The purpose of this memorandum is to notify you that we plan to begin the subject external peer review in July 2023. The Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, states the DoD OIG will conduct, or approve arrangements for the conduct of, external peer reviews of DoD agencies in accordance with the Government Auditing Standards. The Government Auditing Standards require that an audit organization performing audits undergo an external peer review every 3 years by an organization that is independent of the organization being reviewed.