Aug. 1, 2022

Project Announcement: Audit of the Army's Management of Army Prepositioned Stock-5 Equipment (Project No. D2022-D000RJ-0163.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in August 2022. The objective of this audit is to determine whether the Army adequately maintained and accurately accounted for Anny Prepositioned Stock- 5 (APS-5) equipment in accordance with Federal and DoD regulations. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

Aug. 1, 2022

Project Announcement: Evaluation of the Department of Defense's Health, Safety, and Environmental Hazard Identification and Remediation Oversight Reform in Privatized Military Housing (Project No. D2022-DEV0SR-0001.000)

We plan to begin the subject evaluation in August 2022. This evaluation is the third 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 hazard identification and remediation in the FY 2020 and FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Acts. We may revise the objectives as this evaluation proceeds, and we will consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

July 29, 2022

Compendium of Open Office of Inspector General Recommendations to the Department of Defense

The 2022 Compendium lists the number, type, age, and status of 1,425 open recommendations, as of March 31, 2022.

July 29, 2022

Lead Inspector General for Operation Inherent Resolve I Quarterly Report to the United States Congress I April 1, 2022 – June 30, 2022

This is the 30th Lead Inspector General (Lead IG) report to the United States Congress on Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), the overseas contingency operation to advise, assist, and enable local partner forces until they can independently defeat ISIS in designated areas of Iraq and Syria, thereby setting conditions for the implementation of long-term security cooperation frameworks.

July 27, 2022

Project Announcement: Audit of DoD Health Care Personnel Shortages During the Coronavirus Disease–2019 Pandemic (Project No. D2022-D000AW-0158.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in July 2022. The objective of this audit is to determine whether the DoD medical treatment facilities experienced shortages in health care personnel during the Coronavirus Disease–2019 pandemic, the impact of personnel shortages, and mitigation strategies to reduce shortages during future pandemics.

July 27, 2022

Project Announcement: Audit of the Organs Retained for Forensic Examination by the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System (Project No. D2022-D000AU-0164.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in July 2022. The objective of this audit is to determine whether DoD officials had effective controls in place to manage the retention and disposition of organs examined by the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

July 25, 2022

Project Announcement: Audit of Defense Logistics Agency Oversight of Defense Fuel Support Points (Project No. D2022-D000AW-0157.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in July 2022. The objective of this audit is to determine whether the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is managing Defense Fuel Support Points in accordance with applicable policies to prevent fuel leaks and spills. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

July 22, 2022

Evaluation of Efforts by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to Mitigate Foreign Influence (DODIG-2022-113)

Publicly Released: July 26, 2022

We determined whether the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD[R&E]) monitored and mitigated foreign influence into the DoD’s research and development (R&D) programs. Specifically, we evaluated the implementation and execution of DoD programs by the OUSD(R&E) and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to identify and protect critical programs and technologies, and to integrate counterintelligence activities to protect and support R&D in accordance with DoD Directive 5137.02 requirements.

July 21, 2022

Audit of Sole-Source Depot Maintenance Contracts (DODIG-2022-104)

Publicly Released: July 25, 2022

The objective of this audit was to determine whether the Military Services and Defense agencies negotiated fair and reasonable prices for sole source depot maintenance contracts performed at contractor facilities.

July 19, 2022

Project Announcement: Audit of End-Use Monitoring of Transferred Defense Articles to U.S. Southern Command Partner Nations (Project No. D2022-D000RG-0156.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in July 2022. The objective of this audit is to determine whether the DoD is conducting end-use monitoring of defense articles transferred to U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) partner nations in accordance with Federal laws, DoD regulations, and transfer agreements. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.