The purpose of this memorandum is to notify you that we are initiating the subject audit. The objective of this audit is to assess the effectiveness of the DoD’s planning and execution for the care and safety of detainees in response to the national emergency at the Southern Border. Specifically, we will focus on the adequacy of care, such as housing provided to detainees. In addition, we will focus our review of safety on force protection and law enforcement at the gaining installations. We may revise the objective as the audit proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives. We plan to perform this audit in accordance with the Government Accountability Office’s generally accepted government auditing standards.
We will perform the audit at Fort Bliss, Texas, and Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado. We may identify additional locations during the audit.