Audit of the DoD’s Use of Additive Manufacturing for Sustainment Parts

Submitting OIG:

Department of Defense OIG

Date Issued:

Thursday, October 17, 2019

Agency Reviewed / Investigated:

Department of Defense

Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:

DODIG-2020-003

Component, if applicable:

Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)

Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment

Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering

United States Air Force (USAF)

United States Army (USA)

United States Marine Corps (USMC)

United States Navy (USN)

Location(s):

Agency-Wide

Type of Report:

Audit

Questioned Costs:

Funds for Better Use:

Number of Recommendations:

View Document:

Attachment	Size
DODIG-2020-003.pdf	4 MB

Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number	Recommendation Status	Significant Recommendation	Additional Details
D-2020-0003-D000AT-0001-0003.4	Open	No
Rec. 3: The DoD OIG recommended that the Military Service Secretaries and the Marine Corps Commandant require the additive manufacturing leads to implement a process that compiles a complete list of all parts produced using additive manufacturing and parts waiting for approval to share within each Military Service and update the list as needed.

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 DoD’s Use of Additive Manufacturing for Sustainment Parts

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