Management Advisory: DoD Accounting and Reporting for Funds Used in Support of Operation Allies Refuge and Operation Allies Welcome

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Date Issued

Thursday, May 18, 2023

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 Comptroller/Chief Financial Officer

Defense Health Agency (DHA)

Report Number

DODIG-2023-071

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-2023-0071-D000FI-0001-0001.a	No	$0	$0
Rec. 1.a: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, DoD, establish policy to use Advana or an equivalent DoD single enterprise data and analytics solution to capture and accurately report the cost of operations or other supplemental funding.
D-2023-0071-D000FI-0001-0001.b	No	$0	$0
Rec. 1.b: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, DoD, develop and implement policy requiring DoD Components providing operational support to create standard operating procedures including specific steps and necessary documentation for the compilation, support, and submission of reports for future operations or other supplemental funding.
D-2023-0071-D000FI-0001-0001.c	No	$0	$0
Rec. 1.c: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, DoD, coordinate with DoD Components on the review of Operation and Maintenance expenditures used during Operation Allies Refuge and Operation Allies Welcome and validate the accuracy of funds reported to Congress. If determined to be inaccurate, provide an updated report to Congress to ensure accurate reporting of the cost of this operation.
D-2023-0071-D000FI-0001-0002	No	$0	$0
Rec. 2: The DoD OIG recommended that the Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps reconcile the unmatched disbursements for Operation Allies Welcome to the appropriate obligations in the Defense Agencies Initiative system.