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 Department of the Air Force’s sustainment of airfield runways, taxiways, and aprons used to support U.S. Southern Command operations in the Western Hemisphere. 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 the Air Force Civil Engineer Center at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida; Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona; and Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. We may identify additional locations during the audit.
We request that you designate two points of contact for this audit within 5 days of this memorandum. One point of contact should be a Government employee—a GS-15, pay band equivalent, or military equivalent—who is knowledgeable of the Department of the Air Force’s sustainment of airfield runways, taxiways, and parking aprons used to support U.S. Southern Command operations in the Western Hemisphere. The second point of contact should be a member of the Senior Executive Service or a General/Flag Officer who is familiar with the subject area and could serve as a point of engagement with DoD Office of Inspector General senior leaders, if necessary.
The Inspector General Act of 1978, 5 U.S.C. §§ 401-424, as amended, authorizes us to have access to personnel and materials as we determine necessary to perform our oversight in a timely manner. 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 Inspector General Access to Records and Information,” November 13, 2024. Our website is www.dodig.mil.