May 7, 2021

Audit of the Department of Defense Compliance in FY 2020 With Improper Payment Reporting Requirements (DODIG-2021-080)

Publicly Released: May 11, 2021

The objective of this audit was to determine whether, in FY 2020, the DoD complied with Public Law 116 117, “Payment Integrity Information Act (PIIA) of 2019,” March 2, 2020.

May 5, 2021

Summary External Peer Review of the Air Force Audit Agency (DODIG-2021-079)

Publicly Released: May 7, 2021

We made a summary assessment on the system of quality control of the Air Force Audit Agency (AFAA) for the 3-year period ended December 31, 2019. A system of quality control encompasses the AFAA’s organizational structure, the policies adopted, and procedures established to provide it with reasonable assurance of conforming in all material respects with the Government Auditing Standards and applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The elements of quality control are described in the Government Auditing Standards.

May 3, 2021

Project Announcement: Evaluation of the DoD’s Actions Regarding the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (Project No. D2021-DEV0SN-0116.000)

We plan to begin the subject evaluation in May 2021. The objective of this evaluation is to determine the extent to which the DoD has taken actions regarding Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP). We may revise the objective as the evaluation proceeds, and we will consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives. We will perform the evaluation at the Offices of the Secretary of Defense, Military Services, Combatant Commands, Combat Support Agencies, Defense Agencies, and the Military Criminal Investigative Organizations. We may identify additional locations during the evaluation.

May 3, 2021

Project Announcement: Evaluation of the Department of Defense’s Efforts to Address the Climate Resilience of U.S. Military Installations in the Arctic and Sub-Arctic (Project No. D2021-DEV0PC-0106.000)

We plan to begin the subject evaluation in May 2021. The objective of this evaluation is to determine the extent to which the DoD has addressed the climate resilience of U.S. military installations in the Arctic and sub-Artic. We may revise the objective as the evaluation proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

April 30, 2021

Fiscal Year 2020 Agency Financial Report

RMA Associates, LLC (RMA), an independent public accounting firm, audited our FY 2020 financial statements. RMA issued the DoD OIG an unmodified opinion, expressing that our financial statements are presented, in all material respects, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The DoD OIG has maintained its unmodified opinion for the sixth year in a row, and we will continue to improve our financial management and reporting processes in FY 2021.

April 30, 2021

Lead Inspector General for Operation Inherent Resolve Quarterly Report to the United States Congress | January 1, 2021 – March 31, 2021

Publicly Released: May 4, 2021

This is the 25th 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 January 1, 2021 – March 31, 2021, and summarizes the quarter’s key events and describes completed, ongoing, and planned Lead IG and partner agency oversight work related to OIR.

April 27, 2021

External Peer Review of the Army Audit Agency Special Access Program Audits (DODIG-2021-078)

Publicly Released: April 29, 2021

We reviewed the system of quality control for the Army Audit Agency (AAA) Special Access Program (SAP) audits in effect for the 3-year period ended December 31, 2019. A system of quality control encompasses the AAA SAP organizational structure, policies adopted, and procedures established to provide it with reasonable assurance of conforming in all material respects with the Government Auditing Standards and applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

April 21, 2021

Audit of Other Transactions Awarded Through Consortiums (DODIG-2021-077)

Publicly Released: April 23, 2021

The objective of this audit is to determine whether the DoD planned and executed other transactions (OTs) awarded through consortiums in accordance with applicable other transactional authority laws and regulations. We reviewed a non statistical sample of 13 base OT awards, valued at $24.6 billion that were active in FYs 2018-2019.

April 21, 2021

Project Announcement: Termination of the Audit of the Department of Defense Disposition Analysis of Counter-Small Unmanned Aerial Systems Acquired Through the Urgent Capability Acquisition Process (Project No. D2019-D000AU-0202.000)

We announced the subject audit on August 30, 2019, (attached). The objective was to determine whether DoD Components adequately completed the disposition analysis of Counter-Small Unmanned Aerial Systems acquired through the urgent capability acquisition process in accordance with DoD guidance. We are terminating this audit because the coronavirus disease–2019 pandemic impacted the operational environment and the team’s ability to effectively complete the audit.

April 15, 2021

Acting Inspector General Sean O'Donnell testifies before the House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, on "The Department of Defense Inspector General and the Service Inspectors General: Roles, Responsibilities and Opportunities for Improvement"

View the hearing here.