June 9, 2021

Project Announcement: Audit of the U.S. Northern Command Execution of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act Funding (Project No. D2021-D000AU-0134.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in June 2021. We are conducting this audit in response to allegations made to the Defense Hotline. The objective of this audit is to determine whether U.S. Northern Command officials used Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act funding to support the coronavirus disease–2019 pandemic response in accordance with Federal laws 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.

June 9, 2021

Audit of the Reimbursement for Department of Defense Mission Assignments for Coronavirus Disease–2019 Pandemic Response in the U.S. Northern Command Area of Responsibility (DODIG-2021-091)

Publicly Released: June 11, 2021

The objective of this audit was to determine whether DoD Components (tasked units) requested and received reimbursement of costs incurred for support provided to coronavirus disease–2019 (COVID 19) pandemic response mission assignments in the U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) area of responsibility in accordance with DoD policies.

June 7, 2021

Project Announcement: Evaluation of Combatant Commands Communication Challenges with Foreign Nation Partners during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Mitigation Efforts (Project No. D2021-DEV0PD-0132.000)

We plan to begin the subject evaluation in June 2021. The objective of this evaluation is to determine how U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Central Command, U.S. European Command, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, U.S. Southern Command, and their Component Commands mitigated communication problems with partner nations during the COVID-19 pandemic, document those mitigation strategies, and consider whether these strategies should be employed in future operations where personal interaction is not possible. We may revise the objective as the evaluation proceeds, and we will consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

June 2, 2021

Semiannual Report to the Congress – October 1, 2020 through March 31, 2021

Publicly Released: June 2, 2021

The Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, requires the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) to prepare semiannual reports summarizing its activities for the preceding 6-month period. These semiannual reports are intended to keep the Secretary of Defense and Congress fully informed of significant findings, progress the DoD has made relating to those findings, and recommendations for improvement.

May 26, 2021

Oversight Review: DC National Guard's Use of Helicopters on June 1, 2020 (DODIG-2021-089)

Publicly Released: May 27, 2021

The DoD OIG Investigations of Senior Officials Directorate (ISO) conducted an oversight review of the District of Columbia National Guard (DCNG) command-directed investigation (Army Regulation (AR) 15-6 investigation). ISO also reviewed the September 22, 2020 Report of Investigation (ROI) and December 21, 2020 memorandum. The ROI and the AR 15-6 investigation examined actions surrounding the use of DCNG helicopters to support local law enforcement authorities during a civil disturbance in Washington, D.C., on June 1, 2020.

May 24, 2021

Project Announcement: Audit of the Military Services Actions for Improving Diversity and Inclusion in the DoD (Project No. D2021-D000RL-0122.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in May 2021. This audit was initiated in response to the requirements of the FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, Section 554, “Inspector General Oversight of Diversity and Inclusion in Department of Defense, Supremacist, Extremist, or Criminal Gang Activity in the Armed Forces,” January 1, 2021. The objective of this audit is to determine to what extent the Military Services implemented actions to improve Diversity and Inclusion that were approved by the Secretary of Defense and agreed to by the Military Services in 2020.

May 24, 2021

Project Announcement: Audit of the Tracking, Recovery, and Reuse of Department of Defense–Owned Shipping Containers (Project No. D2021-D000RK-0118.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in May 2021. The objective of this audit is to determine to what extent the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps complied with DoD requirements to: (1) track, recover, and reuse DoD-owned shipping containers, and (2) include those containers in an accountable property system of record.

May 21, 2021

Evaluation of the Air Force Systems Engineering Processes Used in the Development of the Refueling Boom for the KC-46A Tanker (DODIG-2021-088)

Publicly Released: May 27, 2021

The objective of this evaluation was to determine whether the Air Force adhered to DoD and Air Force systems engineering processes during the design and development of the KC-46A aerial refueling boom.

May 21, 2021

Quality Control Review of the PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP FY 2019 Single Audit of the Institute for Defense Analyses (DODIG-2021-087)

Publicly Released: May 27, 2021

The objective of this quality control review was to determine whether PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP performed the FY 2019 single audit of the Institute for Defense Analyses in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards and Federal requirements for single audits.

May 20, 2021

Project Announcement: Joint Audit of Security Controls Over Coast Guard Systems Used and Operated on the DoD Information Network (Project No. D2021-D000CT-0104.000)

The DoD Office of Inspector General and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Inspector General plan to begin the subject joint audit in May 2021. The objective of the audit is to determine whether the Coast Guard implemented security controls to protect Coast Guard systems used and operated on the DoD Information Network in accordance with applicable cybersecurity requirements. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from DoD and DHS management on additional or revised objectives.