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Audit of the Reimbursement for Department of Defense Mission Assignments for Coronavirus Disease–2019 Pandemic Response in the U.S. Northern Command Area of Responsibility
Rec. 1: The DoD OIG recommended that the Deputy Comptroller (Program/Budget), Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, DoD, in coordination with DoD Component comptrollers, initiate a review of all COVID-19 pandemic response mission assignments to ensure reimbursement requests for costs incurred are submitted in accordance with DoD policy.
Rec. 2.a: The DoD OIG recommended that the Director, Army Budget, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller), immediately require tasked units to review costs incurred for mission assignments 4480DR-NY-DOD-10, 4480DR-NY-DOD-11, 4480DR-NY-DOD-12, and 4481DR-WA-DOD-02 as of July 31, 2020, for completeness and accuracy, and submit reimbursement requests for those costs with required documentation to the Federal Emergency Management Agency in accordance with DoD policy.
Rec. 2.b: The DoD OIG recommended that the Assistant Director of the Office of Budget Fiscal Management, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller), immediately require tasked units to review costs incurred for mission assignments 4482DR-CA-DOD-01, 4482DR-CA-DOD-02, and 4488DR-NJ-DOD-04 as of July 31, 2020, for completeness and accuracy, and submit reimbursement requests for those costs with required documentation to the Federal Emergency Management Agency in accordance with DoD policy.
Rec. 2.c: The DoD OIG recommended that the Deputy for Budget, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management and Comptroller), immediately require tasked units to review costs incurred for mission assignment 4480DR-NY-DOD-10 as of July 31, 2020, for completeness and accuracy, and submit reimbursement requests for those costs with required documentation to the Federal Emergency Management Agency in accordance with DoD policy.
Rec. 2.d: The DoD OIG recommended that the Comptroller of the United States Marine Corps immediately require tasked units to review costs incurred for 4482DR-CA-DOD-01, 4482DR-CA-DOD-02, and 4488DR-NJ-DOD-04 as of July 31, 2020, for completeness and accuracy, and submit reimbursement requests for those costs with required documentation to the Federal Emergency Management Agency in accordance with DoD policy.
Rec. 2.e: The DoD OIG recommended that the Comptroller of the National Guard Bureau immediately require tasked units to review costs incurred for mission assignments 4480DR-NY-DOD-05, 4481DR-WA-DOD-05, 4482DR-CA-DOD-07, and 4491DR-MD-DOD-01 as of July 31, 2020, for completeness and accuracy, as well as any additional costs incurred and identified after July 31, 2020, and submit reimbursement requests for those costs with required documentation to the Federal Emergency Management Agency in accordance with DoD policy.
Rec. 3.a.1: The DoD OIG recommended that the Director, Army Budget, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller), in coordination with the Financial Management Augmentation Team, develop and provide to tasked units, an Army-specific desk manual for mission assignments that includes, at a minimum, step-by-step procedures for initial set-up, real-time cost input, cost tracking, cost reporting, and submitting partial and final billings to ensure compliance with DoD policy.
Rec. 3.a.2: The DoD OIG recommended that the Director, Army Budget, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) train tasked-unit personnel on how to navigate the Army-specific desk manual and apply the procedures appropriately.
Rec. 3.b.1: The DoD OIG recommended that the Assistant Director of the Office of Budget Fiscal Management, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller), in coordination with the Financial Management Augmentation Team, develop and provide to tasked units, a Navy-specific desk manual for mission assignments that includes, at a minimum, step-by-step procedures for initial set-up, real-time cost input, cost tracking, cost reporting, and submitting partial and final billings to ensure compliance with DoD policy.
Rec. 3.b.2: The DoD OIG recommended that the Assistant Director of the Office of Budget Fiscal Management, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller) train tasked-unit personnel on how to navigate the Navy-specific desk manual and apply the procedures appropriately.
Rec. 3.d.1: The DoD OIG recommended that the Comptroller of the United States Marine Corps, in coordination with the Financial Management Augmentation Team, develop and provide to tasked units, a Marine Corps-specific desk manual for mission assignments that includes, at a minimum, step-by-step procedures for initial set-up, real-time cost input, cost tracking, cost reporting, and submitting partial and final billings to ensure compliance with DoD policy.
Rec. 3.d.2: The DoD OIG recommended that the Comptroller of the United States Marine Corps train tasked-unit personnel on how to navigate the Marine Corps-specific desk manual and apply the procedures appropriately.
Rec. 3.e.1: The DoD OIG recommended that the Comptroller of the National Guard Bureau, in coordination with the Financial Management Augmentation Team, develop and provide to tasked units a National Guard-specific desk manual for mission assignments that includes, at a minimum, step-by-step procedures for initial set-up, real-time cost input, cost tracking, cost reporting, and submitting partial and final billing to ensure compliance with DoD policy.
Rec. 3.e.2: The DoD OIG recommended that the Comptroller of the National Guard Bureau train tasked-unit personnel on how to navigate the National Guard-specific desk manuals and apply the procedures appropriately.
Rec. 3.c.1: The DoD OIG recommended that the Deputy for Budget, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management and Comptroller), in coordination with the Financial Management Augmentation Team, develop and provide to tasked units, an Air Force-specific desk manual for mission assignments that includes, at a minimum, step-by-step procedures for initial set-up, real-time cost input, cost tracking, cost reporting, and submitting partial and final billings to ensure compliance with DoD policy.
Rec. 3.c.2: The DoD OIG recommended that the Deputy for Budget, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management and Comptroller) train taskeDODIG-unit personnel on how to navigate the Air Force-specific desk manual and apply the procedures appropriately.
Audit of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Use of Undefinitized Contract Actions for the Conversion of Alternate Care Sites in Response to the Coronavirus Disease–2019 Pandemic
Rec. 1.a: The DoD OIG recommended that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Director of Contracting complete an after-action review following the completion of the coronavirus disease-2019 mission to identify best practices and areas of improvement when issuing undefinitized contract actions, including establishing attainable definitization schedules and definitizing contract actions within those schedules, to reduce the risk of complications occurring during future emergency situations.
Rec. 1.b: The DoD OIG recommended that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Director of Contracting issue guidance requiring contracting officers to document the reason definitization schedules were not met in the contracting files.
Rec. 1.c: The DoD OIG recommended that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Director of Contracting issue a memorandum directing contracting offers to differentiate the profit associated with undefinitized contract actions dependent on the contractor's decreased cost risks involved in completing work in an undefinitized status, and the incentive to definitize contracts based on Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement guidance.
Audit of the Impact of Coronavirus Disease–2019 on Basic Training
(U) Rec. 1: The DoD OIG recommended that the Commanders of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command; Marine Corps Training and Education Command; Naval Education and Training Command; Naval Service Training Command; and Air Education and Training Command develop procedures to ensure compliance with the implementation of COVID-19 guidance at basic training centers.
(U) Rec. 1: The DoD OIG recommended that the Commanders of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command; Marine Corps Training and Education Command; Naval Education and Training Command; Naval Service Training Command; and Air Education and Training Command develop procedures to ensure compliance with the implementation of COVID-19 guidance at basic training centers.
(U) Rec. 1: The DoD OIG recommended that the Commanders of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command; Marine Corps Training and Education Command; Naval Education and Training Command; Naval Service Training Command; and Air Education and Training Command develop procedures to ensure compliance with the implementation of COVID-19 guidance at basic training centers.
(U) Rec. 1: The DoD OIG recommended that the Commanders of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command; Marine Corps Training and Education Command; Naval Education and Training Command; Naval Service Training Command; and Air Education and Training Command develop procedures to ensure compliance with the implementation of COVID-19 guidance at basic training centers.
(U) Rec. 2: The DoD OIG recommended that the Commanders of Marine Corps Training and Education Command and Air Education and Training Command develop procedures to ensure compliance with screening and testing of recruits and training personnel, including procedures for timely testing and delivery of results.
(U) Rec. 2: The DoD OIG recommended that the Commanders of Marine Corps Training and Education Command and Air Education and Training Command develop procedures to ensure compliance with screening and testing of recruits and training personnel, including procedures for timely testing and delivery of results.
(U) Rec. 3: The DoD OIG recommended that the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command develop procedures to ensure compliance with the use of personal protective equipment necessary for basic training, including defining social distancing requirements with additional emphasis on the use of masks for indoor and outdoor environments.
(U) Rec. 4: The DoD OIG recommended that the Commanders of the Marine Corps Training and Education Command; Naval Education and Training Command; Naval Service Training Command; and Air Education and Training Command develop procedures to ensure compliance with the use of cleaning supplies necessary for basic training.
(U) Rec. 4: The DoD OIG recommended that the Commanders of the Marine Corps Training and Education Command; Naval Education and Training Command; Naval Service Training Command; and Air Education and Training Command develop procedures to ensure compliance with the use of cleaning supplies necessary for basic training.
(U) Rec. 4: The DoD OIG recommended that the Commanders of the Marine Corps Training and Education Command; Naval Education and Training Command; Naval Service Training Command; and Air Education and Training Command develop procedures to ensure compliance with the use of cleaning supplies necessary for basic training.
(U) Rec. 5: The DoD OIG recommended that the Commanders of the Naval Education and Training Command; Naval Service Training Command; and Air Education and Training Command assess manpower requirements for training personnel to ensure compliance with COVID-19 procedures required by DoD guidance and take appropriate action based on that assessment.
(U) Rec. 5: The DoD OIG recommended that the Commanders of the Naval Education and Training Command; Naval Service Training Command; and Air Education and Training Command assess manpower requirements for training personnel to ensure compliance with COVID-19 procedures required by DoD guidance and take appropriate action based on that assessment.
Audit of Maintaining Cybersecurity in the Coronavirus Disease–2019 Telework Environment
(U) Rec. 1.a: This recommendation is Controlled Unclassified Information
(U) Rec. 1.b: This recommendation is Controlled Unclassified Information
(U) Rec. 2.a: This recommendation is Controlled Unclassified Information
(U) Rec. 2.b: This recommendation is Controlled Unclassified Information
Rec. 3: The DoD OIG recommended that the Army Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel develop, implement, and enforce a plan to verify that DoD personnel complete telework agreement and the required DoD telework training before teleworking.
(U) Rec. 4: This recommendation is Controlled Unclassified Information
(U) Rec. 5: This recommendation is Controlled Unclassified Information
(U) Rec. 6: This recommendation is Controlled Unclassified Information
Rec. 7: The DoD OIG recommended that the Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel, and Services verify that DoD personnel completed telework agreements and the required DoD telework training before teleworking.
Evaluation of the Armed Forces Retirement Home Response to the Coronavirus Disease-2019 Pandemic
Rec. 1.a-c: The DoD OIG recommend that the Armed Forces Retirement Home Chief Operating Officer: a. Update the Comprehensive COVID Testing for AFRH' plan to include procedures for testing residents and healthcare personnel following an outbreak, as well as cleaning and disinfecting between individuals tests; b. Formalize the "Comprehensive COVID Testing for AFRH" plan; and c. Formalize the "Widespread Infectious Disease Emergency Operations Plan" to ensure continuity of operations during this ongoing and future pandemics.
Rec. 2: The DoD OIG recommended that the Armed Forces Retirement Home Facility Administrators at Gulfport, Mississippi and Washington, D.C. formalize their respective facility's draft plan for the COVID-19 and quarantine units.
Evaluation of the Navy’s Plans and Response to the Coronavirus Disease-2019 Onboard Navy Warships and Submarines
(U) Rec. 1: The DoD OIG recommended that the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans, and Strategy and the Surgeon General of the Navy review and update Office of the Chief of Naval Operations Instruction 3500.41A "Pandemic Influenza and Infectious Disease Policy" November 19, 2018, and Navy Technical Reference Publication 4-02.10 "Shipboard Quarantine and Isolation," September 2014, to include guidance and lessons learned from coronavirus disease-2019.
(U) Rec. 2: The DoD OIG recommended that the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans, and Strategy and the Surgeon General of the Navy include the observations and analysis identified in the after action review on the outbreak on the USS Kidd when updating the Navy's Pandemic Influenza and Infectious Disease policies.
(U) Rec. 3: The DoD OIG recommended that the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans, and Strategy develop a plan of action and milestones for Navy component commands to conduct biennial Pandemic Influenza and Infectious Disease exercises, in accordance with Office of the Chief of Naval Operations Instruction 3500.41A, "Pandemic Influenza and Infectious Disease Policy," November 19, 2018.
Evaluation of Department of Defense Medical Treatment Facility Challenges During the Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
Rec. 1.a: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, in conjunction with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs and Secretaries of the Military Departments, establish a working group within 30 days of this report's publication, to address the personnel, supplies, testing capabilities, information technology, communication, and lines of authority challenges that we identified during the Coronavirus Disease-2019 pandemic that exist between the Services and the Defense Health Agency. The working group should establish milestones to develop guidance for coordinating the staffing of multi-Service military treatment facilities during a pandemic.
Rec. 1.b: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, in conjunction with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs and Secretaries of the Military Departments, establish a working group within 30 days of this report's publication, to address the personnel, supplies, testing capabilities, information technology, communication, and lines of authority challenges that we identified during the Coronavirus Disease-2019 pandemic that exist between the Services and the Defense Health Agency. The working group should establish milestones to consolidate Coronavirus Disease-2019 reporting requirements and recipients to reduce duplication and inconsistent requirements.
Rec. 1.c: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, in conjunction with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs and Secretaries of the Military Departments, establish a working group within 30 days of this report's publication, to address the personnel, supplies, testing capabilities, information technology, communication, and lines of authority challenges that we identified during the Coronavirus Disease-2019 pandemic that exist between the Services and the Defense Health Agency. The working group should establish milestones to create a pandemic-related informational website and a toll-free number for beneficiaries to find Coronavirus Disease-2019-related information and ensure the website and toll-free number are advertised and maintained.
Rec. 1.d: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, in conjunction with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs and Secretaries of the Military Departments, establish a working group within 30 days of this report's publication, to address the personnel, supplies, testing capabilities, information technology, communication, and lines of authority challenges that we identified during the Coronavirus Disease-2019 pandemic that exist between the Services and the Defense Health Agency. The working group should establish milestones to issue clarifying guidance for defining essential personnel for civilian healthcare workers.
Rec. 1.e: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, in conjunction with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs and Secretaries of the Military Departments, establish a working group within 30 days of this report's publication, to address the personnel, supplies, testing capabilities, information technology, communication, and lines of authority challenges that we identified during the Coronavirus Disease-2019 pandemic that exist between the Services and the Defense Health Agency. The working group should establish milestones to update contracts to allow for more flexibility regarding the use of contracted personnel during extenuating circumstances, such as a pandemic.
Audit of Screening and Quarantine Procedures for Personnel Entering Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar (DODIG-2020-128)
(U) Rec. 1.a-b: This recommendation is For Official Use Only
(U) Rec. 2: This recommendation is For Official Use Only