March 9, 2015

Evaluation of Aircraft Ejection Seat Safety When Using Advanced Helmet Sensors DODIG-2015-090

We are issuing this report in response to a request from Congress through the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2015. We determined whether DoD aircraft ejection seats meet aircrew survivability and equipment airworthiness requirements for pilots and aircrew wearing helmet-mounted displays (HMDs), night vision goggles (NVGs), or both during flight operations.

Feb. 12, 2015

Evaluation of Department of Defense Compliance with Criminal History Data Reporting Requirements

We evaluated whether DoD Military Criminal Investigative Organizations (MCIOs) and other DoD law enforcement organizations reported offender criminal history data collected from service members convicted of qualifying offenses and submitted the data to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division as DoD policy mandates.

Feb. 6, 2015

Evaluation of the Defense Criminal Investigative Organizations' Compliance with the Lautenberg Amendment Requirements and Implementing Guidance

We evaluated the Defense Criminal Investigative Organizations’ (DCIOs’) compliance with the requirements in the Lautenberg Amendment as implemented by DoD Directive (DoDD) 5210.56, “Carrying of Firearms and the Use of Force by DoD Personnel Engaged in Security, Law and Order, or Counterintelligence Activities,” and DoD Instruction (DoDI) 6400.06, “Domestic Abuse Involving DoD Military and Certain A ffiliated Personnel.”

Jan. 26, 2015

Follow-Up Quality Control Review of the Grant Thornton, LLP, FY 2011 Single Audit of the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine

As the cognizant Federal agency for the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine (the Foundation), we performed a follow-up quality control review of the Grant Thornton, LLP (Grant Thornton) single audit report and supporting audit documentation for the audit period of October 1, 2010, through September 30, 2011.

Dec. 22, 2014

Evaluation of Military Criminal Investigative Organizations' Child Death Investigations

We evaluated 82 Military Criminal Investigative Organization (MCIO) investigations of child deaths closed (completed and adjudicated) in Fiscal Years (FYs) 2012 and 2013, to determine whether the MCIOs completed each investigation as required by guiding DoD, Military Service and MCIO policies.

Dec. 19, 2014

Assessment of U.S. Government and Coalition Efforts to Develop the Logistics Sustainment Capability of the Afghan National Army

The primary objective of this project was to evaluate the progress made by U.S. and Coalition Forces to train, advise, and assist in the development of an enduring logistics sustainment capability for the Afghan National Army (ANA).

Nov. 18, 2014

C-5 Reliability Enhancement and Re-engining Program Hotline Evaluation

We evaluated the C-5 Reliability Enhancement and Re-engining Program to determine the legitimacy of the allegations made in the Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General Hotline complaint.

Nov. 14, 2014

Department of Defense Suicide Event Report (DoDSER) Data Quality Assessment

The Department of Defense Suicide Event Report (DoDSER) is the system of record for health surveillance related to suicide ideations, attempts, and deaths. This assessment focused on decreasing the number of “don’t know” responses on suicide death submissions by identifying changes to policy, training, or oversight. We also examined the sharing of DoD medical information with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Nov. 3, 2014

Evaluation of Government Quality Assurance Oversight for DoD Acquisition Programs

Our objective was to evaluate DoD overarching quality management policies and procedures and Government-performed quality assurance oversight of defense acquisition programs. To evaluate DoD quality management practices across DoD, we evaluated top-level policies and procedures of DoD Components (that is, Military Departments, Defense agencies, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the combatant commands, and DoD field organizations).

Nov. 3, 2014

Evaluation of Matters Related to the Death of Navy Seaman Kyle Antonacci

This evaluation was initiated in response to a complaint to the Defense Hotline. The complaint questioned the integrity of the investigation into the death of Navy Seaman Kyle Antonacci and specifically alleged the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) and Department of Navy officials conspired to rule the death a suicide. The objective of our evaluation was to determine whether the NCIS conducted three related criminal investigations (rape, perjury, and death) in accordance with NCIS standards and whether any evidence exists to suggest a conspiracy.