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Evaluation of the DoD’s Management of Land-Based Water Resources to Support Operations

Submitting OIG: 
Department of Defense OIG
Date Issued: 
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Agency Reviewed / Investigated: 
Department of Defense
Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number: 
DODIG-2023-068
Location(s): 
Agency-Wide
Type of Report: 
Inspection / Evaluation
Questioned Costs: 
$0
Funds for Better Use: 
$0
Report updated under NDAA 5274: 
No
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Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number Recommendation Status Significant Recommendation Additional Details
D-2023-2068-DEV0PE-0001-0001.b Open No
Rec. 1.b: The DoD OIG recommended that the Secretary of the Army, as the DoD Executive Agent identified in DoD Directive 4705.01E, validate proper delegation of DoD Executive Agent responsibilities and create oversight and reporting mechanisms that verify the proper execution of DoD Executive Agent delegated tasks. At a minimum, the oversight and reporting mechanisms should include identification and allocation of any staffing or funding required to perform the Executive Agent roles and responsibilities, in coordination with the Army Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, and the Army Deputy Chief of Staff for Programs.
D-2023-2068-DEV0PE-0001-0001.c Open No
Rec. 1.c: The DoD OIG recommended that the Secretary of the Army, as the DoD Executive Agent identified in DoD Directive 4705.01E, validate proper delegation of DoD Executive Agent responsibilities and create oversight and reporting mechanisms that verify the proper execution of DoD Executive Agent delegated tasks. At a minimum, the oversight and reporting mechanisms should include a requirement for the Army Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics to annually produce a report on the performance of Executive Agent roles and responsibilities for delivery to the Secretary of the Army and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment.
D-2023-2068-DEV0PE-0001-0002.a1 Open No
Rec. 2.a.1: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment review and update DoD Directive 4705.01E to update the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment's oversight responsibilities over the Executive Agent to include that the assessment of the Executive Agent's effectiveness required in Enclosure 2, paragraph 2c, be produced in writing.
D-2023-2068-DEV0PE-0001-0002.a2 Open No
Rec. 2.a.2: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment review and update DoD Directive 4705.01E to update the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment's oversight responsibilities over the Executive Agent to include written communication to the DoD Executive Agent and DoD Components when nonperformance of responsibilities is identified.
D-2023-2068-DEV0PE-0001-0002.b Open No
Rec. 2.b: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment review and update DoD Directive 4705.01E to correct the internal references in Enclosures 2 and 3.
D-2023-2068-DEV0PE-0001-0002.c1 Open No
Rec. 2.c.1: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment review and update DoD Directive 4705.01E to update the Joint Water Resources Management Action Group Charter within DoD Directive 4705.01E to clarify the roles and responsibilities of the Joint Water Resources Management Action Group. Specifically, the updates should identify the specific DoD Components that should attend the Joint Water Resources Management Action Group and instruct those Components to issue guidance designating an office of primary responsibility for attending and communicate those designations to the Executive Agent.
D-2023-2068-DEV0PE-0001-0002.c2 Open No
Rec. 2.c.2: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment review and update DoD Directive 4705.01E to update the Joint Water Resources Management Action Group Charter within DoD Directive 4705.01E to clarify the roles and responsibilities of the Joint Water Resources Management Action Group. Specifically, the updates should remove the requirement for the Joint Water Resources Management Action Group to develop and maintain an improved, expanded, and automated water resources intelligence database for the rapid retrieval of selected data, as it is already a requirement for the Executive Agent to ensure this responsibility is performed, and historically the Army Corps of Engineers has performed it.
D-2023-2068-DEV0PE-0001-0003.a Open No
Rec. 3.a: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment develop and issue a DoD Instruction to supplement the DoD Directive 4705.01E with overarching procedures for implementing the policy. At a minimum, the Instruction should include and update definitions for terms used throughout the Directive, such as "prioritized force materiel requirements," to ensure a common understanding across DoD Components.
D-2023-2068-DEV0PE-0001-0003.b Open No
Rec. 3.b: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment develop and issue a DoD Instruction to supplement the DoD Directive 4705.01E with overarching procedures for implementing the policy. At a minimum, the Instruction should, in coordination with the Executive Agent for land‑based water resources, identify the specific documents, information, and support that DoD Components must provide to the Executive Agent as well as deadlines for their provision.
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