June 30, 2026

Evaluation of the DoW’s and Military Departments’ Administrative Review Process for Responding to Allegations of Abuse at Child Development Centers (Report No. DOWIG-2026-094)

The Military Departments developed and implemented policies and guidance to address child abuse allegations at installation child development centers (CDCs) in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. However, the Military Departments did not uniformly include certain personnel in incident determination committee meetings. These meetings are how the Military Departments conduct the administrative review of allegations of child abuse at CDCs.

June 30, 2026

Summary Report: Summary of DoW Payment Audits (Report No. DOWIG‑2026‑093)

This summary report compiles the results of audit reports related to DoW payments issued by the DoW Office of Inspector General, Army Audit Agency, Naval Audit Service, Air Force Audit Agency, and the Defense Contract Audit Agency between October 1, 2021, and June 30, 2025. The purpose of this report is to summarize key audit findings across the different types of DoW payments.

June 29, 2026

Summary Report: Lessons Learned from DoW OIG Reports on Cyber Vulnerability and Patch Management (Report No. DOWIG-2026-092)

This summary report is part of a series that presents key themes and lessons learned from our body of oversight work in several key areas. We provide these summaries to deliver helpful and timely information relevant to DoW priorities.

June 29, 2026

Project Announcement: Follow-up Evaluation on Artificial Intelligence Recommendations (Project No. D2026-DEV0SI-0108.000)

The purpose of this memorandum is to notify you that the DoW Office of Inspector General is initiating the subject follow-up evaluation.

June 29, 2026

Project Announcement: Evaluation of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination in the U.S. Southern Command (Project No. D2026-DEV0SI-0104.000)

The purpose of this memorandum is to notify you that we are initiating the subject evaluation.* The objective of this evaluation is to assess the effectiveness of the Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination (PED) process for the U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) and its Service and subordinate commands and contractors to support USSOUTHCOM ISR requirements.

June 15, 2026

Evaluation of the Military Criminal Investigative Organizations’ Cold Case Murder Investigations (Report No. DOWIG-2026-091)

The objective of this evaluation was to determine if the Military Criminal Investigative Organizations (MCIOs) complied with Public Law 117-164 (PL 117-164), “Homicide Victims’ Families’ Rights Act of 2021,” and DoD Instruction 5505.10, “Criminal Investigations of Noncombat Deaths,” March 16, 2023, when reviewing and reinvestigating cold case murders.

June 9, 2026

Statement of Ms. Carmen Malone, Assistant Inspector General for Audit for the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Delivering on Government Efficiency Subcommittee Roundtable Hearing "Getting Taxpayers a Better Bang for their Buck from Military Contracts.”

Chairman Burchett, Ranking Member Stansbury, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. My name is Carmen Malone, and I am the Assistant Inspector General for Audit for Acquisition, Contracting, and Sustainment.

June 9, 2026

Management Advisory: U.S. Marine Corps Hospital Corpsman Assault Packs and Medical Material Reporting (Report No. DOWIG-2026-089).

This report contains classified information and no redacted version is available. To file a Freedom of Information Act Request, please submit a request to FOIA.gov.

June 9, 2026

Evaluation of the U.S. Air Force’s Implementation of Logistics Requirements for Agile Combat Employment in the Indo-Pacific Region” (Report No. DOWIG-2026-090).

This report contains classified information and no redacted version is available. To file a Freedom of Information Act Request, please submit a request to FOIA.gov.

June 9, 2026

Audit of DoW Support for the Care and Safety of Detainees in Response to the National Emergency at the Southern Border (Report No. DOWIG-2026-088)

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the DoW’s planning and execution for the care and safety of individuals in the Department of Homeland Security’s custody (IDCs) in response to the national emergency at the Southern Border.