Jan. 5, 2022

Project Announcement: Oversight of the Audit of the FY 2022 Defense Health Agency Contract Resource Management Financial Statements (Project No. D2022-D000FT-0080.000)

Our planned oversight will begin immediately. The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, DoD, requested the audit of the Defense Health Agency Contract Resource Management Financial Statements. We contracted with the independent public accounting firm of Kearney & Company, P.C. (Kearney & Company) to audit the Defense Health Agency Contract Resource Management Financial Statements as of and for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2022, and September 30, 2021. The objective of Kearney & Company’s audit is to determine whether the FY 2022 Defense Health Agency Contract Resource Management 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 Kearney & Company’s audit of the Defense Health Agency Contract Resource Management Financial Statements as of and for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2022, and September 30, 2021, and to determine whether Kearney & Company complied with applicable auditing standards.

Jan. 5, 2022

Audit of DoD Maintenance of Space Launch Equipment and Facilities (DODIG-2022-048)

Publicly Released: January 7, 2022

The objective of this audit was to determine the extent to which the DoD maintained the equipment and infrastructure needed to support space launches and whether DoD facilities could support future launch requirements. We reviewed the Space Force’s maintenance of launch range items at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, and Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, and we determined whether range items enabled successful space launches.

Jan. 5, 2022

Management Advisory: DoD Support for the Relocation of Afghan Nationals at Fort Lee, Virginia (DODIG‑2022‑051)

Publicly Released: January 6, 2022

The purpose of this memorandum is to provide officials responsible for receiving, housing, supporting, and preparing Afghan evacuees for movement to their final resettlement location with the results from our site visit to Task Force (TF) Eagle at Fort Lee, Virginia. The team visited TF Eagle from September 16 through 21, 2021. We conducted the work on this project with integrity, objectivity, and independence, as required by the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency’s Quality Standards for Federal Offices of Inspector General.

Jan. 5, 2022

Project Announcement: Oversight of the Audit of the FY 2022 DoD Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund Financial Statements (Project No. D2022-D000FT-0079.000)

Our planned oversight will begin immediately. The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, DoD, requested the audit of the DoD Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund Financial Statements. We contracted with the independent public accounting firm of Kearney & Company, P.C. (Kearney & Company) to audit the DoD Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund Financial Statements as of and for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2022, and September 30, 2021. The objective of Kearney & Company’s audit is to determine whether the FY 2022 DoD Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care 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 Kearney & Company’s audit of the DoD MedicareEligible Retiree Health Care Fund Financial Statements as of and for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2022, and September 30, 2021, and to determine whether Kearney & Company 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 Information Systems Agency Working Capital Fund Financial Statements (Project No. D2022-D000FL-0054.000)

Our planned oversight will begin immediately. The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, DoD, requested the audit of the Defense Information Systems Agency Working Capital Fund Financial Statements. We contracted with the independent public accounting firm of Kearney & Company, P.C. (Kearney & Company) to audit the Defense Information System Agency’s Working Capital Fund Financial Statements as of and for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2022, and September 30, 2021. The objective of Kearney & Company’s audit is to determine whether the FY 2022 Defense Information Systems Agency 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 Kearney & Company’s audit of the Defense Information Systems Agency Working Capital Fund Financial Statements as of and for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2022, and September 30, 2021, and to determine whether Kearney & Company complied with applicable auditing standards.

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 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 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. 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.