Inspector General
U.S. Department of Defense
Recently Issued Reports (to view report, if available, please click on title)
Audit of the Department of Defense Strategic Planning for Overseas
Civilian Positions
This audit determined that the DoD’s strategic planning efforts to hire its overseas civilian workforce
require improvement to more effectively align the DoD’s human capital programs with the DoD’s global
mission and ongoing operations. Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness and
the DoD Component human resource officials did not conduct consistent strategic planning efforts for the
overseas civilian workforce, including identifying vacancies by matching individual personnel to authorized
and budgeted positions, or conducting skills gap analyses based on individual geographic locations to
facilitate collaboration across DoD Components to achieve mission objectives. For the 14 overseas duty
stations reviewed, DoD Components inconsistently identified and hired the overseas civilian workforce
needed to support the DoD’s global mission. Each of the 14 overseas duty stations reviewed lacked
detailed written procedures related to hiring overseas civilian personnel and faced persistent challenges
to management of overseas civilian personnel, including additional time required to onboard personnel,
vacancy rates of up to 39 percent, and gaps between outgoing and incoming personnel. Therefore, the DoD
did not have reasonable assurance that it was hiring an overseas civilian workforce adequate to support its
readiness, global mission, and ongoing operations.
Evaluation of U.S. Central Command and U.S. Special Operations Command
Implementation of the Administrative Requirements Related to the Department
of Defense’s Law of War Policies
This evaluation determined that, while the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) and the U.S. Special
Operations Command (USSOCOM) included Law of War principles in training and exercises, USCENTCOM
and USSOCOM policies need to be updated to reflect current DoD policy on Law of War. Furthermore, both
commands can improve training for their subordinate components or joint commands, and USCENTCOM
can improve its exercises and reporting processes. This evaluation also determined that USCENTCOM
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reported most, but not all, allegations of Law of War violations to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
and the Secretary of Defense, in accordance with DoD Law of War policy. Proper reporting and investigation
of reportable Law of War incidents is important to upholding the reputation of the U.S. military when
conducting operations in a manner consistent with international law.
Review of the Department of Defense’s Role, Responsibilities, and Actions to
Prepare for and Respond to the Protest and Its Aftermath at the U.S. Capitol
Campus on January 6, 2021
This review concluded that the actions the DoD took before January 6, 2021 to prepare for the planned
protests in Washington, D.C., on January 5 and 6, 2021 were appropriate, supported by requirements,
consistent with the DoD’s roles and responsibilities for Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA), and
compliant with laws, regulations, and other applicable guidance. This review also concluded that the DoD’s
actions to respond to the U.S. Capitol Police request for assistance on January 6, 2021 were appropriate,
supported by requirements, consistent with the DoD’s roles and responsibilities for DSCA, and compliant
with laws, regulations, and other applicable guidance. In addition to these conclusions, this review also
included several observations and recommendations regarding how the DoD could improve its command
structure, command and control architecture, communications systems, planning, and training during future
DSCA missions within Washington, D.C.
https://www.dodig.mil/In-the-Spotlight/Article/2857587/dod-oig-newsletter-december-2021/
