Jan. 27, 2021

Project Announcement: Audit of the Protection of Military Research Information and Technologies Developed by Department of Defense Academic and Research Institutions (Project No. D2021-D000CR-0085.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in January 2021. The objective of this audit is to determine whether institutions that conduct military research and develop technologies for the DoD have security controls in place to protect DoD information stored on their networks from insider and external cyber threats. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

Jan. 26, 2021

Evaluation of the Department of Defense Processes to Counter Radio Controlled Improvised Explosive Devices (DODIG-2021-041)

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Jan. 26, 2021

Project Announcement: Audit of Department of Defense Federal Mall Purchases (Project No. D2021- D000AT-0083.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in January 2021. The objective of this audit is to determine whether the DoD made purchases through Federal Mall in accordance with Federal and DoD policies. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

Jan. 25, 2021

Project Announcement: Evaluation of U.S. Special Operations Command’s Supply Chain Risk Management for the Security, Acquisition, and Delivery of Specialized Equipment (Project No. D2021-DEV0PD-0052.000)

We plan to begin the evaluation in January 2021. The objective of this evaluation is to determine the extent to which U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) developed and implemented supply chain risk management procedures in accordance with the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement and Department of Defense policy to identify, assess, and mitigate risk during the acquisition and development of USSOCOM specialized equipment. We may revise the objective as the evaluation proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

Jan. 21, 2021

Evaluation of Department of Defense Contracting Officer Actions on Questioned Direct Costs (DODIG-2021-047)

Publicly Released: January 25, 2021

The objective of this evaluation was to determine whether the actions taken by DoD contracting officers on questioned direct costs reported by the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) complied with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), DoD Instructions, and agency policy.

Jan. 15, 2021

Audit of Contracts for Equipment and Supplies in Support of the Coronavirus Disease–2019 Pandemic (DODIG-2021-045)

Publicly Released: January 21, 2021

The objective of this audit was to determine whether the DoD paid fair and reasonable prices for laboratory equipment and medical supplies, including personal protective equipment (PPE), procured in response to the coronavirus disease–2019 (COVID 19) pandemic.

Jan. 14, 2021

Project Announcement: Evaluation of Department of Defense Efforts to Develop and Implement Policy and Procedures Addressing Ideological Extremism Within the U.S. Armed Forces (Project No. D2021-DEV0PB-0079.000)

The DoD Office of Inspector General (OIG) plans to begin the evaluation in January 2021. Our objective is to determine the extent to which the DoD and the Military Services have implemented policy and procedures that prohibit active advocacy and active participation related to supremacist, extremist, or criminal gang doctrine, ideology, or causes by active duty military personnel, as required by DoD Instruction 1325.06. The DoD OIG may revise or expand the objective and scope as the evaluation proceeds, and we will consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

Jan. 12, 2021

Project Announcement: Audit of the Reuse of Excess DoD Property (Project No. D2021-D000RK-0069.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in January 2021. The objective of this audit is to determine whether DoD Components reused excess Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)–managed property to fill existing needs before initiating new procurements for the same items. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

Jan. 11, 2021

Project Announcement: Audit of Department of Defense Small Business Subcontracting (Project No. D2021-D000AX-0075.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in January 2021. The objective of this audit is to determine whether DoD contracting officials awarded small business set-aside and sole-source contracts to contractors that complied with the established subcontracting limitations in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

Jan. 11, 2021

Project Announcement: Audit of DoD’s Implementation of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (Project No. D2021-D000CU-0078.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in January 2021. We are conducting this audit as mandated by the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA). CISA requires the Inspectors General of seven Federal entities—the Departments of Commerce, Defense, Energy, Homeland Security, Justice, and Treasury, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence—to jointly report to Congress no later than 2 years after the enactment date of CISA, and once every 2 years thereafter, on the actions of the Executive branch of the U.S. Government to carry out CISA requirements. The objective of this joint audit is to assess DoD actions taken in 2019 and 2020 to implement CISA requirements (attached). The Inspectors General will submit an unclassified, interagency report to Congress by December 2021. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.