Evaluation of the DoD Military Information Support Operations Workforce

Submitting OIG:

Department of Defense OIG

Date Issued:

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Agency Reviewed / Investigated:

Department of Defense

Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:

DODIG-2024-068

Location(s):

Agency-Wide

Type of Report:

Inspection / Evaluation

Questioned Costs:

Funds for Better Use:

Number of Recommendations:

Report updated under NDAA 5274:

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DODIG-2024-068RedactedSECURED.pdf	19.9 MB

Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number	Recommendation Status	Significant Recommendation
D-2024-2068-DEV0PD-0001-0001	Open	No
Rec. 1: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness monitor and conduct annual reviews of the recruitment, training, and promotion of the Information Operations Career Force, including military information support operations forces, in accordance with DoD Instruction 3608.11, and make appropriate recommendations to the Secretary of Defense and the Services.
D-2024-2068-DEV0PD-0001-0002.a	Open	No
Rec. 2.a: The DoD OIG recommended that, before implementing any currently proposed change to the structure of the military information support operations workforce, the Commander of the U.S. Army Special Operations Command conduct a Capabilities-Based Assessment that considers establishing a conventional military information support operations capability in the Army's active component.
D-2024-2068-DEV0PD-0001-0002.b	Open	No
Rec. 2.b: The DoD OIG recommended that, before implementing any currently proposed change to the structure of the military information support operations workforce, the Commander of the U.S. Army Special Operations Command conduct a Capabilities-Based Assessment that considers commissioning officers directly into a conventional Psychological Operations career field.
D-2024-2068-DEV0PD-0001-0002.c	Open	No
Rec. 2.c: The DoD OIG recommended that, before implementing any currently proposed change to the structure of the military information support operations workforce, the Commander of the U.S. Army Special Operations Command conduct a Capabilities-Based Assessment that considers restructuring existing or creating new military information support operations units that better match current operational demand.

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 Military Information Support Operations Workforce

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