Evaluation of the DoD's Implementation of the NATO Policy on Preventing and Responding to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse

Submitting OIG:

Department of Defense OIG

Date Issued:

Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Agency Reviewed / Investigated:

Department of Defense

Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:

DODIG-2024-052

Location(s):

Agency-Wide

Type of Report:

Inspection / Evaluation

Questioned Costs:

Funds for Better Use:

Report updated under NDAA 5274:

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DODIG-2024-052Redacted-SECURE.pdf	5.76 MB

Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number	Recommendation Status	Significant Recommendation
D-2024-2052-DEV0PF-0001-0001.a	Open	No
Rec. 1.a: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness determine standard definitions of "sexual exploitation" and "sexual abuse" in the DoD Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program for DoD personnel assigned to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
D-2024-2052-DEV0PF-0001-0001.b	Open	No
Rec. 1.b: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness determine standard definitions of "sexual exploitation" and "sexual abuse" in the Combating Trafficking in Persons general awareness training for DoD personnel assigned to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
D-2024-2052-DEV0PF-0001-0002.a	Open	No
Rec. 2.a: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy identify DoD personnel responsible for monitoring compliance with the Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Policy for DoD personnel assigned to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
D-2024-2052-DEV0PF-0001-0002.b	Open	No
Rec. 2.b: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy conduct a review to determine if there is a need for designated DoD personnel to collect, assemble, and report cases of sexual exploitation and abuse committed by North Atlantic Treaty Organization-assigned DoD personnel to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Office of Gender Affairs.
D-2024-2052-DEV0PF-0001-0002.c	Open	No
Rec. 2.c: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy conduct a review to determine if DoD personnel assigned to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization can appropriately safeguard the confidentiality of victim and suspect data in reported cases of sexual exploitation and abuse in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization records management systems.

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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Evaluation of the DoD's Implementation of the NATO Policy on Preventing and Responding to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse

Related Open Recommendations