July 20, 2026

Project Announcement: External Peer Review of the Defense Information Systems Agency Office of the Inspector General Audit Organization (Project No. D2026-DEV0SO-0116.000)

The purpose of this memorandum is to notify you that the DoW Office of Inspector General is initiating the subject external peer review

July 20, 2026

Project Announcement: Summary External Peer Review of the Army Audit Agency (Project No. D2026-DEV0SO-0117.000)

The purpose of this memorandum is to notify you that the DoW Office of Inspector General is initiating the subject external peer review

July 13, 2026

Project Announcement: Evaluation of Intelligence Analytic Tradecraft Standards at the U.S. Strategic Command (Project No. D2026-DEV0SI-0107.000)

The objective of this evaluation is to assess the effectiveness of the U.S. Strategic Command’s (USSTRATCOM) implementation of Intelligence Community and DoW intelligence analytic standards and tradecraft principles. We may revise the objective as the evaluation proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives.

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 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 8, 2026

Project Announcement: Reannouncement of the “Evaluation of the Interoperability of DoW Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS), D2026-DEV0SR-0085.000"

We are reannouncing the subject evaluation, announced April 20, 2026 (attached), to inform you of changes to our title and objective. The original evaluation objective was to determine the extent to which the Military Services implemented Joint Interagency Task Force (JIATF) 401 policy and guidance for the testing, acquisition, and employment of Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS)

May 13, 2026

Evaluation of the DoW’s Implementation of the Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response Action Plan (Report No. DOWIG‑2026‑084)

The objective of this evaluation was to assess how effectively the DoW implemented the Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response Action Plan (CHMR‑AP) and whether the implementation complied with the CHMR‑AP’s guidance and directed timelines.

May 6, 2026

Follow-up Evaluation of the DoW’s Tracking and Accountability of Presidential Drawdown Equipment Provided to Taiwan (Report No. DOWIG-2026-080)

The objective of this follow-up evaluation was to determine whether the DoW effectively and efficiently implemented accountability and quality controls for the movement and delivery of defense articles provided to Taiwan using Presidential Drawdown Authority.

April 29, 2026

Evaluation of DoW Voting Assistance Programs for Calendar Year 2025 (Report No. DOWIG-2026-078)

The objective of this evaluation is to assess the effectiveness of the Military Services’ voting assistance programs (VAPs) based on 2025 annual reviews by the respective Service Offices of Inspector General (OIGs), and in accordance with section 1566, title 10, United States Code (10 U.S.C. § 1566), 2020, as amended.