Jan. 4, 2022

Project Announcement: Oversight of the Audit of the FY 2022 Defense Logistics Agency Working Capital Fund Financial Statements (Project No. D2022-D000FE-0060.000)

Our planned oversight will begin immediately. The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, DoD, requested the audit of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Working Capital Fund Financial Statements. We contracted with the independent public accounting firm of Ernst & Young, LLP, (EY) to audit the DLA Working Capital Fund Financial Statements as of and for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2022, and September 30, 2021. The objective of EY’s audit is to determine whether the FY 2022 DLA Working Capital Fund Financial Statements and related notes are presented fairly and in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The objective of our oversight project is to provide contract oversight of EY’s audit of the DLA Working Capital Fund Financial Statements as of and for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2022, and September 30, 2021, and to determine whether EY complied with applicable auditing standards.

Jan. 4, 2022

Project Announcement: Oversight of the Audit of the FY 2022 Defense Logistics Agency General Fund Financial Statements (Project No. D2022-D000FE-0059.000)

Our planned oversight will begin immediately. The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, DoD, requested the audit of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) General Fund Financial Statements. We contracted with the independent public accounting firm of Ernst & Young, LLP, (EY) to audit the DLA General Fund Financial Statements as of and for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2022, and September 30, 2021. The objective of EY’s audit is to determine whether the FY 2022 DLA General Fund Financial Statements and related notes are presented fairly and in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The objective of our oversight project is to provide contract oversight of EY’s audit of the DLA General Fund Financial Statements as of and for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2022, and September 30, 2021, and to determine whether EY complied with applicable auditing standards.

Jan. 4, 2022

Project Announcement: Oversight of the Audit of the FY 2022 Defense Information Systems Agency General Fund Financial Statements (Project No. D2022-D000FL-0053.000)

Our planned oversight will begin immediately. The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, DoD, requested the audit of the Defense Information Systems Agency General Fund Financial Statements. We contracted with the independent public accounting firm of Kearney & Company, P.C. (Kearney & Company) to audit the Defense Information System Agency’s General Fund Financial Statements as of and for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2022, and September 30, 2021. The objective of Kearney & Company’s audit is to determine whether the FY 2022 Defense Information Systems Agency General Fund Financial Statements and related notes are presented fairly and in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The objective of our oversight project is to provide contract oversight of Kearney & Company’s audit of the Defense Information Systems Agency General Fund Financial Statements as of and for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2022, and September 30, 2021, and to determine whether Kearney & Company complied with applicable auditing standards.

Jan. 4, 2022

Project Announcement: Oversight of the Audit of the FY 2022 Defense Information Systems Agency Working Capital Fund Financial Statements (Project No. D2022-D000FL-0054.000)

Our planned oversight will begin immediately. The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, DoD, requested the audit of the Defense Information Systems Agency Working Capital Fund Financial Statements. We contracted with the independent public accounting firm of Kearney & Company, P.C. (Kearney & Company) to audit the Defense Information System Agency’s Working Capital Fund Financial Statements as of and for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2022, and September 30, 2021. The objective of Kearney & Company’s audit is to determine whether the FY 2022 Defense Information Systems Agency Working Capital Fund Financial Statements and related notes are presented fairly and in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The objective of our oversight project is to provide contract oversight of Kearney & Company’s audit of the Defense Information Systems Agency Working Capital Fund Financial Statements as of and for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2022, and September 30, 2021, and to determine whether Kearney & Company complied with applicable auditing standards.

Jan. 3, 2022

Project Announcement: Audit of the Military Service Recruiting Organizations’ Efforts to Screen Applicants for Supremacist, Extremist, and Criminal Gang Behavior (Project No. D2022-D000RG-0052.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in January 2022. The objective of this audit is to determine whether Military Service recruiting organizations screened applicants for supremacist, extremist, and criminal gang behavior, according to DoD and Military Service policies and procedures. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

Dec. 20, 2021

Project Announcement: Evaluation of the Operation, Maintenance, Safety, and Oversight of the Navy's Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (Project No. D2022-DEV0SR-0051.000)

We plan to begin this congressionally requested evaluation in December 2021. The objective of this evaluation is to determine the extent that Navy officials managed the operation, maintenance, safety, and oversight of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, and protected the environment and drinking water systems, in compliance with Federal and state regulations and DoD policy. We may revise the objective as the evaluation proceeds.

Dec. 20, 2021

External Peer Review of the Defense Contract Management Agency Office of Internal Audit and Inspector General (DODIG-2022-046)

Publicly Released: December 22, 2021

This final report provides the results of the DoD Office of Inspector General’s external peer review.

Dec. 17, 2021

Management Advisory: DoD Support for the Relocation of Afghan Nationals at Rhine Ordnance Barracks (DODIG-2022-045)

Publicly Released: December 21, 2021

The purpose of this memorandum is to advise officials responsible for the relocation of Afghan evacuees of results from our site visit to Rhine Ordnance Barracks (ROB), Germany, on September 23, 2021, where the audit team observed the housing conditions and support of Afghan evacuees.

Dec. 13, 2021

Audit of the Business Model for TransDigm Group Inc. and Its Impact on Department of Defense Spare Parts Pricing (DODIG-2022-043)

Publicly Released: December 13, 2021

The objective of this audit was to determine whether TransDigm Group Inc.'s (TransDigm) business model impacted the DoD's ability to pay fair and reasonable prices for spare parts.

Dec. 13, 2021

Project Announcement: Evaluation of the Department of Defense’s Telehealth Services (Project No. D2022- DEV0PC-0045.000)

We plan to begin the subject evaluation in December 2021. The objectives of this evaluation are to describe the types of services offered through the DoD TRICARE program. Additionally, we plan to identify and describe potential program integrity risks associated with telehealth services offered through the DoD TRICARE program. We may revise the objective as the evaluation proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.