Audit of the Department of Defense’s Ground Transportation and Secure Hold of Arms, Ammunition, and Explosives in the United States

Submitting OIG:

Department of Defense OIG

Date Issued:

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Agency Reviewed / Investigated:

Department of Defense

Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:

DODIG-2020-071

Component, if applicable:

United States Air Force (USAF)

United States Army (USA)

United States Navy (USN)

United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM)

Location(s):

Agency-Wide

Type of Report:

Audit

Questioned Costs:

Funds for Better Use:

Number of Recommendations:

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DODIG-2020-071.pdf	3.43 MB

Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number	Recommendation Status	Significant Recommendation
D-2020-0071-D000RK-0001-0001.a2	Open	No
Rec. 1.a.2: The DoD OIG recommended that the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment, in coordination with U.S. Transportation Command and the Military Services, give the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command the authority and ability to enforce the Military Services' compliance with the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command accident investigation recommendations by tasking the Military Services to take specific action through a system of draft recommendations, command response, Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command evaluation of those responses, and adjustment of the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command recommendations.
D-2020-0071-D000RK-0001-0001.c	Open	No
Rec. 1.c: The DoD OIG recommended that the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment, in coordination with U.S. Transportation Command and the Military Services, evaluate creating a centralized tracking system to track rail shipments of arms, ammunition, and explosives and implement that tracking system, if appropriate.

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 Department of Defense’s Ground Transportation and Secure Hold of Arms, Ammunition, and Explosives in the United States

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