Indictments Announced for Illegally Exporting Potential Military and Explosives Components to Iran

September 17, 2008 - The Defense Criminal Investigative Service was among several agencies involved in a case leading to the indictment of eight foreign nationals and eight corporations charged with illegally exporting potential military and explosives components to Iran.

The charges were announced today by R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Patrick Rowan, Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security, U.S. Department of Justice; Carlos M. Gutierrez, Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce; Adam Szubin, Director, Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control; Sharon Woods, Director, Defense Criminal Investigative Service; and Julie L. Myers, Homeland Security Assistant Secretary for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (more)

DoD IG Leaders Address Procurement Fraud Conference

September 17, 2008 - Members of the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General leadership made presentations to the National Procurement Fraud Conference held recently in Richmond, VA. 

Ms. Mary Ugone, Deputy Inspector General for Auditing, and Mr. Charles Beardall, Deputy Inspector General for Investigations, provided a joint presentation focused on predicting fraudulent activities, and highlighting successful fraud prosecutions and the lessons learned as to internal controls.

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Acting Inspector General Heddell Appears Before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

September 10, 2008 - The Honorable Gordon S. Heddell, Acting Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense, today testified before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs at a hearing titled “Expediency Versus Integrity: Do Assembly-Line Audits at the Defense Contract Audit Agency Waste Taxpayer Dollars?”

Other witnesses included: Mr. Gregory D. Kutz, Managing Director, Forensic Audits and Special Investigations, U. S. Government Accountability Office, who was accompanied by Assistant Director Gayle L. Fischer; Ms. April G. Stephenson, Director, Defense Contract Audit Agency, U.S. Department of Defense; Ms. Diem Thi Le, Senior Auditor, DCAA; and Mr. Paul Hackler, Supervisory Auditor, DCAA. 
 
To see a copy of Mr. Heddell’s prepared statement, click here.

Ms. Mary Ugone Receives Presidential Rank Award

August 7, 2008 - Deputy Inspector General for Auditing, Mary Ugone, is the recipient of a Presidential Rank Award for 2007.

Acting Inspector General Gordon Heddell presented the award to Ms. Ugone during a ceremony yesterday. The award citation, signed by President George Bush, states:

“The President of the United States of America has conferred on Ms. Mary Lu Ugone the rank of Meritorious Executive in the Senior Executive Service for sustained superior accomplishment in management of programs of the United States Government and for noteworthy achievement of quality and efficiency in the public service.”

She also received an identical citation signed by Robert Gates, Secretary of Defense.

In presenting the award Mr. Heddell stated, “These few recipients of this prestigious award are the strongest of government leaders and skilled professionals who achieve results throughout their career and consistently demonstrate a relentless commitment to excellence in public service.”