May 21, 2025

Summary Report: Lessons Learned from DoD OIG Reports on Burden‑Sharing with International Partners (Report No. DODIG-2025-097)

This summary report is one in a series of reports that summarizes key themes and lessons learned from our body of oversight work in several key areas. We offer these summaries to provide helpful and timely information relevant to DoD priorities. We reviewed DoD OIG audit and evaluation reports from the previous 10 years to identify trends and recurring challenges during contingencies and other DoD operations.

April 29, 2025

Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR)

This quarterly report describes the activities of the U.S. Government in support of OIR as well as the work of the Department of Defense (DoD), the Department of State (State), and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to further the U.S. Government’s policy goals in Iraq and Syria during the period of January 1 through March 31, 2025. This report also discusses the planned, ongoing, and completed oversight work conducted by the Lead IG agencies—the DoD, State, and USAID OIGs—and our partner oversight agencies.

March 28, 2025

Management Advisory: Timeliness of Performance Evaluations for Contracts Supporting the DoD’s Building Partner Capacity Efforts (Report No. DODIG-2025-080)

On May 22, 2023, the DoD OIG announced the “Audit of the DoD’s Efforts to Build Partner Capacity in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) Area of Responsibility.” The objective of the audit is to determine whether the DoD established program objectives, met performance metrics, developed an assessment framework, and met congressional reporting requirements for the effective execution of building partner capacity activities within the USINDOPACOM area of responsibility in accordance with laws and DoD regulations.

March 14, 2025

Audit of End-Use Monitoring of Defense Articles Transferred to U.S. Southern Command Partner Nations (Report No. DODIG-2025-078)

The objective of this audit was to determine whether the DoD conducted end-use monitoring (EUM) of defense articles transferred to U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) partner nations in accordance with Federal laws, DoD regulations, and transfer agreements.

Feb. 19, 2025

Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR)

This quarterly report describes the activities of the U.S. Government in support of OIR as well as the work of the Department of Defense (DoD), the Department of State (State), and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to further the U.S. Government’s policy goals in Iraq and Syria.

Dec. 10, 2024

Unclassified Summary of the Evaluation of the Accountability Controls for Seaports of Debarkation in the U.S. European Command Area of Responsibility (Report No. DODIG-2025-051)

The objective of this evaluation was to determine whether the U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) is effectively scaling, staffing, and preparing contingency seaports for movement of ammunition provided to foreign partners through Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA).

Nov. 25, 2024

Operation Enduring Sentinel and Other U.S. Government Activities Related to Afghanistan (OES)

This quarterly report describes the activities of the U.S. Government in support of OES, as well as the work of the DoD, the Department of State (State), and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to further the U.S. Government’s policy goals in Afghanistan during the period of July 1 through September 30, 2024.

Nov. 25, 2024

Semiannual Report to the Congress – April 1, 2024 through September 30, 2024

The DoD OIG submits semiannual reports summarizing its activities as required by the Inspector General Act of 1978. These reports serve to apprise Congress and the Secretary of Defense of noteworthy findings, progress, and recommendations for improvement.

Nov. 15, 2024

Fiscal Year 2025 Oversight Plan for the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General

This Oversight Plan is the outcome of our annual planning process during which the DoD OIG selects oversight projects on both a deliberate and dynamic basis. It presents the audits and evaluations we intend to conduct in FY 2025 and considers prior oversight work, statutory requirements, DoD strategy and priorities, resource availability, and the OIG’s assessment of the DoD’s top management and performance challenges (TMPC). Our plan promotes transparency by informing the DoD, Congress, and the public about our planned and ongoing work, and helps to identify opportunities for collaboration and de confliction with our oversight community partners within the DoD and beyond.

Oct. 29, 2024

Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR)

This quarterly report describes the activities of the U.S. Government in support of OIR as well as the work of the Department of Defense (DoD), the Department of State (State), and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to further the U.S. Government’s policy goals in Iraq and Syria during the period of July 1 through September 30, 2024.