office of Inspector General, the Government Accountability Office, and other DoD oversight organizations issued between July 1, 2020, and June 30, 2022, concerning DoD cybersecurity; (2) identify cybersecurity trends; and (3) provide a status of open DoD cybersecurity-related recommendations. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

Nov. 22, 2021

Semiannual Report to the Congress – April 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021

Publicly Released: November 23, 2021

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.

Oct. 26, 2021

Project Announcement: Audit of DoD Grants and Cooperative Agreements With Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act Obligations (Project No. D2022-D000AT-0029.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in October 2022. The objective of this audit is to determine whether the DoD obligated Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to grants and cooperative agreements for appropriate expenses incurred in preventing, preparing for, or responding to coronavirus disease–2019. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

Oct. 21, 2021

Evaluation of the Department of Defense’s Implementation of Oversight Provisions of Privatized Military Housing (DODIG-2022-004)

Publicly Released: October 25, 2021

The objective of this evaluation was to determine whether the DoD is providing effective oversight of privatized military housing. Our evaluation focused on whether the DoD implemented the oversight provisions of the FY 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Military Housing Privatization Initiative (MHPI). Our finding captures the status of the DoD’s implementation of the oversight provisions of the FY 2020 NDAA through February 2021.

Sept. 27, 2021

Audit of U.S. Special Operations Command Maritime Precision Engagement Funds (DODIG-2021-130)

Publicly Released: September 29, 2021

The objective of this audit was to determine whether the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), Special Operations Forces, Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (SOF-AT&L) appropriately allocated funds to validated requirements for the Maritime Precision Engagement (MPE) program in accordance with DoD and USSOCOM guidance. We initiated this audit based on a complaint the DoD Office of Inspector General received through the DoD Hotline, and we reviewed specific allegations related to the audit objective.

Sept. 24, 2021

Audit of Department of Defense Education Activity Controls Related to the Spread of Coronavirus Disease–2019 (DODIG-2021-128)

Publicly Released: September 28, 2021

The objective of this audit was to determine whether the DoD Education Activity (DoDEA) developed and implemented controls in accordance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and DoD guidance related to the spread of coronavirus disease–2019 (COVID 19).

Sept. 15, 2021

Independent Auditor’s Report of Department of State Funds Transferred to DoD for Human Immunodeficiency Virus/ Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Prevention (DODIG-2021-124)

Publicly Released: September 16, 2021

The objective of our review was to determine whether the DoD used the funds transferred from the DoS in accordance with the MOA between the DoD and the DoS to support efforts for the prevention, treatment, control of, and research on, HIV/AIDS.

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.