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.

May 15, 2025

Summary Report: Lessons Learned from DoD OIG Reports on Prepositioned Stocks (Report No. DODIG-2025-095)

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. To reduce deployment times and enable timely support during initial phases of an operation, the DoD maintains prepositioned war reserve materiel, comprising equipment and supplies in strategic locations around the globe.

Aug. 10, 2023

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

The 2023 Compendium lists the number, type, age, and status of 1,354 open recommendations, as of March 31, 2023.

April 27, 2023

Project Announcement: Review of DoD OIG-Issued Reports Related to Protecting Classified Information (Project No. D2023-D000IG-0114.000)

The purpose of this memorandum is to notify you that we plan to begin the subject review in April 2023. The objective of this project is to summarize unclassified and classified audit and evaluation reports issued by the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General that included findings and recommendations related to: (1) DoD Insider Threats; (2) cybersecurity risk areas within DoD components; and (3) physical or industrial security weaknesses. The project will seek to identify trends, lessons learned, and best practices from our prior work, along with highlighting open recommendations in areas that could be subject to an increased risk of information leaks or unauthorized access to information.

Jan. 30, 2023

Summary of Reports and Testimonies Regarding DoD Cybersecurity from July 1, 2020, Through June 30, 2022 (DODIG-2023-047)

The objective of this summary report was to: (1) summarize unclassified and classified reports and testimonies regarding DoD cybersecurity that the DoD Office of Inspector General, the Government Accountability Office, and other DoD oversight organizations issued between July 1, 2020, and June 30, 2022, concerning DoD cybersecurity; (2) identify cybersecurity trends; and (3) provide a status of open DoD cybersecurity-related recommendations.

March 31, 2022

Evaluation of Department of Defense Voting Assistance Programs for Calendar Year 2021 (DODIG-2022-079)

Publicly Released: April 1, 2022

The objective of this evaluation was to report on the effectiveness of voting assistance programs and the extent of compliance with the voting assistance programs of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force during calendar year 2021. Additionally, we determined whether the Federal Voting Assistance Program Office complied with all requirements in regard to outreach and access efforts for voters covered by the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act.

Dec. 8, 2021

Project Announcement: Summary of Reports and Testimonies Regarding DoD Cybersecurity From July 1, 2020, Through June 30, 2022 (Project No. D2022-D000CS-0046.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in December 2021. The objective of this audit is to (1) summarize unclassified and classified reports and testimonies regarding DoD cybersecurity that the DoD Office of Inspector General, the Government Accountability Office, and other DoD oversight organizations issued between July 1, 2020, and June 30, 2022, concerning DoD cybersecurity; (2) identify cybersecurity trends; and (3) provide a status of open DoD cybersecurity-related recommendations. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

July 22, 2021

Evaluation of the Department of Defense’s Actions to Control Contaminant Effects from Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances at Department of Defense Installations (DODIG-2021-105)

Publicly Released: July 23, 2021

The objective of this evaluation was to determine the extent that the DoD has taken steps to: identify, mitigate, and remediate contamination from perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at DoD installations; and identify populations exposed to PFAS at DoD installations and inform them of the associated health and safety concerns.

July 1, 2021

Followup Audit on the U.S. Army’s Management of the Heavy Lift Commercial Transportation Contract Requirements in the Middle East (DODIG-2021-097)

Publicly Released: July 6, 2021

The objective of this followup audit was 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 Commercial Transportation Contract Requirements in the Middle East,” June 26, 2017, in the Heavy Lift VIII (HL8) contract to improve oversight and performance.

March 29, 2021

Evaluation of Department of Defense Voting Assistance Programs for Calendar Year 2020 (DODIG-2021-066)

Publicly Released: March 31, 2021

The objective of our evaluation was to report on the effectiveness of voting assistance programs and the level of compliance with the voting assistance programs of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps during calendar year 2020, in accordance with the requirements of section 1566, title 10, United States Code (10 U.S.C § 1566 [2014]), as amended.