April 8, 2024

Project Announcement: Audit of the Army National Guard’s Protection of Classified Information (Project No. D2024-D000CU-0111.000)

The purpose of this memorandum is to notify you that we plan to begin the subject audit in April 2024. The objective of this audit is to determine whether the Army National Guard is effectively protecting classified information in accordance with Federal and DoD guidance.

April 1, 2024

Project Announcement: Evaluation of the DoD Military Working Dog Program’s Management of Canine Welfare (Project No. D2024-DEV0SV-0071.000)

The purpose of this memorandum is to notify you that we plan to begin the subject evaluation in April 2024.

March 27, 2024

Project Announcement: Audit of U.S. European Command Force Protection Measures at Installations in Poland that Support Operation Atlantic Resolve (Project No. D2024-D000RH-0101.000)

The objective of this audit is to determine whether the DoD implemented force protection measures at U.S. European Command installations in Poland in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve in accordance with DoD policy.

March 26, 2024

Project Announcement: Audit of the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor Program’s Pathway Transition (Project No. D2024-D000AU-0100.000)

The objective of this audit is to determine whether the Army effectively transitioned the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) program from the rapid prototyping pathway to the major capability acquisition pathway.

March 25, 2024

Project Announcement: External Peer Review of the Defense Commissary Agency Internal Review Office (Project No. D2024-DEV0SO-0102.000)

The purpose of this memorandum is to notify you that we plan to begin the subject external peer review in March 2024. The Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, states the DoD Office of Inspector General will conduct, or approve arrangements for the conduct of, external peer reviews of DoD agencies in accordance with Government Auditing Standards.

March 14, 2024

Project Announcement: Assistance with OPM's Agreed Upon Procedures for Reviewing FY2024 Civilian Payroll Withholding Data and Enrollment Information (Project No. D2024-D000FE-0098.000)

The objective of this attestation is to assist the Office of Personnel Management in assessing whether retirement, health benefits, and life insurance withholdings and contributions, as well as enrollment information submitted through the Semiannual Headcount Report by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service for FY 2024, were reasonable.

March 11, 2024

Project Announcement: Audit of the DoD’s Actions to Mitigate Ivanti Connect Secure and Ivanti Policy Secure Vulnerabilities (Project No. D2024-D000CU-0099.000)

The objective of this audit is to determine whether the actions taken by DoD Components to identify, respond to, and mitigate vulnerabilities impacting Ivanti Connect Secure and Ivanti Policy Secure virtual private networking systems comply with DoD directives.

March 8, 2024

Project Announcement: Review of DoD Funds Provided to People’s Republic of China and Associated Affiliates or Any Foreign Countries for Pathogen Research (Project No. D2024-D000FL-0095.000)

The objective of this review is to determine the extent to which the DoD awarded Federal funds directly or indirectly through grants, contracts, subgrants, subcontracts, or any other type of agreement or collaboration, during the 10-year period from 2014 through 2023, to Chinese research labs or to fund research or experiments in China or other foreign countries designed to enhance pathogens of pandemic potential.

Feb. 29, 2024

Project Announcement: Evaluation of DoD Roles and Processes Leading up to the July 2023 Basing Decision for the U.S. Space Command (Project No. D2024-DEV0SV-0092.000)

The objective of this evaluation is to determine the roles and processes of DoD leadership prior to the decision to base the U.S. Space Command headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Feb. 27, 2024

Project Announcement: Evaluation of the U.S. Navy’s Efforts to Prevent and Respond to Incidents of Deaths by Suicide, Suicide Attempts, and Suicidal Ideation (Project No. D2024-DEV0PB-0089.000)

The objective of this evaluation is to determine whether the Department of Navy effectively took actions to prevent and respond to incidents of deaths by suicide, suicide attempts, and suicidal ideation among members of the Navy assigned to sea duty or shore duty.