Feb. 1, 2022

Audit of DoD Implementation of the DoD Coronavirus Disease–2019 Vaccine Distribution Plan (DODIG-2022-058)

Publicly Released: February 3, 2022

Our objective was to determine whether DoD officials effectively distributed and administered the coronavirus disease–2019 (COVID-19) vaccine to the DoD workforce in accordance with DoD guidance.

Jan. 27, 2022

Interagency Coordination Group of Inspectors General for Guam Realignment Annual Report

Publicly Released: January 31, 2022

Public Law 111-84, “National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010,” section 2835, October 28, 2009, designates the DoD Inspector General as the chairperson of the Interagency Coordination Group of Inspectors General for Guam Realignment.

Jan. 24, 2022

Unclassified Joint Report on the Implementation of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015, AUD-2021-002-U

On December 18, 2015, Congress passed Public Law 114-113, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, which includes Title I – the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (the Act). The Act creates a framework to facilitate and promote voluntary sharing of cyber threat indicators (CTIs) and defensive measures (DMs) among and between Federal and non-Federal entities.

Jan. 24, 2022

Project Announcement: Evaluation of the Department of Defense’s Response to “Havana Syndrome” (Project No. D2022-DEV000-0047.000)

We plan to begin the subject evaluation in January 2022. The objective of this evaluation is to determine the extent to which the Department of Defense has developed guidance and implemented procedures to identify and evaluate DoD personnel who may have “Havana Syndrome.” We may revise the objective as the evaluation proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

Jan. 19, 2022

Management Advisory Regarding Results from Research for Future Audits and Evaluations Related to the Effects of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus on DoD Operations (DODIG-2022-054)

Publicly Released: January 21, 2022

The purpose of this advisory is to discuss the DoD’s use of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funds, and highlight areas of concern over the DoD’s reporting on USASpending.gov on the use of the DoD’s CARES Act funds.

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. 11, 2022

Audit of the Defense Health Agency’s Reporting of Improper Payment Estimates for the Military Health Benefits Program (DODIG-2022-052)

Publicly Released: January 13, 2022

The objective of the audit was to determine whether the Defense Health Agency (DHA) accurately identified and reported improper payments as required by the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 (PIIA).

Jan. 6, 2022

Project Announcement: Oversight of the Audit of the FY 2022 Department of the Air Force Working Capital Fund Financial Statements (Project No. D2022-D000FT-0074.000)

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 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, 2022 and September 30, 2021. The objective of EY’s audit is to determine whether the FY 2022 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 of the Department of the Air Force Working Capital Fund Financial Statements as of and for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2022, and September 30, 2021, and to determine whether EY complied with applicable auditing standards. We will execute the contractor’s audit procedures associated with reviews of transactions and facilities that are Special Access Program, TOP SECRET, and TOP SECRET/Sensitive Compartmented Information and provide an unclassified version of the results of our review to EY to use in developing its overall audit conclusions.

Jan. 6, 2022

Project Announcement: Oversight of the FY 2022 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. D2022- D000FT-0075.000)

Our planned oversight will begin immediately. The Department of the Air Force requested a Statements on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 18 (SSAE 18) examination of the Defense Enterprise Account and Management System (DEAMS) as of June 30, 2022. 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, 2022. The objective of our project is to provide contract oversight of EY’s attestation examination and determine whether EY complied with the contract and applicable attestation and generally accepted government auditing standards.

Jan. 6, 2022

Evaluation of Contract Monitoring and Management for Project Maven (DODIG-2022-049)

Publicly Released: January 10, 2022

The objective of this evaluation was to determine whether the Army Contracting Command (ACC), the Army Research Laboratory (ARL), and the Algorithmic Warfare Cross-Functional Team (AWCFT, also known as Project Maven) monitored Project Maven contracts in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), and DoD policy.