May 9, 2022

Project Announcement: Evaluation of the North Warning System (Project No. D2022-DEV0PB-0136.000)

The DoD Office of Inspector General plans to begin the subject evaluation on May 13, 2022. The objective of this evaluation is to determine whether the North Warning System (NWS) has the capability to detect and track current and emerging long-range air threats in the Arctic region. In addition, we will evaluate North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and U.S. Air Force plans to modernize or replace the NWS. We may revise or expand the objective and scope as the evaluation proceeds. We will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

May 9, 2022

Project Announcement: Evaluation of the Collection of Demographic Data in the Military Justice Systems (Project No. D2022-DEV0PF-0130.000)

We plan to begin the subject evaluation in May 2022. The objective of this evaluation is to determine the extent to which the Services’ are collecting uniform demographic data specific to race and ethnicity in accordance with the Military Justice Act requirements included in the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), as defined by Office of Management and Budget Statistical Policy Directive No. 15. We may revise the objective as the evaluation proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

May 6, 2022

Management Advisory: February 23, 2019 Kinetic Strike on Al-Shabaab in Somalia (DODIG-2022-093)

This report is Classified. To file a Freedom of Information Act request, please submit a request to FOIA Online.

May 5, 2022

Management Advisory: DoD Health Care Provider Concerns Regarding the Access to Complete and Accurate Electronic Health Records (DODIG-2022-090)

The purpose of this management advisory is to provide the Director of the Defense Health Agency with concerns identified by DoD health care providers in response to a DoD OIG survey.

May 5, 2022

Joint Audit of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs Efforts to Achieve Electronic Health Record System Interoperability (DODIG-2022-089) (VA OIG Report No. 2018-04227-91)

The objective of this joint audit was to determine the extent to which the actions taken by the Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in acquiring and implementing a common, commercial electronic health record (EHR) system and supporting architecture will achieve interoperability between DoD, VA, and external health care providers.

May 5, 2022

Audit of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s Execution of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act Funding (DODIG-2022-091)

Publicly Released: May 9, 2022

The objective of this audit was to determine whether U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Indo‑Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM), and U.S. Southern Command officials used Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to support the coronavirus disease–2019 (COVID‑19) pandemic response and operations in accordance with Federal laws and DoD policies. This report focused on USINDOPACOM’s execution of CARES Act funding. We issued a report on the execution of CARES Act funding by the U.S. Africa Command and will issue a report on the U.S. Southern Command. See Appendix A for details on the audit scope and methodology.

May 5, 2022

Project Announcement: Audit of DoD Afghanistan Contingency Contracts Closeout (Project No. D2022-D000AX-0138.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in May 2022. The objective of this audit is to determine whether DoD contracting officials closed out contingency contracts supporting Afghanistan operations in accordance with applicable Federal laws 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.

May 3, 2022

Lead Inspector General for Operation Inherent Resolve I Quarterly Report to the United States Congress I January 1, 2022 – March 31, 2022

This is the 29th 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.

May 2, 2022

Evaluation of the Department of Defense’s Transition From a Trusted Foundry Model to a Quantifiable Assurance Method for Procuring Custom Microelectronics (DODIG-2022-084)

Publicly Released: May 4, 2022

We determined the extent to which the DoD has made the preparations necessary to transition from a trusted foundry model for procuring custom microelectronics to a quantifiable assurance method for procuring custom microelectronics from the commercial market.

May 2, 2022

Project Announcement: Evaluation of the Department of Defense’s Implementation of the Military Equal Opportunity Program’s Data Collection and Reporting Requirements for Prohibited Discrimination Complaints (Project No. D2022-DEV0PG-0127.000)

We plan to begin the subject evaluation in May 2022. The objective of this evaluation is to determine the extent to which the DoD implemented the Military Equal Opportunity Program’s data collection and reporting requirements for prohibited discrimination complaints, in accordance with DoD Instruction 1350.02, “DoD Military Equal Opportunity Program” reissued on September 4, 2020.