We announced the subject audit on January 6, 2026 (attached). The objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Missile Defense Agency`s management and acquisition strategy of the Standard Missile-3 Block IIA program. We are terminating the audit at this time. We plan to reassess the necessity of this audit at a later date.
You can obtain information about the DoD Office of Inspector General from DoD Directive 5106.01, “Inspector General of the Department of Defense (IG DoD),” April 20, 2012, as amended, and DoD Instruction 7050.03, “DoD Office of the Inspector General Access to Records and Information,” November 13, 2024. Our website is www.dodig.mil.
We would like to thank all participating parties for the courtesies extended to the audit team during the initial phase of the audit.