Aug. 22, 2019

Project Announcement: Interagency Coordination Group of Inspectors General for Guam Realignment Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2019 (Project No. D2019-D000RK-0198.000)

We plan to begin the subject review in September 2019. We are conducting this project in response to Public Law 111-84, “National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010,” section 2835, October 28, 2009.

Aug. 21, 2019

Lead Inspector General for Classified Overseas Contingency Operations in Africa and the Middle East I Quarterly Report to the United States Congress I April 1, 2019 – June 30, 2019

As required by the IG Act, the Lead IG report on three classified overseas contingency operations designated by the Secretary of Defense in February 2018: the East Africa Counterterrorism overseas contingency operation, the North and West Africa Counterterrorism overseas contingency operation, and Operation Yukon Journey. These operations, which seek to degrade al Qaeda and ISIS-affiliated terrorists in specific regions of Africa and the Middle East, are classified. The Lead IG report is classified as a result. We have provided the report to the federal agencies and congressional committees.

Aug. 21, 2019

Audit of Contingency Planning for DoD Information Systems DODIG-2019-116

Publicly released: August 23, 2019 The objective of this audit was to determine whether DoD Components consistently developed and tested information system contingency plans, as required by DoD and Federal guidance, for the recovery of national security systems and data after emergencies, system failures, or disasters.

Aug. 20, 2019

Audit of TRICARE Payments for Health Care Services and Equipment That Were Paid Without Maximum Allowable Reimbursement Rates DODIG-2019-112

Publicly released: August 22, 2019 We determined whether the Defense Health Agency (DHA) paid higher prices than necessary for TRICARE health care services and equipment where it did not establish or use existing TRICARE maximum allowable reimbursement rates. A TRICARE maximum allowable reimbursement rate is the payment ceiling for reimbursement to providers.

Aug. 19, 2019

Audit of the Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense Program DODIG-2019-114

Publicly released: August 21, 2019 We determined whether the Army is developing an affordable Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) program that can meet all capability requirements and whether these requirements remain valid and meet current and future warfighter needs. A capability requirement is a capability that an organization needs to fulfill its roles, functions, and missions in current or future operations.

Aug. 16, 2019

Lead Inspector General for Operation Freedom’s Sentinel I Quarterly Report to the United States Congress I April 1, 2019 - June 30, 2019

Publicly released: August 20, 2019 This Lead Inspector General (Lead IG) report to the United States Congress on Operation Freedom’s Sentinel (OFS) is the 17th 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 April 1, 2019, to June 30, 2019.

Aug. 15, 2019

Audit of the Planning for and Implementation of the Afghan Personnel and Pay System DODIG-2019-115

Publicly released: August 19, 2019 The objective of this audit was to determine whether the DoD’s planning for and implementation of the Afghan Personnel and Pay System will result in a system that will accurately track and pay Afghan forces.

Aug. 12, 2019

Project Announcement: Audit of the Solicitation, Award, and Administration of Washington Headquarters Services Contract and Task Orders for the Office of Small Business Programs (Project No. D2019-D000AH-0195.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in August 2019. We are announcing this audit in response to allegations to the Defense Hotline. The objective of this audit is to determine whether the Washington Headquarters Services Acquisition Directorate solicited, awarded, and administered task orders issued under a program development and support contract for the Office of Small Business Programs in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation, the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, and Washington Headquarters Services policies.

Aug. 9, 2019

Lead Inspector General for Operation Pacific Eagle-Philippines I Quarterly Report to the United States Congress I April 1, 2019 – June 30, 2019

Publicly released: August 13, 2019 This Lead Inspector General (Lead IG) report to the United States Congress is the 7th quarterly report on Operation Pacific Eagle-Philippines (OPE-P), the overseas contingency operation to support the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ fight against ISIS affiliates 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. This report covers the period from April 1, 2019, to June 30, 2019.

Aug. 9, 2019

Audit of Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Negotiation of Prices for the Pharmaceutical Prime Vendor–Global Program DODIG-2019-109

Publicly released: August 13, 2019 We determined whether the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support could improve its negotiations of pharmaceutical prices.