Sept. 30, 2014

FY 2015 Comprehensive Oversight Plan for Southwest Asia Issued

Sept. 8, 2014

Fort Knox and the Army Need To Improve Internal Controls for Utility Energy Services Contracts

Our audit objective was to determine whether the contract and task orders related to the energy program at Fort Knox, Kentucky, were properly awarded and administered. We reviewed 108 task orders, totaling about $270 million, awarded by Fort Knox officials, related to the energy program at Fort Knox.

July 17, 2014

Approaches for Establishing Fraud Risk AssessmentPrograms and Conducting Fraud Audit Risk Assessments Within the Department of Defense

The objective of the review was to identify approaches for establishing fraud risk assessment programs and conducting fraud risk assessments within the DoD. The review focused on various DoD activities including procurement, retail, and financial operations.

April 9, 2014

Improvements to Controls Over Cash Are Needed at Army Disbursing Stations in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia

We determined whether the controls at the Army disbursing stations in Kuwait (Disbursing Station Symbol Numbers [DSSNs] 8550 and 8748) and Saudi Arabia (DSSN 5588) were adequate to safeguard, account for, document, and report cash held at those sites. In addition, we evaluated whether the U.S. Army Financial Management Command (USAFMCOM) effectively implemented technical oversight and provided assistance to the Army disbursing station in Saudi Arabia. The three disbursing stations we reviewed had $4.9 million in cash on hand at the time of our cash counts.

Feb. 4, 2014

Audit of DoD Methodologies for Determining Improper Payment Rates Under the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act

The objective of this audit is to determine whether DoD methodologies for determining improper payment rates in the DoD Annual Financial Report capture improper payments due to error, fraud, waste, and abuse. This is report DoD Methodologies to Identify Improper Payments in the Military Health Benefits and Commercial Pay Programs Need Improvement DODIG-2015-068.

Nov. 8, 2013

Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services Afghanistan Disposal Process Needed Improvement

We determined whether Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Disposition Services (DS) was properly disposing of equipment during the drawdown in Afghanistan. We determined whether adequate controls existed over the receipt, inspection, coding, and disposal of equipment.

Sept. 30, 2013

FY 2014 Comprehensive Oversight Plan for Southwest Asia Issued

May 1, 2013

TRICARE Management Activity Needs to Improve Oversight of Acquisition Workforce

We assessed the status of efforts to improve the TRICARE Management Activity (TMA) acquisition program. Specifically, we determined whether the TMA acquisition workforce was adequately trained and certified.

March 4, 2013

Improvements to Controls Over Cash Are Needed at the Army Disbursing Office at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras

We determined whether internal controls at the Army disbursing office on Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, were effectively designed and operating adequately to safeguard, account for, document, and report Cash and Other Monetary Assets (COMA).

Feb. 20, 2013

Quality Control Review of the PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP and the Defense Contract Audit Agency FY 2010 Single Audit of the Institute for Defense Analyses

The Institute is a nonprofit corporation, in Alexandria, Virginia, that operates three federally funded research and development (R&D) centers to provide objective analyses of national security issues, requiring scientific and technical expertise, and to conduct related research on other national challenges.