June 3, 2019

Follow-up Evaluation of Corrective Actions Taken in Response to a Prior Evaluation of Foreign Officer Involvement at the United States Special Operations Command DODIG-2019-090

Publicly released: June 13, 2019 Our objective was to determine whether the actions taken by the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (USD[P]), U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), and Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) addressed the 25 recommendations made in DoD Office of Inspector General Report No. DODIG-2016-098, “Evaluation of Foreign Officer Involvement at U.S. Special Operations Command,” published on June 15, 2016 (hereafter referred to as the June 2016 OIG report).

May 24, 2019

Report of Investigation: Brigadier General Norman Cooling, U.S. Marine Corps DODIG-2019-092

Publicly released: June 19, 2019 On February 27, 2018, the U. S. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) sent a complaint to the Secretary of Defense stating the Committee had received information from “multiple sources” alleging that Brigadier General (BGen) Norman L. Cooling, United States Marine Corps (USMC), created a hostile work environment through disparaging treatment of personnel that led to a “general distrust” of his impartiality toward women and his overall leadership.

May 20, 2019

Evaluation of Operations and Management of Arlington and Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home National Military Cemeteries DODIG-2019-083

Publicly released: May 22, 2019 This is one of two reports evaluating the operations and management of military cemeteries under the control of the Military Departments.

May 20, 2019

Evaluation of the Operations and Management of Military Cemetaries DODIG-2019-084

Publicly released: May 22, 2019 This is one of two reports evaluating operations and management of Military Cemeteries under the control of the Military Departments.

May 16, 2019

Audit of the DoD’s Preparation for Natural Disasters DODIG-2019-086

Publicly released: May 17, 2019 We determined to what extent the DoD has prepared to respond to future natural disasters within U.S. Northern Command’s area of responsibility.

May 15, 2019

Glenn A. Fine, Principal Deputy Inspector General Performing the Duties of the Inspector General, and Theresa S. Hull, Assistant Deputy Inspector General for Audit, testifies before the Committee on Oversight and Reform on "DOD Inspector General Report on Excess Profits by TransDigm Group, Inc."

View the hearing here.

May 15, 2019

Audit of the DoD's FY 2018 Compliance With the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act Requirements DODIG-2019-087

Publicly released: May 17, 2019 We determined whether the DoD complied with the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002, as amended.

May 13, 2019

Project Announcement: Followup Audit on Prior OIG Reports Related to the Army’s Implementation of the Acquire-to-Retire and Budget-to-Report End-to-End Business Processes in the General Fund Enterprise Business System (Project No. D2019-D000FI-0158.000)

We plan to begin the subject audit in May 2019. The objective of this followup audit is to determine whether the Army implemented corrective actions in response to seven open recommendations in Report No. DODIG-2013-130.

May 8, 2019

Audit of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency—Security Assistance Accounts DODIG-2019-085

We determined whether the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA)—Security Assistance Accounts (SAA) September 30, 2017, balance sheet was accurate and whether the DSCA and Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) implemented effective controls over financial reporting for the SAAs.

April 25, 2019

Report of Investigation: Mr. Patrick M. Shanahan Acting Secretary of Defense DODIG-2019-082

On March 15, 2019, we initiated an investigation into allegations that Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan, took actions to promote his former employer, Boeing, and disparage its competitors, allegedly in violation of his ethical obligations. We received similar allegations from various referrals.