This final management advisory provides the results of the DoD Office of Inspector General’s (DoD OIG) review of the effectiveness of the DoD’s implementation of enhanced benefits of the Military Parental Leave Program (MPLP). We previously provided copies of the draft management advisory and requested written comments on the recommendations. We considered management’s comments on the draft management advisory when preparing the final advisory. These comments are included in the advisory.
The Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Military Personnel and Quality of Life), responding for the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs); the Deputy Director for Manpower Plans and Policy Division, responding for the Deputy Commandant for Marine Corps Manpower and Reserve Affairs; and the Acting Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower and Reserve Affairs), also responding for the Space Force Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Human Capital, agreed to address seven of the nine recommendations in the management advisory. The remaining two recommendations, directed to the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) and the Chief of Naval Personnel, were revised in the final advisory. Therefore, the two recommendations are unresolved, and we request comments on these recommendations within 30 days of the issuance of the final report.