Audit of the Military Service Recruiting Organizations’ Efforts to Screen Applicants for Extremist and Criminal Gang Behavior

Submitting OIG:

Department of Defense OIG

Date Issued:

Thursday, August 3, 2023

Agency Reviewed / Investigated:

Department of Defense

Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:

DODIG-2023-103

Component, if applicable:

United States Air Force (USAF)

United States Army (USA)

United States Marine Corps (USMC)

United States Navy (USN)

Location(s):

Agency-Wide

Type of Report:

Audit

Special Projects:

DEIA

Questioned Costs:

Funds for Better Use:

Number of Recommendations:

Report updated under NDAA 5274:

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DODIG-2023-103.pdf	5.45 MB

Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number	Recommendation Status	Significant Recommendation
D-2023-0103-D000RG-0001-0001.A1b	Open	No
Rec. A.1.b: The DoD OIG recommended that the Secretary of the Army establish and implement requirements in Service-specific policies for periodic reviews of recruiter compliance with required accessions screening procedures to ensure recruiters screen applicants for extremist and criminal gang associations in accordance with guidance.
D-2023-0103-D000RG-0001-0002.A2a	Open	No
Rec. A.2.a: The DoD OIG recommended that the Secretary of the Navy issue a policy memorandum to recruiting personnel reiterating the importance of completing all required steps for screening applicants for extremist or criminal gang associations during the accessions process.
D-2023-0103-D000RG-0001-0002.A2b	Open	No
Rec. A.2.b: The DoD OIG recommended that the Secretary of the Navy establish and implement requirements in Service-specific policies for periodic reviews of recruiter compliance with required accessions screening procedures to ensure recruiters screen applicants for extremist and criminal gang associations in accordance with guidance.
D-2023-0103-D000RG-0001-0003.A3b	Open	No
Rec. A.3.b: The DoD OIG recommended that the Secretary of the Air Force establish and implement requirements in Service-specific policies for periodic reviews of recruiter compliance with required accessions screening procedures to ensure recruiters screen applicants for extremist and criminal gang associations in accordance with guidance.

Department of Defense OIG

Department of Defense

The Department of Defense Office of Inspector General was established in 1982. The mission of the DoD OIG, as established by the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, (5 U.S.C. Appendix); and implemented by DoD Directive 5106.01, "Inspector General of the Department of Defense," is to serve as an independent and objective office in DoD to:

a) conduct, supervise, monitor, and initiate audits, evaluations, and investigations relating to programs and operations of the Department of Defense,

b) provide leadership and coordination and recommend policies for activities designed to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the administration of, and to prevent and detect fraud and abuse in, such programs and operations,

c) provide a means for keeping the Secretary of Defense and the Congress fully and currently informed about problems and deficiencies relating to the administration of such programs and operations and the necessity for and progress of corrective action

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Audit of the Military Service Recruiting Organizations’ Efforts to Screen Applicants for Extremist and Criminal Gang Behavior

Related Open Recommendations