Nov. 3, 2021

Lead Inspector General for Operation Inherent Resolve Quarterly Report to the United States Congress | July 1, 2021 – September 30, 2021

Publicly Released: November 4, 2021

This is the 27th Lead Inspector General (Lead IG) report to the United States Congress on Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), the overseas contingency operation to combat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The report covers the period July 1, 2021 – September 30, 2021, summarizes the quarter’s key events and describes completed, ongoing, and planned Lead IG and partner agency oversight work related to OIR.

Nov. 1, 2021

Evaluation of Traumatic Brain Injuries in the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility (DODIG-2022-006)

Publicly Released: November 3, 2021

The objective of this evaluation was to determine whether the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) tracked and reported potentially concussive events (PCEs) and DoD Service members involved in PCEs in order to provide the Joint Trauma Analysis and Prevention of Injury in Combat (JTAPIC) Program Office with PCE data to conduct actionable analysis to prevent or mitigate traumatic brain injuries (TBIs).

Nov. 1, 2021

Project Announcement: Evaluation of the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Armed Overwatch Program (Project No. D2021-DEV0PD-0157.000)

We plan to begin the subject evaluation in November 2021. The objective of this evaluation is to determine the extent to which the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Armed Overwatch program is meeting established (operational and mission) program requirements. This evaluation will focus on USSOCOM, the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), the United States Air Forces Special Operations Command (USAFSOC), and other DoD Components that are supporting the procurement and development of the Armed Overwatch program. We will consider suggestions from management on additional or revised objectives.

Oct. 28, 2021

Followup Report on the Trans-Africa Airlift Support Contract Report DODIG-2018-116 (DODIG-2022-005)

Publicly Released: November 1, 2021 The objective of this evaluation was to determine whether the actions taken in response to recommendations made in the Trans-Africa Airlift Support Contract (TASC) report (DODIG-2018-116) resolved the underlying problems related to the U.S. Africa Command’s (USAFRICOM) training, USAFRICOM’s conduct of Services Requirements Review Boards (SRRB), and the U.S. Transportation Command’s (USTRANSCOM) policies and procedures for planning and executing service acquisitions for external requiring activities.

Oct. 26, 2021

Project Announcement: Audit of DoD Grants and Cooperative Agreements With Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act Obligations (Project No. D2022-D000AT-0029.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in October 2022. The objective of this audit is to determine whether the DoD obligated Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to grants and cooperative agreements for appropriate expenses incurred in preventing, preparing for, or responding to coronavirus disease–2019. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

Oct. 25, 2021

Project Announcement: Audit of the Department of Defense’s Management of Dwell Time for Service Members in the Reserve Components (Project No. D2022-D000RM-0027.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in October 2021. The objective of this audit is to determine whether Service members in Reserve Components, mobilized in support of DoD’s global mission requirements, received sufficient dwell periods to recuperate and retrain in accordance with DoD and Service-level policies. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

Oct. 21, 2021

Review of the Selection Process and Administrative Leave of the Former National Security Agency General Counsel (DODIG-2022-002)

This report presents the results of the DoD Office of Inspector General (OIG) review of the selection of Mr. Michael J. Ellis, then-Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Intelligence Programs, National Security Council (NSC), for the civil service position of the National Security Agency (NSA) General Counsel (GC). Specifically, our review examined the process to select Mr. Ellis as the NSA GC and the placement of Mr. Ellis on administrative leave pending an NSA inquiry into alleged security incidents involving Mr. Ellis by General (GEN) Paul M. Nakasone, U.S. Army, U.S. Cyber Command, Commander, and NSA Director.

Oct. 21, 2021

Evaluation of the Department of Defense’s Implementation of Oversight Provisions of Privatized Military Housing (DODIG-2022-004)

Publicly Released: October 25, 2021

The objective of this evaluation was to determine whether the DoD is providing effective oversight of privatized military housing. Our evaluation focused on whether the DoD implemented the oversight provisions of the FY 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Military Housing Privatization Initiative (MHPI). Our finding captures the status of the DoD’s implementation of the oversight provisions of the FY 2020 NDAA through February 2021.

Oct. 20, 2021

Project Announcement: Followup Audit of Screening and Access Controls for General Public Tenants Leasing Housing on Military Installations (Project No. D2021-D000RL-0149.000)

We plan to begin the subject followup audit in September 2021. The objective of this followup audit is to determine whether actions that the Military Departments implemented in response to Report No. DODIG-2019-061, “Audit of the DoD’s Implementation of Recommendations on Screening and Access Controls for General Public Tenants Leasing Housing on Military Installations,” March 7, 2019, improved controls over the Military Housing Privatization Initiative program’s screening and access-related procedures for general public tenants.

Oct. 18, 2021

Project Announcement: The Evaluation of the DoD’s management of Traumatic Brain Injury (Project No. D2022-DEV000-0020.000)

We plan to begin the subject evaluation in October 2021. The objective of this evaluation is to determine the extent to which the Defense Health Agency (DHA) and Military Service medical departments implemented policies and procedures, and provided oversight, to ensure that Service members who sustained a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) were identified and screened to determine their appropriate level of care. In addition, we will determine the extent to which the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) Service Components screened, identified, and documented signs and symptoms of TBIs. We may revise the objective as the evaluation proceeds, and we will consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.