Jan. 4, 2022

Project Announcement: Oversight of the Audit of the FY 2022 Defense Logistics Agency General Fund Financial Statements (Project No. D2022-D000FE-0059.000)

Our planned oversight will begin immediately. The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, DoD, requested the audit of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) General Fund Financial Statements. We contracted with the independent public accounting firm of Ernst & Young, LLP, (EY) to audit the DLA General 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 DLA General 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 DLA General 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.

Jan. 4, 2022

Project Announcement: Oversight of the Audit of the FY 2022 Defense Logistics Agency Working Capital Fund Financial Statements (Project No. D2022-D000FE-0060.000)

Our planned oversight will begin immediately. The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, DoD, requested the audit of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Working Capital Fund Financial Statements. We contracted with the independent public accounting firm of Ernst & Young, LLP, (EY) to audit the DLA 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 DLA 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 DLA 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.

Jan. 4, 2022

Project Announcement: Oversight of the Audit of the FY 2022 Defense Logistics Agency National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund Financial Statements (Project No. D2022-D000FE0061.000)

Our planned oversight will begin immediately. The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, DoD, requested the audit of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund (Transaction Fund) Financial Statements. We contracted with the independent public accounting firm of Ernst & Young, LLP, (EY) to audit the DLA Transaction Fund Financial Statements as of and for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2022, and September 30, 2021.

Jan. 4, 2022

Project Announcement: Oversight of the Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 18 Examination of the Defense Automatic Addressing System (Project No. D2022- D000FE-0062.000)

Our planned oversight will begin immediately. The Director of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) requested a Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 18 (SSAE 18) examination of the Defense Automatic Addressing System (DAAS) for the period of October 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022. We contracted with the independent public accounting firm of Ernst & Young, LLP, (EY) to perform the SSAE 18 examination. The objective of EY’s attestation examination is to issue an opinion on the DLA’s description of DAAS 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 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. 4, 2022

Project Announcement: Oversight of the Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 18 Examination of the Wide Area Workflow (Project No. D2022-D000FE-0063.000)

Our planned oversight will begin immediately. The Director of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) requested a Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 18 (SSAE 18) examination of the Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) system for the period of October 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022. We contracted with the independent public accounting firm of Ernst & Young, LLP, (EY) to perform the SSAE 18 examination. The objective of EY’s attestation examination is to issue an opinion on the DLA’s description of the WAWF system 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 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. 4, 2022

Project Announcement: Oversight of the Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 18 Examination of the Defense Property Accountability System (Project No. D2022- D000FE-0065.000)

Our planned oversight will begin immediately. The Director of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) requested a Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 18 (SSAE 18) examination of the Defense Property Accountability System (DPAS) for the period of October 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022. We contracted with the independent public accounting firm of Ernst & Young, LLP, (EY) to perform the SSAE 18 examination. The objective of EY’s attestation examination is to issue an opinion on the DLA’s description of DPAS 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 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. 4, 2022

Project Announcement: Oversight of the Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 18 Examination of the Defense Agencies Initiative System (Project No. D2022- D000FE-0064.000)

Our planned oversight will begin immediately. The Director of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) requested a Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 18 (SSAE 18) examination of the Defense Agencies Initiative (DAI) system for the period of October 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022. We contracted with the independent public accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP, (EY) to perform the SSAE 18 examination. The objective of EY’s attestation examination is to issue an opinion on the DLA’s description of the DAI system 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 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. 3, 2022

Project Announcement: Audit of the Military Service Recruiting Organizations’ Efforts to Screen Applicants for Supremacist, Extremist, and Criminal Gang Behavior (Project No. D2022-D000RG-0052.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in January 2022. The objective of this audit is to determine whether Military Service recruiting organizations screened applicants for supremacist, extremist, and criminal gang behavior, according to DoD and Military Service policies and procedures. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

Dec. 20, 2021

Project Announcement: Evaluation of the Operation, Maintenance, Safety, and Oversight of the Navy's Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (Project No. D2022-DEV0SR-0051.000)

We plan to begin this congressionally requested evaluation in December 2021. The objective of this evaluation is to determine the extent that Navy officials managed the operation, maintenance, safety, and oversight of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, and protected the environment and drinking water systems, in compliance with Federal and state regulations and DoD policy. We may revise the objective as the evaluation proceeds.

Dec. 20, 2021

External Peer Review of the Defense Contract Management Agency Office of Internal Audit and Inspector General (DODIG-2022-046)

Publicly Released: December 22, 2021

This final report provides the results of the DoD Office of Inspector General’s external peer review.