June 11, 2020

Summary Evaluation on External Peer Reviews at the Department of Defense Audit Organizations (DODIG-2020-092)

Publicly Released: June 15, 2020

The objective of this evaluation was to identify and summarize systemic deficiencies reported during the most recent cycle of peer reviews of DoD audit organizations and determine whether improvements were made since the last summary report we issued in Report No. DODIG-2016-031, December 14, 2015. This report covers the most recent cycle of peer review reports on DoD audit organizations issued from April 4, 2017, through January 15, 2020.

June 10, 2020

Audit of the Safety and Security of Radioactive Materials at Department of Defense Medical Treatment Facilities (DODIG-2020-088)

Publicly Released: June 12, 2020

The objective of this audit was to determine whether DoD and military medical treatment facility (medical facility) management properly trained personnel, conducted inspections and program reviews, and accounted for inventory levels for the safety and security of radioactive materials. In addition, Defense Health Agency (DHA) management officials requested that we identify any best practices for their consideration as they assume administration and management responsibility of all medical facilities within the DoD.

June 10, 2020

Evaluation of the Department of Defense Regional Centers for Security Studies (DODIG-2020-090)

Publicly Released: June 12, 2020

The objective of this evaluation was to review the operations and practices of the DoD Regional Centers for Security Studies related to the vetting of foreign faculty, nondisclosure agreements, travel, and the payment of fees for guest lecturers (honoraria). We also determined whether the DoD and the RCs implemented the recommendations from prior Government Accountability Office oversight report to develop measures of effectiveness.

June 8, 2020

Audit of Training of Mobile Medical Teams in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and U.S. Africa Command Areas of Responsibility (DODIG-2020-087)

Publicly Released: June 10, 2020

The objective of this audit was to determine whether the Defense Health Agency and the Military Departments provided effective training to mobile medical teams to improve trauma care before teams deployed to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) and U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) areas of responsibility.

June 5, 2020

Followup Audit on Department of Defense and Military Department Corrective Actions Taken in Response to Department of Defense Office of Inspector General Reports on Military Housing (DODIG-2020-086)

Publicly Released: June 9, 2020

The objective of this followup audit was to determine whether the DoD corrected previously identified deficiencies related to policies and instructions, preventative maintenance, and environmental health and safety in selected prior military housing reports.

June 3, 2020

Project Announcement: Evaluation of the DoD’s Handling of Incidents of Sexual Assault Against (or Involving) Midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy (Project No. D2020- DEV0SV-0126.000)

In response to congressional inquiries regarding sexual assaults and victim care at the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA), the Office of Inspector General is conducting a series of evaluations of the sexual assault prevention and response programs at the USAFA, United States Military Academy (USMA), and United States Naval Academy (USNA). The first evaluation was the USAFA and documented in our report DODIG-2019-125, September 30, 2019. The second evaluation was the USMA and documented in our report DODIG-2020-073, March 24, 2020.

June 2, 2020

Special Report on Best Practices and Lessons Learned for DoD Contracting Officials in the Pandemic Environment (DODIG-2020-085)

Publicly Released: June 4, 2020

From 2006 through 2020, the DoD OIG and the Service Audit Agencies conducted 52 audits related to disaster relief response.  Of the 52 reports, 36 reports focused on oversight of contracting related to disaster response activities. We analyzed the 36 audit reports and identified several best practices and lessons learned related to contracting from the DoD’s previous disaster relief responses.

May 11, 2020

Audit of Military Department Management of Undefinitized Contract Actions (DODIG-2020-084)

Publicly Released: May 13, 2020

The objective of this audit was to determine whether the Military Departments (MILDEPs) properly managed undefinitized contract actions (UCAs) by obligating funds within required limits, ensuring profit was adjusted for cost incurred, and definitizing actions within required time limits.

May 1, 2020

Audit of the Department of Defense’s Compliance in Fiscal Year 2019 With Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act Requirements (DODIG-2020-083)

Publicly Released: May 5, 2020

The objective of this audit was to determine whether the DoD complied with the requirements of three laws related to identifying and reporting on improper payments in the DoD. In this report, we referred to the three Acts as Improper Payments Elimination Recovery Act (IPERA).

April 30, 2020

Evaluation of the DoD’s Management of Health and Safety Hazards in Government-Owned and Government-Controlled Military Family Housing (DODIG-2020-082)

Publicly Released: May 4, 2020

The objective of this evaluation was to determine if the DoD effectively managed health and safety hazards in Government owned and Government controlled (GO GC) military family housing.