May 14, 2026

Whistleblower Reprisal Investigation, U.S. Army Directorate investigation of Family and Moral Welfare, and Recreation Fort Irwin, California (Report No. DOWIG-2026-082)

We conducted this investigation in response to a reprisal complaint alleging that Subject 1 and Subject 2 took multiple personnel actions against the Complainant in reprisal for making protected disclosures to Fort Irwin personnel.

May 13, 2026

Audit of Cyber Vulnerabilities Impacting Department of the Air Force Defense Critical Infrastructure (Report No. DOWIG-2026-083)

The objective of this audit was to assess the progress made by the Department of the Air Force (DAF) in mitigating the Defense Critical Infrastructure (DCI) cybersecurity vulnerabilities identified during DoD assessments conducted in response to Section 1650 of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2017.

May 13, 2026

Evaluation of the DoW’s Implementation of the Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response Action Plan (Report No. DOWIG‑2026‑084)

The objective of this evaluation was to assess how effectively the DoW implemented the Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response Action Plan (CHMR‑AP) and whether the implementation complied with the CHMR‑AP’s guidance and directed timelines.

May 11, 2026

The FY 2025 DoW Financial Statement Audit Explained (Report No. DOWIG-2026-081)

This report summarizes the FY 2025 audit results and identifies the organizations that most contributed to each material weakness. FY 2026 audits remain ongoing and are not addressed in this report.

May 11, 2026

Project Announcement: Evaluation of U.S. Southern Command Joint Targeting Cycle (Project No. is D2026-DEV0PD-0091.000)

The purpose of this memorandum is to notify you that the DoW Office of Inspector General is initiating the subject evaluation.

May 7, 2026

Audit of Interface Controls Over the DoW’s Advancing Analytics Repository (Report No. DOWIG-2026-079)

The objective of this audit was to assess whether the DoW effectively implemented interface controls to ensure the reliability of data ingested into the Advancing Analytics repository (Advana) from non-financial DoW source systems.

May 7, 2026

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

This report describes the activities of the U.S. Government in support of OES, as well as the work of the DoW, 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.

May 6, 2026

Follow-up Evaluation of the DoW’s Tracking and Accountability of Presidential Drawdown Equipment Provided to Taiwan (Report No. DOWIG-2026-080)

The objective of this follow-up evaluation was to determine whether the DoW effectively and efficiently implemented accountability and quality controls for the movement and delivery of defense articles provided to Taiwan using Presidential Drawdown Authority.

May 4, 2026

Project Announcement: Evaluation of DoW Training, Equipping, and Funding of U.S. Service Members for Domestic Deployments and the Impact on Mission Readiness (Project No. D2026-DEV0PD-0083.000)

The purpose of this memorandum is to notify you that the DoW Office of Inspector General (OIG) is initiating the subject evaluation.* We are conducting this evaluation in response to a request from Members of the United States Senate on October 17, 2025.

May 4, 2026

Project Announcement: Evaluation of Closed Cases Related to Allegations of Child Abuse at the Ford Island Child Development Center (Project No. D2026-DEV0HB-0090.000)

The purpose of this memorandum is to notify you that the DoW Office of Inspector General is initiating the subject evaluation.* We are conducting this evaluation in response to the Congressional oversight directive regarding child abuse reporting found in the FY 2025 Department of Defense Appropriations Act committee report.

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