Feb. 8, 2021

Project Announcement: External Peer Review of the Defense Commissary Agency, Office of Internal Audit (Project No. D2021-DEV0SO-0090.000)

We will begin the subject peer review in February 2021. The Government Auditing Standards require that an audit organization performing audits in accordance with the Government Auditing Standards 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 3-year period ended January 31, 2021, whether the quality control program for the Defense Commissary Agency, Office of Internal Audit, is designed to provide reasonable assurance that the policies and procedures related to the system of audit quality are suitably designed, operating effectively, and complied with in practice.

Feb. 5, 2021

Lead Inspector General for Operation Inherent Resolve Quarterly Report to the United States Congress | October 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020

Publicly Released: February 9, 2021

This is the 24th 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 October 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020, and summarizes the quarter’s key events and describes completed, ongoing, and planned Lead IG and partner agency oversight work related to OIR.

Feb. 5, 2021

Audit of Dual Status Commanders For Use in Defense Support of Civil Authorities Missions In Support of the Coronavirus (DODIG-2021-048)

Publicly Released: February 9, 2021

The objective of this audit was to determine whether DoD Components nominated, certified, and appointed Dual Status Commanders (DSC) in accordance with legal authorities and DoD policies for use in Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) missions in response to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease–2019 (COVID 19). COVID 19 is a viral respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus.

Feb. 4, 2021

Evaluation of the Navy’s Plans and Response to the Coronavirus Disease-2019 Onboard Navy Warships and Submarines (DODIG-2021-049)

Publicly Released: February 8, 2021

We determined whether the Navy had, and implemented, policies, plans, and procedures to prevent and mitigate the spread of infectious diseases, such as coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), on its warships and submarines. The focus of this evaluation was at the Navy component command level, primarily focusing on U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFF) and U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT).

Feb. 1, 2021

Project Announcement: Audit of the DoD Components’ Award and Administration of Cost-Reimbursement Contracts (Project No. D2021-D000AV-0082.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in February 2021. The objective of this audit is to determine whether DoD officials awarded and administered cost-reimbursable contracts in accordance with Federal and DoD regulations and guidance. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

Feb. 1, 2021

Project Announcement: Oversight of the Audit of the FY 2021 Military Retirement Fund Financial Statements (Project No. D2021-D000FP-00087.000)

Our planned oversight will begin immediately. The Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990, as amended, requires this audit. In accordance with the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990, the DoD Office of Inspector General is the principal auditor for the Military Retirement Fund Financial Statements. We contracted with the independent public accounting firm of Kearney and Company to audit the Military Retirement Fund Financial Statements for fiscal years ending September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020. The objective of Kearney and Company’s audit is to determine whether the FY 2021 Military Retirement Fund Financial Statements and related notes are presented fairly and in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The objective of this oversight project is to provide contract oversight of Kearney and Company’s audit of the Military Retirement Fund Financial Statements for fiscal years ending September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, to determine if Kearney and Company complied with applicable auditing standards.

Feb. 1, 2021

Project Announcement: Audit of DoD Actions Taken to Protect DoD Information Network Resulting From the SolarWinds Orion Compromise (Project No. D2021-D000CR-0081.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in February 2021. We are conducting this audit in response to the SolarWinds Orion software compromise. The objective of this audit is to determine the actions taken by the DoD to identify, respond to, and mitigate any compromise to DoD networks and systems that resulted from its use of SolarWinds Orion software. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

Feb. 1, 2021

Project Announcement: Audit of DoD Education Activity Grant Oversight (Project No. D2021-D000AT-0089.000)

We plan to begin the congressionally requested audit in February 2021. The objective of this audit is to determine whether the DoD Education Activity is verifying that grantees are meeting the terms and conditions of grants. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

Jan. 29, 2021

lnteragency Coordination Group of Inspectors General for Guam Realignment Annual Report

Publicly Released: February 2, 2021

Public Law 111-84, “National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010,” section 2835, October 28, 2009, designates the DoD Inspector General as the chairperson of the Interagency Coordination Group of Inspectors General for Guam Realignment.

Jan. 27, 2021

Project Announcement: Audit of the Protection of Military Research Information and Technologies Developed by Department of Defense Academic and Research Institutions (Project No. D2021-D000CR-0085.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in January 2021. The objective of this audit is to determine whether institutions that conduct military research and develop technologies for the DoD have security controls in place to protect DoD information stored on their networks from insider and external cyber threats. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.