April 25, 2019

Report of Investigation: Mr. Patrick M. Shanahan Acting Secretary of Defense DODIG-2019-082

On March 15, 2019, we initiated an investigation into allegations that Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan, took actions to promote his former employer, Boeing, and disparage its competitors, allegedly in violation of his ethical obligations. We received similar allegations from various referrals.

April 23, 2019

Project Announcement: Evaluation of DoD Contracting Officer Actions on Questioned Direct Costs (Project No. D2019-DAPOCF-0130.000)

We will begin the subject project in April 2019. Our objective is to determine whether the actions taken by DoD contracting officers on questioned direct costs reported by Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) are in compliance with federal regulations, DoD policy, and agency policy. We will consider suggestions from management on additional or revised objectives. The Attachment shows a listing ofDCAA audit reports we have tentatively selected for evaluation.

April 19, 2019

Evaluation of Military Services’ Law Enforcement Responses to Domestic Violence Incidents DODIG-2019-075

We determined whether Military Service law enforcement policies related to responding to domestic violence incidents were consistent with DoD Instruction (DoDI) 6400.06,“Domestic Abuse Involving DoD Military and Certain Affiliated Personnel,” August 31, 2007, (Incorporating Change 2, July 9, 2015); and Military Service law enforcement organizations complied with DoD policy when responding to nonsexual domestic violence incidents with adult victims.

April 17, 2019

Audit of Training Ranges Supporting Aviation Units in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command DODIG-2019-081

The objective of the audit was to determine whether training ranges and airspace had the capability and capacity to support aviation readiness for units assigned to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.

April 17, 2019

Evaluation of Missile Defense Agency, Pentagon Force Protection Agency, Defense Commisary Agency, use of their authorities to conduct Counterintelligence Inquiries DODIG-2019-076

The report is Classified. To file a Freedom of Information Act request, please submit a request to FOIA Online.

April 16, 2019

Audit of the Identification and Training of DoD’s Operational Contract Support Workforce DODIG-2019-079

The objective of this audit was to determine whether DoD Components incorporated operational contract support (OCS) training into workforce development for military and DoD civilian personnel. We focused on whether the DoD identified the OCS workforce, established OCS training standards, and implemented a strategy to train the OCS workforce.

April 16, 2019

Evaluation of the Oversight of Intelligence Interrogation Approaches and Techniques DODIG-2019-077

We determined whether the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence's, the U.S. Southern Command's, the U.S. Central Command's, and the U.S. Special Operations Command's oversight of intelligence interrogation approaches and techniques adhered to applicable DoD policies and regulations.

April 15, 2019

Project Announcement: External Peer Review of the Defense Contract Audit Agency (Project No. D2019-DEVOS0-0149.000)

We will begin the subject external peer review in April 2019. The Government Auditing Standards (GAS) require that an audit organization performing audits in accordance with GAS undergo an external peer review every three years by an organization that is independent of the organization being reviewed. Our objective is to determine, for the period ending June 30, 2019, whether DCAA' s system of quality control was suitably designed and whether the DCAA complied with it to provide reasonable assurance that DCAA, including its personnel, performed and reported in conformity with applicable professional standards.

April 10, 2019

Project Announcement: Audit of Security Assistance Program Assets (Project No. D2019-D000FP-0139.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in April 2019. Our objective is to determine whether the DoD Components have identified and reported the security assistance program assets to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency and excluded these assets from their financial statements. Additionally, we will determine whether the DoD is recovering its costs for managing and providing security assistance program assets. We will consider suggestions from management on additional or revised objectives.

April 8, 2019

Audit of Payments to the DoD for Medical Services Provided to Department of Veterans Affairs Beneficiaries at Selected Army Medical Centers DODIG-2019-073

We determined whether the Army billed and received payment for services provided to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) beneficiaries under Health Care Sharing Agreements at selected Army medical centers. We conducted this audit in response to allegations that were made to the DoD Hotline.