UPCOMING REPORTS

Significant reports expected to be issued within the next 30 days include:

Interagency Coordination Group of Inspectors General for Guam Realignment Fiscal Year 2015 − This report compiles a detailed statement of all obligations, expenditures, and revenues associated with military construction on Guam in response to Public Law 111-84, “FY 2010 National Defense Authorization Act.”

Audit of the Acquisition of the Advanced Arresting Gear − This audit determines whether the Navy is effectively managing acquisition requirements and testing for the Advanced Arresting Gear program. The program seeks to replace current shipboard arresting gear, which rapidly decelerates landing aircraft, with an advanced system capable of enabling a broader range of manned and unmanned aircraft to land aboard Navy ships.

RECENTLY ISSUED REPORTS OF INTEREST (to view report, if available, please click on title)

Management of Items in the Defense Logistics Agency’s Long-Term Storage Needs Improvement (Report No. DODIG-2016-036) − This audit determined that the Defense Logistics Agency kept inventory that exceeded demand and incurred unnecessary long-term storage costs. The audit also found that DoD purchased $17.9 million of inventory that was already in storage.

DoD Needs an Effective Process to Identify Cloud Computing Service Contracts (Report No. DODIG-2016-038) − This audit determined that DoD did not maintain a comprehensive list of cloud computing service contracts, cannot determine whether it achieves actual savings or benefits from adopting cloud computing services, and may not effectively identify and monitor cloud computing security risks.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, Monitoring of a Hurricane Sandy Contract Needs Improvement (Report No. DODIG-2016-028) − This audit determined that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers provided adequate contract oversight for two of three contracts reviewed. However, for one contract, quality assurance officials did not make regular site visits, monthly assurance reports were neither accurate nor on time, and required contract documentation was not maintained.

Controls Over Ministry of Interior Fuel Contracts Could be Improved (Report No. DODIG-2016-040) − This audit determined that Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan did not have reasonable assurance that the fuel ordered and delivered on three Ministry of Interior contracts, valued at $437.6 million collectively, supported actual Afghan National Police requirements or was used as intended.
 

DEFENSE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS (to view DoJ press release, if available, please click on title)

Former UCSD Professor Admits Fraud, Agrees to Forfeit $180,000 − A former research professor at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), who was also the Chief Executive Officer of SciberQuest, Inc., was charged with wire fraud Jan. 7, 2016. From January 2005, through June 2013, Dr. Homayoun Karimabadi, while employed by both SciberQuest and UCSD, applied for and received grants or contracts from the National Science Foundation (NSF), United States Air Force, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). An investigation determined that Dr. Karimabadi made false statements to government officials resulting in the award of approximately $6.4 million under 22 separate grants or contracts to SciberQuest. Of those, eight were Small Business Innovation Research grants with a value of approximately $1.8 million. As a result, Dr. Karimabadi received a salary of more than $1.9 million from SciberQuest. The company entered a guilty plea, and Dr. Karimabadi entered into a deferred prosecution agreement Jan. 14. In addition, Dr. Karimabadi and SciberQuest jointly agreed to forfeit $180,000. This was a joint investigation with the offices of the NSF and NASA inspectors general.

RECENTLY ANNOUNCED PROJECTS (to view the announcement letters, click on the title)

Assessment of Wounded Warrior Transition Program Oversight − The objective of this evaluation is to determine whether the Office of Warrior Care Policy effectively assessed and monitored the performance of the Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES), specifically for soldiers participating in the Wounded Warrior Program. The IDES process primarily consists of medical and physical evaluation boards that serve as the mechanism for determining whether disabled service members are returned to duty, separated, or retired.

Audit of the Army's Use of Firm-Fixed-Price, Level-of-Effort, Term Contracts − The objective of this audit is to determine whether Army officials properly awarded and administered firm-fixed-price, level-of-effort, term contracts in accordance with federal and DoD regulations and policies. This audit will review contract samples from the Army offices that most commonly use this type of contract to ensure that other contract types were not labeled as firm-fixed-price, level-of-effort to circumvent required incurred cost audits.

Audit of Controls Over Securing the National Security Agency Network and Infrastructure The objective of this audit is to determine whether National Security Agency processes and technical controls are effective to limit privileged access to National Security Agency systems and data and to monitor privileged user actions for unauthorized or inappropriate activity.

Audit of DoD’s Sustainment of the H-60 Helicopter − The objective of this audit is to determine whether DoD is effectively managing the procurement of spare parts for its fleet of H-60 helicopters.

Evaluation of Military Criminal Investigative Organization (MCIO) Adult Sexual Assault Investigations − This objective of this evaluation is to determine whether MCIO sexual assault investigations with adult victims were completed as required by DoD, each respective military service branch, and MCIO guidance.

Quality Control Review of the Army Internal Review Offices − The objective of this project is to conduct a peer review of Army Internal Review Offices’ audit quality control system. This review will encompass the Army headquarters internal review office as well as those of various Army commands. Internal review is a primary command and control tool that enables commanders to mitigate risk and increase operational effectiveness. The scope of work performed by internal review offices encompasses all aspects of management and internal control, including oversight of all programs, functions, transactions, records, systems, and documents related to their respective commands.