Jan. 31, 2020

Lead Inspector General for Operation Inherent Resolve I Quarterly Report to the United States Congress I October 1, 2019 – December 31, 2019

Publicly Released: February 4, 2020

This Lead Inspector General (Lead IG) report to the United States Congress is the 20th Lead Inspector General (Lead IG) quarterly report on Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), the overseas contingency operation to combat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The report covers the period October 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019, summarizes the key events of the period, and describes completed, ongoing, and planned Lead IG and partner agency oversight work related to OIR. Due to the significant events that took place in Iraq in early January 2020, after the end of the quarter, the Lead IG agencies considered it essential to report on these developments and their potential impact on the OIR mission.

Jan. 29, 2020

lnteragency Coordination Group of Inspectors General for Guam Realignment Annual Report

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. 28, 2020

Glenn A. Fine, Principal Deputy Inspector General Performing the Duties of the Inspector General, testifies before the Subcommittee on Government Operations Committee on Oversight and Reform on "Protecting Those Who Blow the Whistle on Government Wrongdoing"

View the hearing here.

Jan. 28, 2020

Evaluation of U.S. European Command's Warning Intelligence Capabilities (DODIG-2020-055)

Publicly Released: January 30, 2020

The objective of this evaluation was to determine whether warning intelligence information from the U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) Joint Intelligence Operations Center (JIOCEUR) and the JIOCEUR Analytic Center (JAC) provided senior officials adequate information to make decisions based on notification of a potential threat to U.S. or allied interests.

Jan. 22, 2020

Audit of Surge Sealift Readiness Reporting (DODIG-2020-047)

Publicly Released: January 24, 2020

The objective of this audit was to determine whether U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) provided adequate oversight of the reporting on surge sealift activation requirements. To assess the accuracy of this reporting, we reviewed surge sealift readiness reporting in the Defense Readiness Reporting System–Navy (DRRS-N) and the Defense Readiness Reporting System–Strategic (DRRS-S) from FYs 2017 and 2018.

Jan. 16, 2020

Project Announcement: Audit of Pharmacy Operations at DoD Military Treatment Facilities (Project No. D2020-D000AW-0011.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in January 2020. The objective of this audit is to determine whether the Defense Health Agency properly accounted for and safeguarded pharmaceuticals at selected DoD military treatment facilities in accordance with Defense Health Agency and Military Department guidance. We will consider suggestions from management on additional or revised objectives.

Jan. 15, 2020

System Review Report on the Army Internal Review Program DODIG-2020-050

Publically Released: January 17, 2019 We reviewed the system of quality control for the Army Internal Review (IR) Program in effect for the 3-year period ended December 31, 2018. The Army IR offices are responsible for establishing and maintaining a system of quality control that is designed to provide reasonable assurance that the Army IR offices and its personnel comply with professional standards and applicable legal and regulatory requirements in all material respects.

Jan. 14, 2020

Project Announcement: Audit of the Collection, Analysis, Dissemination, and Security of Sensitive Information Maintained by the Defense Insider Threat Management and Analysis Center (Project No. D2020-D000CP-0074.000)

The objective of this audit is to determine whether the Defense Insider Threat Management and Analysis Center is consolidating Component-level reporting and providing an enterprise level capability to identify and prevent insider threats. In addition, we will determine whether officials implemented effective processes and controls to protect sensitive data, including personally identifiable information and controlled unclassified information.

Jan. 10, 2020

Audit of Controls Over Opioid Prescriptions at Selected DoD Military Treatment Facilities (DODIG-2020-048)

Publicly Released: January 14, 2020

The objective of this audit was to determine whether selected DoD military treatment facilities (MTFs) overprescribed opioids for DoD beneficiaries. DoD beneficiaries are active duty service members, retirees, and eligible family members who receive health care at MTFs, which the Defense Health Agency (DHA) and the Surgeons General of the Military Departments oversee.

Jan. 8, 2020

Project Announcement: Oversight of the Audit of the FY 2020 U.S. Special Operations Command General Fund Financial Statements (Project No. D2020-D000FP-0063.000)

We plan to begin the subject oversight immediately. We contracted with the independent public accounting (IPA) firm of Grant Thornton to audit the U.S. Special Operations Command General Fund Financial Statements for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2020, and September 30, 2019.