Nov. 20, 2020

Project Announcement: Oversight of the FY 2021 Army Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 18 (SSAE 18), System and Organization Controls Examination of the System Supporting the Delivery of Munitions Inventory Management Services for the Period October 1, 2020, Through June 30, 2021

Our planned oversight will begin immediately. The Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) requested an SSAE 18 examination of the System Supporting the Delivery of Munitions Inventory Management Services for the period October 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021. We contracted with the independent public accounting firm of KPMG LLP, to perform that examination. The objective of KPMG’s attestation examination is to issue an opinion on the Army’s description of the System Supporting the Delivery of Munitions Inventory Management Services and the suitability of the design and operating effectiveness of the controls to achieve the related control objectives stated in the description. The objective of this oversight project is to provide contract oversight of KPMG’s attestation examination and determine whether KPMG complied with the contract and applicable attestation and generally accepted government auditing standards.

Nov. 20, 2020

Project Announcement: Oversight of the FY 2021 Army Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 18 (SSAE 18), System and Organization Controls Examination of the General Fund Enterprise Business System for the Period October 1, 2020, Through June 30, 2021 (Project No. D2021-D000FI-0031.00

Our planned oversight will begin immediately. The Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) requested an SSAE 18 examination of the General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS) administration and operational support services for the period October 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021. We contracted with the independent public accounting firm of KPMG LLP, to perform that examination. The objective of KPMG’s attestation examination is to issue an opinion on the Army’s description of the system supporting the GFEBS administration and support services and the suitability of the design and operating effectiveness of the controls to achieve the related control objectives stated in the description. The objective of this oversight project is to provide contract oversight of KPMG’s attestation examination and determine whether KPMG complied with the contract and applicable attestation and generally accepted government auditing standards.

Nov. 19, 2020

Top DoD Management Challenges – Fiscal Year 2021

The Top DoD Management Challenges document identifies the top management and performance challenges impacting the DoD for FY 2021 and beyond.  Each Inspector General is required by law to prepare this annual statement summarizing what the IG considers the “most serious management and performance challenges facing the agency.”  This report provides Congress and the DoD’s civilian and military leaders an independent assessment of the management and performance challenges confronting the DoD.  Finally, the Top DoD Management Challenges document must be included in the DoD’s annual financial report.

Nov. 13, 2020

Lead Inspector General for Operation Freedom’s Sentinel I Quarterly Report to the United States Congress I July 1, 2020 - September 30, 2020

Publicly Released: November 17, 2020

This Lead Inspector General (Lead IG) report to the United States Congress on Operation Freedom’s Sentinel (OFS) is the 22nd quarterly report detailing the overseas contingency operation. The report summarizes significant events involving OFS and describes completed, ongoing, and planned Lead IG and partner agency oversight work. This report covers the period from July 1, 2020, through September 30, 2020.

Nov. 12, 2020

Transmittal of the Independent Auditor's Reports on the Department of the Air Force General Fund Financial Statements and Related Notes for FY 2020 and FY 2019 (DODIG-2021-016)

DODIG-2021-016 transmits Ernst & Young, LLP's Independent Auditor's Reports. DODIG-2021-016 is part of the Department of the Air Force Agency Financial Report, Fiscal Year 2020, and should not be issued without that information. The transmittal begins on page 54/306.

Nov. 12, 2020

Transmittal of the Independent Auditor’s Reports on the Department of the Air Force Working Capital Fund Financial Statements and Related Notes for FY 2020 and FY 2019 (DODIG-2021-015)

DODIG-2021-015 transmits Ernst & Young, LLP's Independent Auditor's Reports. DODIG-2021-015 is part of the Department of the Air Force Agency Financial Report, Fiscal Year 2020, and should not be issued without that information. The transmittal begins on page 195/306.

Nov. 6, 2020

Transmittal of the Independent Auditors' Report on the Army Military Construction Funds Sub-Allotted to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Military Programs Financial Statements and Related Notes for the FY 2020 and FY 2019 (DODIG-2021-010)

This audit report should not be distributed without the financial statements on which it is based. To request the financial statements and report, file a Freedom of Information Act Request with the Department of the Army at https://www.rmda.army.mil/foia/RMDA-FOIA-Contact.html?param=0BR-6K2-HBT-AAA.

Nov. 6, 2020

Transmittal of the Independent Auditors' Report on the U.S. Air Force Military Construction Funds Sub-Allotted to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Military Programs Financial Statements and Related Notes for FY 2020 (DODIG-2021-009)

This audit report should not be distributed without the financial statements on which it is based. To request the financial statements and report, file a Freedom of Information Act Request with the Department of the Army at https://www.rmda.army.mil/foia/RMDA-FOIA-Contact.html.

Nov. 6, 2020

Lead Inspector General for Operation Pacific Eagle-Philippines I Quarterly Report to the United States Congress I July 1, 2020 - September 30, 2020

Publicly Released: November 10, 2020

This Lead Inspector General (Lead IG) report to the United States Congress is the 12th and final quarterly report on Operation Pacific Eagle–Philippines (OPE-P), the overseas contingency operation to support the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP) fight against ISIS–East Asia (ISIS-EA) and other terrorist organizations. This report summarizes significant events related to this operation and describes ongoing and planned Lead IG and partner agency oversight work, and covers the period from July 1 through September 30, 2020.

Nov. 5, 2020

Evaluation of the Army's Tactical Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) Payload Program (DODIG-2021-005)

The report is classified.