April 13, 2021

Project Announcement: Agreed-Upon Procedures for Reviewing the FY 2021 Civilian Payroll Withholding Data and Enrollment Information (Project No. D2021-D000FP-0088.000)

We plan to begin the agreed-upon procedures in April 2021. The Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 19-03, “Audit Requirements for Federal Financial Statements,” August 27, 2019, requires that we perform certain agreed-upon procedures on DoD payroll and personnel files. Our objective is to assist the Office of Personnel Management in assessing whether retirement, health benefits, and life insurance withholdings and contributions, as well as enrollment information submitted via the Semiannual Headcount Report by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service for FY 2021 were reasonable.

April 7, 2021

Audit of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Use of Undefinitized Contract Actions for the Conversion of Alternate Care Sites in Response to the Coronavirus Disease–2019 Pandemic (DODIG-2021-074)

Publicly Released: April 9, 2021

The objective of this audit was to determine whether U.S Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) officials properly managed undefinitized contract actions (UCAs) for Alternative Care Sites (ACS) constructed in response to the coronavirus disease–2019 (COVID 19) pandemic by definitizing actions within required time limits, conducting analyses of fair and reasonable price determinations, and ensuring profit was adjusted for costs incurred.

April 6, 2021

Audit of Compliance With Defense Health Agency Guidance on the Number of Days Supply of Schedule II Amphetamine Prescriptions Dispensed by Department of Defense Medical Treatment Facilities (DODIG-2021-073)

Publicly Released: April 8, 2021

The objective of this audit was to determine whether DoD medical treatment facilities (MTFs) dispensed the appropriate number of days supply for Schedule II amphetamines, in accordance with Defense Health Agency (DHA) guidance.

April 2, 2021

Audit of the Award and Administration of the National Guard Youth Challenge Program Cooperative Agreements (DODIG-2021-072)

Publicly Released: April 6, 2021

The objective of this audit was to determine whether the award and administration of National Guard Youth Challenge Program cooperative agreements were in accordance with applicable Federal and DoD policies. We also determined whether three academies we reviewed, Indiana Hoosier, Kentucky Bluegrass, and Maryland Freestate Challenge Academies, achieved program goals and objectives.

April 1, 2021

Project Announcement: Audit of Medical Conditions of Residents in Privatized Military Housing (Project No. D2021-D000AX-0105.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in April 2021. Public Law 116-283 “William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021,” January 1, 2021, requires this audit. The objective of this audit is to determine the percentage of privatized military housing units that have been determined to be unsafe, unhealthy, or both. We will attempt to determine the association of exposure to certain unsafe or unhealthy conditions in privatized military housing units and the rate of occurrence of associated medical conditions. We will also assess the DoD's efforts to track relationships between exposures and adverse health impacts. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

March 30, 2021

Evaluation of Access to Department of Defense Information Technology and Communications During the Coronavirus Disease-2019 Pandemic (DODIG-2021-065)

Publicly Released: April 1, 2021

The objective of this evaluation was to determine the extent to which DoD Components provided access to DoD information technology and communications during the coronavirus disease–2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

March 29, 2021

Evaluation of Department of Defense Voting Assistance Programs for Calendar Year 2020 (DODIG-2021-066)

Publicly Released: March 31, 2021

The objective of our evaluation was to report on the effectiveness of voting assistance programs and the level of compliance with the voting assistance programs of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps during calendar year 2020, in accordance with the requirements of section 1566, title 10, United States Code (10 U.S.C § 1566 [2014]), as amended.

March 29, 2021

Audit of Maintaining Cybersecurity in the Coronavirus Disease – 2019 Telework Environment (DODIG-2021-064)

Publicly Released: March 31, 2021

The objective of this audit was to determine whether DoD Components maintained network protections during the coronavirus disease–2019 (COVID‑19) pandemic while the DoD workforce maximized the use of telework capabilities to ensure the continuity of DoD operations.

March 29, 2021

Project Announcement: Evaluation of the Department of Defense's Reform of Privatized Military Housing Oversight Related to Health, Safety, and Environmental Hazards (Project No. D2021-DEV0SR-0093.000)

We plan to begin the subject evaluation in March 2021. This evaluation is the second in a series of three evaluations we will perform in response to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92), section 3044, “Inspector General Review of Department of Defense Oversight of Privatized Military Housing.” The objective of this evaluation is to determine the extent of the Department of Defense's compliance with privatized military housing oversight requirements related to health, safety, and environmental hazards in the FY 2020 National Defense Authorization Act. We may revise the objective as the evaluation proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

March 22, 2021

Project Announcement: U.S. Social Security Administration Office of Inspector General External Peer Review (Project No. D2021-D000RL-0092.000)

In accordance with the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) Peer Review Schedule, the U.S. Department of Defense Office of Inspector General will conduct a peer review of your audit organization for the 12-month period ending March 31, 2021. The review will officially commence at the time of the entrance meeting, which we expect to hold in April 2021. The review will conclude with the completion of our report in September 2021.