Jan. 5, 2023

Project Announcement: Oversight of the Audit of the FY 2023 Department of the Air Force Working Capital Fund Financial Statements (Project No. D2023-D000FT-0059.000)

The Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990, as amended, requires this audit. In accordance with the Act, the DoD Office of Inspector General is the principal auditor for the Department of the Air Force Working Capital Fund Financial Statements. We contracted with the independent public accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP (EY) to audit the Department of the Air Force Working Capital Fund Financial Statements as of and for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2023, and September 30, 2022. The objective of EY’s audit is to determine whether the FY 2023 Department of the Air Force 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 EY’s audit and determine whether EY complied with applicable auditing standards.

Jan. 5, 2023

Project Announcement: Oversight of the FY 2023 Audit of the Department of the Navy Working Capital Fund Financial Statements (Project No. D2023-D000FS-0042.000)

Our planned oversight will begin immediately. The Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990, as amended, requires this audit. In accordance with the Act, the DoD Office of Inspector General is the principal auditor for the Department of the Navy Working Capital Fund.

Jan. 5, 2023

Project Announcement: Oversight of the FY 2023 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. D2023- D000FT-0060.000)

The Department of the Air Force requested a Statements on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 18 (SSAE 18) examination of the Defense Enterprise Accounting and Management System (DEAMS) as of June 30, 2023. 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, 2023. The objective of our oversight project is to provide contract oversight of EY’s attestation examination and determine whether EY complied with applicable attestation and generally accepted government auditing standards.

Dec. 19, 2022

Management Advisory: DoD Restoration Costs to Repair Facilities After Supporting Operation Allies Refuge and Operation Allies Welcome (DODIG‑2023‑040)

Publicly Released: December 21, 2022

The purpose of this management advisory is to inform DoD leadership of the circumstances that arose from the substantial restoration activities at the temporary housing sites that supported Operation Allies Refuge and Operation Allies Welcome.

Dec. 15, 2022

Transmittal of the Independent Auditor’s Reports on the Defense Information Systems Agency Working Capital Fund Financial Statements and Related Notes for FY 2022 and FY 2021 (DODIG-2023-039)

This report begins on page: 81/126 of the Defense Information Systems Agency Working Capital Fund Agency Financial Report, Fiscal Year 2022.

Dec. 15, 2022

Management Advisory: Evaluation of U.S. Special Operations Command's Joint Military Information Support Operations Web Operations Center (DODIG-2023-038)

This management advisory notified the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict, the Commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command, and the Director of the Joint Military Information Support Operations Web Operations Center (JMWC) of the progress and challenges in implementing actions directed by a Joint Requirements Oversight Council Memorandum and Deputy Secretary of Defense-requested implementation plan to move JMWC from initial operational capability to full operational capability. This management advisory addresses the challenges to reaching the conditions for full operational capability, particularly adequate staffing and a completed military construction project.

Dec. 14, 2022

Project Announcement: Audit of DoD’s Implementation of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (Project No. D2023-D000CU-0030.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in December 2022.

Dec. 13, 2022

Whistleblower Reprisal Investigation: Systems & Technology Research, LLC Woburn, Massachusetts (DODIG-2023-037)

We conducted this investigation in response to a reprisal complaint alleging that Systems & Technology Research, LLC (STR), Woburn, Massachusetts, moved the Complainant’s office location and discharged him in reprisal for making protected disclosures concerning security violations.

Dec. 8, 2022

Report of Investigation: BG Jonathan E. Howerton, USA, and Mr. Bradley T. Hoagland, SES (DODIG-2023-032)

The DoD Hotline received complaints from January 14 through September 14, 2020, against Brigadier General (BG) Jonathan E. Howerton, U.S. Army, Deputy Assistant to the President and White House Military Office (WHMO) Director, and Mr. Bradley T. Hoagland, Senior Executive Service, Special Assistant to the President and WHMO Deputy Director. We received three of the complaints after we began our investigation on February 6, 2020.

Dec. 7, 2022

Audit of Vetting and Continuous Review of International Military Students Training in the United States (DODIG-2023-036)

The objective of this audit was to determine whether the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency completed DoD security vetting of International Military Students enrolled in U.S.-based training programs, and their accompanying family members, according to DoD policy and communicated the results of its analysis to appropriate DoD stakeholders.