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Compendium of Open Office of Inspector General Recommendations to the Department of Defense As of March 31, 2017 (Redacted) FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY MISSION Our mission is to provide independent, relevant, and timely oversight of the Department of Defense that supports the warfighter; promotes accountability, integrity, and efficiency; advises the Secretary of Defense and Congress; and informs the public. VISION Our vision is to be a model oversight organization in the Federal Government by leading change, speaking truth, and promoting excellence—a diverse organization, working together as one professional team, recognized as leaders in our field. Fraud, Waste, & Abuse HOTLINE Department of Defense dodig.mil/hotline|800.424.9098 INTEGRITY EFFICIENCY ACCOUNTABILITY EXCELLENCE FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY INSPECTOR GENERAL DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 4800 MARK CENTER DRIVE ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA 22350‑1500 July 11, 2017 MEMORANDUM FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE SUBJECT: Compendium of Open Office of Inspector General Recommendations to the Department of Defense The DoD Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) is issuing this Compendium of Open Recommendations (Compendium) to the DoD and Congress. The DoD OIG conducts independent audits and evaluations of DoD programs and operations. These reports often include recommendations for improvement or corrective actions that, if implemented, could enable the DoD to reduce costs, realize monetary benefits, and improve performance and efficiency. The DoD OIG regularly follows up on open recommendations to determine the status of corrective actions. This Compendium summarizes all recommendations we issued to DoD Components that remained open as of March 31, 2017. As of March 31, 2017, there were 1,298 open recommendations that were issued to 46 DoD Components in 288 DoD OIG audit and evaluation reports. DoD management agreed to take corrective actions on 1,251 of those recommendations. For the remaining 47 open recommendations, the DoD OIG and DoD Components have not agreed on an acceptable corrective action that meets the intent of the recommendation. Of the 1,298 open recommendations, 58 have associated potential monetary benefits. If the DoD Components implemented all 58 recommendations, DoD could save $33.6 billion. The DoD OIG will continue to track open recommendations and engage with DoD senior managers who are responsible for resolving disagreements and implementing corrective actions. Until disagreements are resolved and corrective actions are completed, these recommendations will remain open. In addition, through this report, the OIG’s Semiannual Reports to Congress, and other reports, the DoD OIG intends to keep the heads of DoD Components and Congress informed about the status of the DoD’s actions toward reaching a resolution on unresolved recommendations and the progress on completing agreed-to corrective actions. We will also provide reports to you, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, and DoD Component leadership listing open and unresolved recommendations on a semiannual basis. If you have questions about the Compendium, please contact me or have your staff contact , at . Glenn A. Fine Acting Inspector General FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 4 Compendium of Open Office of Inspector General Recommendations to the Department of Defense FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY CONTENTS INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................................................................1 BACKGROUND ON OIG FOLLOWUP PROCESS..................................................................3 Policy for OIG Followup Process on Recommendations ...............................................................................3 Recommendation Followup Process ...............................................................................................................................4 SUMMARY OF OPEN RECOMMENDATIONS .........................................................................7 CHAPTER 1. HIGH‑PRIORITY OPEN RECOMMENDATIONS ...................15 CHAPTER 2. REPORTS WITH REMAINING UNCOLLECTED POTENTIAL MONETARY BENEFITS ...........................................................................................77 TABLE: Uncollected Potential Monetary Benefits .......................................................................................... 79 CHAPTER 3. REPORTS WITH UNRESOLVED RECOMMENDATIONS ..................................................................................................................................... 97 TABLE: Unresolved Recommendations ..................................................................................................................111 APPENDIX A. ALL OPEN RECOMMENDATIONS AS OF MARCH 31, 2017 ...............................................................................................................................127 Deputy Secretary of Defense ...................................................................................................................................128 Department of the Army ..............................................................................................................................................130 Department of the Navy ...............................................................................................................................................194 U.S. Marine Corps ................................................................................................................................................................234 Department of the Air Force ..................................................................................................................................... 241 Joint Chiefs of Staff .............................................................................................................................................................278 Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics .......................283 Under Secretary of Defense for Policy ............................................................................................................305 Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) .................................................................................................310 Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness .........................................................319 Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence .............................................................................................335 DoD Deputy Chief Management Officer .......................................................................................................341 National Guard Bureau ...................................................................................................................................................342 U.S. Pacific Command .....................................................................................................................................................346 U.S. European Command ..............................................................................................................................................347 U.S. Southern Command .............................................................................................................................................348 U.S. Central Command ....................................................................................................................................................349 U.S. Special Operations Command .....................................................................................................................358 U.S. Transportation Command ................................................................................................................................366 U.S. Northern Command .............................................................................................................................................369 U.S. Strategic Command ................................................................................................................................................370 4 Compendium of Open Office of Inspector General Recommendations to the Department of Defense Compendium of Open Office of Inspector General Recommendations to the Department of Defense i FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY CONTENTS U.S. Africa Command ........................................................................................................................................................371 U.S. Cyber Command ........................................................................................................................................................372 DoD Office of the General Counsel ....................................................................................................................373 Director of Operational Test and Evaluation ............................................................................................. 374 DoD Chief Information Officer ................................................................................................................................375 Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs ...............................................................................377 Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Global Security ...........386 Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict .............................................................................................388
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