May 16, 2023

Lead Inspector General for Operation Enduring Sentinel | January 1, 2023 - March 31, 2023

This Lead Inspector General (Lead IG) report to the United States Congress is the 6th report on Operation Enduring Sentinel (OES). The report summarizes significant events involving OES and describes completed, ongoing, and planned Lead IG and partner agency oversight work. This report covers the period from January 1, 2023, through March 31, 2023.

April 19, 2023

Statement of Hon. Robert P. Storch, Inspector General, Department of Defense for the Hearing on “The Biden Administration’s Disastrous Withdrawal from Afghanistan, Part I: Review by the Inspectors General”

Statement of Hon. Robert P. Storch, Inspector General, Department of Defense for the Hearing on “The Biden Administration’s Disastrous Withdrawal from Afghanistan, Part I: Review by the Inspectors General”

March 28, 2023

Evaluation of the DoD’s Management of Traumatic Brain Injury (DODIG-2023-059)

Publicly Released: March 30, 2023

The objective of this evaluation was to determine the extent to which the Defense Health Agency and Military Service medical departments implemented policies and procedures and provided oversight to ensure that Service members who experienced a traumatic brain injury (TBI) were identified and screened to determine their appropriate level of care. In addition, we determined the extent to which the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) Service Components screened, identified, and documented signs and symptoms of TBIs.

Feb. 14, 2023

Lead Inspector General for Operation Enduring Sentinel | Quarterly Report to the United States Congress | October 1, 2022 – December 31, 2022

This Lead Inspector General (Lead IG) report to the United States Congress is the 5th report on Operation Enduring Sentinel (OES).  The report summarizes significant events involving OES and describes completed, ongoing, and planned Lead IG and partner agency oversight work.  This report covers the period from October 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022.  

Nov. 30, 2022

Semiannual Report to the Congress – April 1, 2022 through September 30, 2022

The Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, requires the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) to prepare semiannual reports summarizing its activities for the preceding 6-month period. These semiannual reports are intended to keep the Secretary of Defense and Congress fully informed of significant findings, progress the DoD has made relating to those findings, and recommendations for improvement.

Nov. 16, 2022

Lead Inspector General for Operation Enduring Sentinel and Operation Freedom’s Sentinel | Quarterly Report to the United States Congress | July 1, 2022 – September 30, 2022

This Lead Inspector General (Lead IG) report to the United States Congress is the 4th report on Operation Enduring Sentinel (OES) and the 30th quarterly report detailing Operation Freedom’s Sentinel (OFS).  The report summarizes significant events involving OES and OFS and describes completed, ongoing, and planned Lead IG and partner agency oversight work.  This report covers the period from July 1, 2022, through September 30, 2022.  

Oct. 25, 2022

Evaluation of DoD Security and Life Support for Afghan Evacuees at Camp Bondsteel (DODIG-2023-008)

Publicly Released: October 27, 2022

The objective of this evaluation was to determine the extent to which the DoD provided adequate lodging, security, and medical care for Afghan evacuees diverted to Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, for further processing.

Oct. 3, 2022

FY 2023 Comprehensive Oversight Plan for Overseas Contingency Operations

This Fiscal Year 2023 (FY 2023) Comprehensive Oversight Plan for Overseas Contingency Operations (COP–OCO) is the eighth annual joint strategic oversight plan submitted to Congress by the Lead Inspector General for Overseas Contingency Operations (Lead IG). This report describes the Lead IG and partner agencies’ oversight of U.S. activities in support of ongoing overseas contingency operations.

Sept. 29, 2022

Special Report: Lessons Learned From Security Cooperation Activities in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Africa (DODIG-2022-142)

Publicly Released: October 3, 2022

The objective of this evaluation was to summarize previous oversight reports related to security cooperation activities in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Africa.

Sept. 19, 2022

Project Announcement: Evaluation of DoD Support to Other Agencies' Requests For the Screening of Displaced Persons from Afghanistan (Project No. D2022-DEV0PD-0173.000)

We plan to begin the subject evaluation in September 2022. The objective of this evaluation is to determine the extent to which the DoD supported other agencies’ requests for screening Afghan evacuees by reviewing DoD databases. In addition, we will determine the extent to which DoD personnel are authorized to remove biometrics information from DoD databases.