Management Advisory: The Military Health System Data Repository Contained Noncompliant Race Coding Values and Categories

Submitting OIG:

Department of Defense OIG

Date Issued:

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Agency Reviewed / Investigated:

Department of Defense

Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:

DODIG-2022-099

Location(s):

Agency-Wide

Type of Report:

Inspection / Evaluation

Special Projects:

DEIA

Questioned Costs:

Funds for Better Use:

Number of Recommendations:

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Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number	Recommendation Status	Significant Recommendation	Additional Details
D-2022-4099-D0DIEM-0001-0001	Open	No
Rec. 1: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness review the race codes and categories used in DoD personnel databases and update those databases to ensure compliance with DoD regulations.

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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Management Advisory: The Military Health System Data Repository Contained Noncompliant Race Coding Values and Categories

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