Aug. 11, 2020

Project Announcement: Audit of the Development and Use of Security Classification Guides to Protect Department of Defense Information (Project No. D2020.D000CX-0166.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in August 2020. The objective of this audit is to determine whether DoD Components developed security classification guides in accordance with DoD guidance and handled information consistently across the Department. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

Aug. 10, 2020

Project Announcement: Follow Up Audit of the U.S. Army's Management of the Heavy Lift VIII Contracts to Meet Changing Middle East Missions (Project No. D2020-D000RG-0165.000).

We plan to begin the subject audit in August 2020. The objective of this follow up audit is to determine whether the Army implemented corrective actions identified in Report No. DODIG-2017-095, “U.S. Army's Management of the Heavy Lift VII (HL 7) Commercial Transportation Contract Requirements in the Middle East” June 26, 2017 in the Heavy Lift VIII contracts to improve oversight and performance. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

Aug. 10, 2020

Evaluation of Access to Mental Health Care in the Department of Defense (DODIG-2020-112)

Publicly Released: August 12, 2020

The objective of this evaluation was to determine whether the DoD meets outpatient mental health access to care standards for active duty service members and their families, in accordance with law and applicable DoD policies.

Aug. 7, 2020

Lead Inspector General for Operation Pacific Eagle-Philippines I Quarterly Report to the United States Congress I April 1, 2020 - June 30, 2020

Publicly Released: August 11, 2020 This Lead Inspector General (Lead IG) report to the United States Congress is the 11th quarterly report on Operation Pacific Eagle–Philippines (OPE-P), the overseas contingency operation to support the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP) fight against ISIS–East Asia (ISIS-EA) and other terrorist organizations. This report summarizes significant events related to this operation and describes ongoing and planned Lead IG and partner agency oversight work, and covers the period from April 1 through June 30, 2020.

Aug. 5, 2020

Project Announcement: Termination of the Evaluation of the Security of Department of Defense Electronic Voting for the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (Project No. D2020-DEV0PA-0111.000)

We announced the subject audit on April 27, 2020, (attached). The objective was to determine whether Department of Defense electronic voting methods effectively identify, authenticate, record, and safeguard the votes of individuals covered by the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA). We are terminating this evaluation because the primary responsibility for security of the voting process is the responsibility of the States and agencies outside of the Department of Defense.

Aug. 3, 2020

Project Announcement: Research on FY 2020 National Defense Authorization Act Requirements Related to Military Family Housing (Research Project No. D2020-DEV0SR-0161.000)

We plan to begin our research immediately. The objective of this research is to identify topics for congressionally mandated evaluations related to military family housing oversight. This research will include data gathering and inquiries into plans to meet the intent of FY 2020 National Defense Authorization Act requirements related to military family housing.

July 31, 2020

Lead Inspector General for Operation Inherent Resolve Quarterly Report to the United States Congress | April 1, 2020 – June 30, 2020

Publicly Released: August 4, 2020 This is the 22th Lead Inspector General (Lead IG) report to the United States Congress on Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), the overseas contingency operation (OCO) to combat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The report covers the period April 1, 2020–June 30, 2020, and summarizes the quarter’s key events and describes completed, ongoing, and planned Lead IG and partner agency oversight work related to OIR.

July 31, 2020

Special Report: Lessons Learned for Department of Defense Acquisition Officials During Acquisition Reform (DODIG-2020-109)

Publicly Released: August 4, 2020

This special report provides lessons learned identified in audit reports related to the Department of Defense acquisition process. From 2014 through April 2020, the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General conducted 36 audits related to acquisitions.

July 23, 2020

Compendium of Open Office of Inspector General Recommendations to the Department of Defense

The 2020 Compendium lists the number, type, age, and status of 1,602 open recommendations, as of March 31, 2020. In this Compendium, we highlight the 35 high-priority open recommendations made in 16 DoD OIG reports issued between August 2014 and September 2019 that we believe, if implemented, have the potential to result in significant improvements to DoD operations.

July 16, 2020

Lead Inspector General for East Africa And North And West Africa Counterterrorism Operations I Quarterly Report to the United States Congress | January 1, 2020 - March 31, 2020

This Lead Inspector General (Lead IG) report to the United States Congress on the East Africa Counterterrorism Operation and the North and West Africa Counterterrorism Operation is the 7th quarterly report detailing both operations. The purpose of these operations is to degrade al Qaeda and ISIS affiliates, and other terrorist groups, in designated regions of Africa. This report covers the period from January 1, 2020, through to March 31, 2020.