Audit of Department of Defense Joint Bases

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Date Issued

Friday, June 18, 2021

Submitting OIG

Department of Defense OIG

Other Participating OIGs

Department of Defense OIG

Agencies Reviewed/Investigated

Department of Defense

Components

United States Navy (USN)

United States Marine Corps (USMC)

United States Army (USA)

United States Air Force (USAF)

Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment

Report Number

DODIG-2021-094

Report Type

Audit

Agency Wide

Yes

Number of Recommendations

Questioned Costs

Funds for Better Use

Open Recommendations

This report has 4 open recommendations.

Recommendation Number	Significant Recommendation	Recommended Questioned Costs	Recommended Funds for Better Use
D-2021-0094-D000RH-0001-0003.b.3	No	$0	$0
Rec. 3.b: The DoD OIG recommended that the Vice Chief of Staff of the Army; Vice Chief of Naval Operations; and the Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force, in coordination with the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment develop internal procedures to ensure joint base needs are considered in Service-specific processes and decisions.
D-2021-0094-D000RH-0001-0003.c.3	No	$0	$0
Rec. 3.c: The DoD OIG recommended that the Vice Chief of Staff of the Army; Vice Chief of Naval Operations; and the Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force, in coordination with the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment develop collaborative processes between the Services to identify and implement best practices at joint bases.
D-2021-0094-D000RH-0001-0003.d.3	No	$0	$0
Rec. 3.d: The DoD OIG recommended that the Vice Chief of Staff of the Army; Vice Chief of Naval Operations; and the Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force, in coordination with the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment conduct a review of all joint bases, to include the memorandum of agreement to identify potential command authority and organizational conflicts, and assess the effectiveness of support systems to joint bases.
D-2021-0094-D000RH-0001-0003.e.3	No	$0	$0
Rec. 3.e: The DoD OIG recommended that the Vice Chief of Staff of the Army; Vice Chief of Naval Operations; and the Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force, in coordination with the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment establish training or direct joint base commanders to issue local guidance to ensure installation personnel comply with established processes to update the memorandum of agreement and implement its current provisions.