March 4, 2020

Response to Congress House Report 116-120, to accompany the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2020, “Measure Officer Accountability”

On March 4, 2020, the DoD OIG provided a response to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee and on a reporting requirement contained in House Report 116-120.

March 2, 2020

Project Announcement: Evaluation of Department of Defense Oversight of Privatized Military Housing Contracts (Project No. D2020-DEV0PA-0096.000)

We plan to begin the congressionally mandated evaluation in March 2020. The objective of this evaluation is to determine whether the Department of Defense is providing effective oversight for privatized military housing contracts. We may revise the objective as the evaluation proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

Feb. 26, 2020

Project Announcement: Audit of the Defense Health Agency’s Controls Over Health Records of HighProfile DoD Personnel (Project No. D2020-D000AW-0037.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in February 2020. The objective of this audit is to determine whether the Defense Health Agency effectively controlled access to health records of high-profile DoD personnel, according to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

Feb. 25, 2020

Evaluation of Combined Joint Task Force—Operation Inherent Resolve’s Military Information Support Operations (DODIG-2020-065)

Publicly Released: February 27, 2020

The objective of this evaluation was to determine whether the Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) planned and executed military information support operations (MISO) in accordance with joint doctrine, and coordinated its OIR messaging efforts and planned the transition of its messaging responsibilities with allies, the host nation, and the U.S. Department of State (DOS).

Feb. 24, 2020

Project Announcement: Joint Audit of the Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs Efforts to Achieve Electronic Health Record Interoperability (DoD OIG Project No. D2020-D000CR-0092.000)

The Department of Defense (DoD) Office of Inspector General and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Inspector General plan to begin the subject joint audit in February 2020. The objective of this joint audit is to determine the extent to which the actions taken by the DoD and VA in acquiring and implementing a common, commercial electronic health record system and supporting architecture will achieve interoperability among the Departments and with external health care providers.

Feb. 21, 2020

Evaluation of DoD Law Enforcement Organization Submissions of Criminal History Information to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (DODIG-2020-064)

Publicly Released: February 25, 2020

The objective of our evaluation was to determine whether the DoD and its law enforcement organizations (LEOs) complied with Federal law and DoD policy for submitting the following DoD criminal history information to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for entry into its criminal history databases.

Feb. 18, 2020

Audit of DoD Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Contract Awards (DODIG-2020-063)

Publicly Released: February 20, 2020

The objective of this audit was to determine whether the DoD awarded service-disabled veteran-owned small business contracts to eligible contractors.

Feb. 18, 2020

Project Announcement: Evaluation of U.S. Central Command's Defense of Critical Assets Within its Area of Responsibility Against Missiles and Unmanned Aircraft Systems (Project No. D2020-DEVOPC-0079.000)

We plan to begin the subject evaluation in February 2020. The objective of this evaluation is to determine whether U.S. Central Command is prepared to defend critical assets within its area of responsibility against missile and unmanned aircraft system threats. We will consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

Feb. 14, 2020

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

As required by the IG Act, the Lead IG is reporting on Operation Yukon Journey, an overseas contingency operations designated by the Secretary of Defense in February 2018. The Secretary removed the overseas contingency operation designation in May 2019. This operation, which seeks to degrade al Qaeda and ISIS-affiliated terrorists in the Middle East, is classified. The Lead IG report is classified as a result. We have provided the report to the federal agencies and congressional committees.

Feb. 14, 2020

Lead Inspector General for Operation Freedom’s Sentinel I Quarterly Report to the United States Congress I October 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019

Publicly Released: February 19, 2020

This Lead Inspector General (Lead IG) report to the United States Congress on Operation Freedom’s Sentinel (OFS) is the 19th quarterly report detailing the overseas contingency operation. The report summarizes significant events involving OFS and describes completed, ongoing, and planned Lead IG and partner agency oversight work. This report covers the period from October 1, 2019, to December 31, 2019.