March 26, 2018

Project Announcement: Payments for Selected Health Care Services and Supplies Paid Without TRICARE Maximum Allowable Reimbursement Rates (Project No. D2018-D000AW-0120.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in March 2018. Our objective is to determine whether the DoD paid higher prices than necessary for selected health care services and supplies without TRICARE maximum allowable reimbursement rates.

March 26, 2018

Project Announcement: Audit of Navy and Defense Logistics Agency's Spare Parts for F/A-18 E/F Super Hornets (Project No. D2018-D000RK-0124.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in March 2018. Our objective is to determine whether the Navy and Defense Logistics Agency properly identified and obtained spare parts for the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornets.

March 22, 2018

Project Announcement: Audit of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Oversight of Contracts for Repair and Restoration of Electric Power Grid in Puerto Rico (Project No. D2018-D000AU-0128.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in March 2018. Our objective is to determine whether the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers properly monitored contractor performance, and appropriately reviewed and paid invoices for the Puerto Rico power grid repair and restoration contracts.

March 22, 2018

Project Announcement: Contract Oversight of the Audit of the FY 2018 DoD Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund Basic Financial Statements (Project No. D2018-D000FT-0122.000)

We plan to begin the oversight in March 2018. We contracted with the independent public accounting firm of Kearney & Company, P.C., to audit the DoD Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund Basic Financial Statements for fiscal years ended September 30, 2018, and 2017. The objective of the audit is to determine whether the FY 2018 DoD Medicare Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund financial statements, and related notes are presented fairly, in all material respects, and in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. This is report Transmittal of the Independent Auditor's Report on the DoD Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund Financial Statements and Related Notes for FY 2018 and FY 2017 DODIG-2019-009.

March 22, 2018

Project Announcement: Contract Oversight of the Audit of the FY 2018 Defense Health Agency Contract Resource Management Basic Financial Statements (Project No. D2018-D000FT-0123.000)

We plan to begin the oversight in March 2018. We contracted with the independent public accounting firm of Kearney & Company, P.C., to audit the Defense Health Agency Contract Resource Management Basic Financial Statements for fiscal years ended September 30, 2018, and 2017. The objective of the audit is to determine whether the FY 2018 Defense Health Agency Contract Resource Management financial statements and related notes, are presented fairly, in all material respects, and in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. This is report Transmittal of the Independent Auditor's Report on the Defense Health Agency Contract Resource Management Financial Statements and Related Notes for FY 2018 and FY 2017 DODIG-2019-010.

March 21, 2018

Summary Report on U.S. Direct Funding Provided to Afghanistan DODIG-2018-090

We summarized the systemic challenges associated with the Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan’s (CSTC-A’s) oversight of U.S direct funding provided to the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan identified in seven previous DoD Office of Inspector General (OIG) oversight reports. In addition, we determined whether DoD officials implemented the recommendations from the seven prior DoD OIG reports on CSTC-A management and oversight of U.S. direct funding provided to Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.

March 21, 2018

Contracting Strategy for F-22 Modernization DODIG-2018-089

We determined whether the U.S. Air Force effectively managed the modernization of the F-22 Raptor (F-22) fleet. Specifically, we reviewed the F-22 Program Office’s implementation of Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe). SAFe is a software development method that uses short time periods to develop smaller portions of software that contribute to the final product.

March 19, 2018

Followup Audit: Prior Recommendations to the Department of Navy Regarding the Triannual Review Process for Financial Transactions DODIG-2018-085

We determined whether the Department of the Navy (DON) effectively implemented corrective actions in response to open recommendations in reports, DoD OIG Report No. DODIG-2015-127, “Triannual Review Processes Need Improvement at Three Naval Budget Submitting Offices,” May 18, 2015, and DoD OIG Report No. DODIG-2015-072, “Improvements Needed for Navy’s Triannual Review,” January 22, 2015. We also determined whether the DON triannual review (TAR) for the period ending January 31, 2017, was performed in accordance with the DoD Financial Management Regulation (FMR).

March 14, 2018

TRICARE North Region Payments for Applied Behavior Analysis Services for the Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder DODIG-2018-084

We determined whether the DoD appropriately paid for one-on-one applied behavior analysis interventions (ABA services) for the treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder in the TRICARE North Region. The audit was requested by the Director, TRICARE Health Plan. The TRICARE North Region contractor paid 1,388,073 claim line items for ABA services, valued at $120.1 million, in 2015 and 2016.

March 9, 2018

Project Announcement: Audit of the Foreign Military Sales Trust Fund (Project No. D2018-D000FP-0115.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in March 2018. Our objective is to determine whether the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) and the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) implemented effective controls over financial reporting for the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Trust Fund. In addition, we will determine if DSCA and DFAS performed effective reconciliations of the FMS Trust Fund account balances as of September 30, 2017.