Jan. 4, 2023

Project Announcement: Audit of the DoD’s Execution of Funds to Assist Ukraine (Project No. D2023-D000FL-0046.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in January 2023. The objective of this audit is to determine whether the DoD used the Ukraine assistance funds in accordance with Federal laws and DoD policies. The President signed the Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Acts with the purpose of responding to the situation in Ukraine. This audit will determine whether the appropriated funds meet that purpose.

Dec. 23, 2022

FY 2022 Agency Financial Report

RMA Associates, LLC (RMA), an independent public accounting firm, audited our FY 2022 financial statements.

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. 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. 12, 2022

Project Announcement: Audit of the DoD’s Controls for Validating and Responding to Ukraine’s Requests for Military Equipment and Assistance (Project No. D2023-D000RH-0034.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in December 2022.

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.

Dec. 1, 2022

Annual Report to Congress Regarding DoD’s Progress on Implementing Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act Section 554 Requirements (DODIG-2023-034)

This annual report addresses the progress of the Department of Defense (DoD) toward implementing standardized policies and processes as directed by Section 554 of the FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Section 554 requires that annual reporting contain findings and recommendations regarding: (1) the effects of policies, programs, systems, and processes of the Department, regarding personnel, on diversity and inclusion in the Department; and (2) the effectiveness of such policies, programs, systems, and processes in preventing and responding to supremacist, extremist, and criminal gang activity of a member of the Armed Forces.

Dec. 1, 2022

Project Announcement: Oversight of the Audit of FY 2023 U.S. Department of the Army Working Capital Fund Financial Statements (Project No. D2023-D000FI-0029.000)

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 U.S. Department of the Army (Army) Working Capital Fund Financial Statements.