Audit of the Department of Defense Recruitment and Retention of the Civilian Cyber Workforce (DODIG-2021-110)

Date Issued

Thursday, July 29, 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 Army (USA)

United States Air Force (USAF)

OSD Chief Information Officer (CIO)

Report Number

DODIG-2021-110

Report Type

Audit

Agency Wide

Yes

Number of Recommendations

Questioned Costs

Funds for Better Use

Open Recommendations

This report has 2 open recommendations.

Recommendation Number	Significant Recommendation	Recommended Questioned Costs	Recommended Funds for Better Use
D-2021-0110-D000CX-0001-0001.A1	No	$0	$0
(U) Rec. A.1: The DoD OIG recommended that the DoD Chief Information Officer require DoD Components to code filled and unfilled positions to meet Federal requirements and comply with the DoD Cyber Workforce Identification and Coding Guide.
D-2021-0110-D000CX-0001-0002.A2	No	$0	$0
(U) Rec. A.2: The DoD OIG recommended that the DoD Chief Information Officer, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness and the Office of the Chief Data Officer, conduct a feasibility study of including quality assurance checks in systems used for coding civilian cyber workforce positions to ensure that work role coding is in accordance with the DoD Cyber Workforce Identification and Coding Guide.