In support of the mission in Southwest Asia, DoD IG established an executive level position, the Special Deputy Inspector General for Southwest Asia. In November 2009, the Special Deputy established the forward headquarters at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.
The Special Deputy is the single point of contact for all matters relating to oversight activity in Southwest Asia.
Other duties and responsibilities include:
Recommends the development of strategic and operational oversight plans.
Monitors and evaluates the success of integration efforts relative to audits, investigations, inspections, and various oversight and policy activities.
Identifies gaps and overlaps, conflicting priorities, and senior leadership requests in the planning and execution of Southwest Asia oversight activities.
Improves and ensures effective communications and coordination among the oversight organizations and theater
leadership.
Enables the oversight teams to provide relevant and timely information with actionable recommendations to
commanders to improve accountability, visibility, transparency, controls and effectiveness on the battlefield.
FY 2012 Comprehensive Oversight Plan for Southwest Asia Issued
November 1, 2011 - The Department of Defense Inspector General and the Southwest Asia Joint Planning Group have issued the FY 2012 update to the Comprehensive Oversight Plan for Southwest Asia. To view the FY 2012 update click here.
The Comprehensive Oversight Plan for Southwest Asia incorporates the planned and ongoing oversight by the members of the Southwest Asia Planning Group which include: the Inspectors General of the Department of Defense, Department of State, and the U.S. Agency for International Development; the Special Inspectors General for Iraq Reconstruction and Afghanistan Reconstruction; the Army Audit Agency; the Naval Audit Service; and the Air Force Audit Agency.
Special Deputy IG for Southwest Asia Meets With Senior Military Commanders and Oversight Representatives in Iraq
June 2, 2010 – DoD Special Deputy Inspector General for Southwest Asia Joseph T. "Mickey" McDermott recently returned from his second trip this year to Iraq where he met with deployed DoD IG personnel, general officers, and additional external oversight agencies' representatives in order to assess the expanding role of federal oversight during Iraq's critical retrograde period.
Among those Mr. McDermott met with during his three-day trip were Lt. Gen. Kenneth W. Hunzeker, Deputy Commander, U.S. Forces-Iraq (USF-I); Maj. Gen. James M. McDonald, Director and J-3 (Operations), U.S. Forces-Iraq; Brig. Gen. Camille M. Nichols, Commanding General, Joint Contracting Command for Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as with other senior military officers involved with finance and logistics. (more)