Sept. 14, 2020

Project Announcement: Audit of Department of Defense (DoD) Selection of Middle-Tier Acquisition Rapid Prototyping and Rapid Fielding Programs (Project No. D2020-D000AW-0179.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in September 2020. The objective of this audit is to determine whether the DoD Component acquisition officials managed programs for the middletier acquisition rapid prototyping or rapid fielding in accordance with DoD guidance. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

Sept. 4, 2020

Audit of the F-35 Program Office’s Beyond Economical Repair Process for Parts (DODIG-2020-123)

Publicly Released: September 9, 2020

The objective of this audit was to determine the extent that the F-35 Program Office’s Beyond Economical Repair (BER) process identified parts that were damaged and determined whether a part could be economically repaired, and whether a DoD official approved the contractor’s determination that a part could not be economically repaired.

Sept. 4, 2020

Evaluation of the Air Force’s Certification of Space Launch Vehicles (DODIG-2020-126)

Publicly Released: September 9, 2020

The objective of this evaluation was to determine whether Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) officials complied with the Air Force Launch Services New Entrant Certification Guide (NECG) when certifying the launch system designs for the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) class (formerly known as the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle class) SpaceX Falcon family of launch vehicles. Additionally, during the evaluation we expanded the objective to also determine whether SMC officials applied the design validation approach in the NECG to three other space launch providers’ new entrant launch vehicles that were in development: Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems, United Launch Alliance, and Blue Origin, LLC. During the evaluation, these three launch providers’ certification processes were still in progress.

Sept. 4, 2020

Evaluation of the Department of Defense and Department of Defense Education Activity Responses to Incidents of Serious Juvenile-on-Juvenile Misconduct on Military Installations (DODIG-2020-127)

Publicly Released: September 9, 2020 The objectives of this evaluation were to determine whether the DoD and DoD Education Activity have adequate policies and procedures to respond to incidents of serious juvenile-on-juvenile misconduct, including sexual assault and sexual harassment; and referred serious juvenile-on-juvenile misconduct incidents to DoD law enforcement organizations and military and civilian child advocacy and health services.

Sept. 2, 2020

Transmittal of the Independent Service Auditor’s Report on SSAE 18 Examination of Defense Agencies Initiative (DAI) System for the period October 1, 2019, Through June 30, 2020 (DODIG-2020-124)

The transmittal and independent service auditor's report are For Official Use Only.  To request the transmittal and independent service auditor's report, file a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the Defense Logistics Agency's FOIA Office.

Aug. 28, 2020

Lead Inspector General for East Africa And North And West Africa Counterterrorism Operations I Quarterly Report to the United States Congress | April 1, 2020 - June 30, 2020

Publicly Released: September 1, 2020

This Lead Inspector General (Lead IG) report to the United States Congress on the East Africa Counterterrorism Operation and the North and West Africa Counterterrorism Operation is the 8th quarterly report detailing both operations. The purpose of these operations is to degrade al-Qaeda and ISIS affiliates, and other violent extremist organizations (VEO), in designated regions of East and North Africa, and contain them in designated regions of West Africa. This report covers the period from April 1, 2020, through to June 30, 2020.

Aug. 28, 2020

Audit of Management of Pharmaceuticals in Support of the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility (DODIG-2020-120)

Publicly Released: September 1, 2020

The objective of this audit was to determine whether the Military Departments properly accounted for and safeguarded pharmaceuticals at locations supporting overseas contingency operations in the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) area of responsibility (AOR). In this audit, we visited eight medical treatment facilities (MTFs); four MTF medical logistics facilities; a U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Southwest Asia (USAMMC-SWA) warehouse; and three USAMMC-SWA Forward Logistics Elements (FLEs) located in Qatar, Kuwait, and Afghanistan.

Aug. 27, 2020

Evaluation of Department of Defense Enhanced End-Use Monitoring for Equipment Transferred to the Government of Ukraine (DODIG-2020-121)

Publicly Released: August 31, 2020

The objective of this evaluation was to determine whether the DoD’s transfer to the Government of Ukraine of military equipment requiring enhanced end-use monitoring (EEUM), including Javelin missiles, Javelin Command Launch Units, and night vision devices (NVDs), was in accordance with law and DoD guidance; and Ukraine’s security and accountability of U.S.-provided military equipment requiring EEUM met the criteria prescribed by law and regulation.

Aug. 24, 2020

Project Announcement: Interagency Coordination Group of Inspectors General for Guam Realignment Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2020 (Project No. D2020-D000RL-0168.000)

We plan to begin the subject review in August 2020. We are conducting this project in response to Public Law 111-84, “National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010,” section 2835, October 28, 2009. This Act requires the DoD Inspector General, as the chairman of the Interagency Coordination Group, to provide a report to Congress by February 1, 2021, that summarizes the programs and operations funded with amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for military construction in the Territory of Guam. Our objective is to compile a detailed statement of all obligations, expenditures, and revenues associated with military construction in Guam.

Aug. 17, 2020

Investigative Summary - Substantiated Findings of Misconduct by a Former DoD Senior Official for Sexually Harassing Subordinate Employees

The Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) initiated this investigation upon receipt of allegations that a DoD member of the Senior Executive Service (SES), since retired, assigned to an agency subordinate to the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, sexually harassed subordinate agency employees.