Management Advisory: Evaluation of U.S. Special Operations Command Joint Military Information Support Operations Web Operations Center (JMWC) (Full Report is Classified)

Date Issued

Thursday, December 15, 2022

Submitting OIG

Department of Defense OIG

Agencies Reviewed/Investigated

Department of Defense

Report Number

DODIG-2023-038

Report Type

Audit

Agency Wide

Yes

Number of Recommendations

Questioned Costs

Funds for Better Use

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Open Recommendations

This report has 8 open recommendations.

Recommendation Number	Significant Recommendation	Recommended Questioned Costs	Recommended Funds for Better Use
D-2023-2038-DEV0PD-0001-0001.1	No	$0	$0
(U) Rec. 1: The DoD OIG recommended that the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict and the Commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command, in coordination with the Chief of Staff of the Army, Commandant of the Marine Corps, Chief of Naval Operations, and Chief of Staff of the Air Force, develop a plan for updating senior joint professional military education to educate senior leaders on military information support operations web operations (Leadership and Education action), and implement resourcing of validated military and civilian manpower (Personnel 1 action).
D-2023-2038-DEV0PD-0001-0001.2	No	$0	$0
(U) Rec. 1: The DoD OIG recommended that the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict and the Commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command, in coordination with the Chief of Staff of the Army, Commandant of the Marine Corps, Chief of Naval Operations, and Chief of Staff of the Air Force, develop a plan for updating senior joint professional military education to educate senior leaders on military information support operations web operations (Leadership and Education action), and implement resourcing of validated military and civilian manpower (Personnel 1 action).
D-2023-2038-DEV0PD-0001-0002.a	No	$0	$0
(U) Rec. 2.a: The DoD OIG recommended that the Director of the Joint Military Information Support Operations Web Operations Center, in coordination with the Commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command, coordinate with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict and the Director of the Air Land Sea Application Center to develop a plan to revise Joint Publications to include military information support operations web operations (Doctrine 1 action) and develop a handbook for military information support operations web operations (Doctrine 2 action).
D-2023-2038-DEV0PD-0001-0002.b	No	$0	$0
(U) Rec. 2.b: The DoD OIG recommended that the Director of the Joint Military Information Support Operations Web Operations Center, in coordination with the Commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command, coordinate with the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security and the Commanders of the participating combatant commands to develop a plan to establish a continuity of operations plan and location for all of the Joint Military Information Support Operations Web Operations Center elements (Organization 2 action).
D-2023-2038-DEV0PD-0001-0002.c	No	$0	$0
(U) Rec. 2.c: The DoD OIG recommended that the Director of the Joint Military Information Support Operations Web Operations Center, in coordination with the Commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command, coordinate with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict and the Commanding General of the U.S. John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School to develop a plan to revise military information support operations courses and courseware on Internet-based Military Information Support Operations (Training 2 action).
D-2023-2038-DEV0PD-0001-0002.d	No	$0	$0
(U) Rec. 2.d: The DoD OIG recommended that the Director of the Joint Military Information Support Operations Web Operations Center, in coordination with the Commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command, coordinate with the Commanders or Directors of the Military Services' Lessons Learned Centers to develop a plan to catalog Joint and Service lessons learned on Internet-based Military Information Support Operations (Training 5 action).
D-2023-2038-DEV0PD-0001-0002.e	No	$0	$0
(U) Rec. 2.e: The DoD OIG recommended that the Director of the Joint Military Information Support Operations Web Operations Center, in coordination with the Commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command, coordinate with the Joint Staff Director for Manpower and Personnel to develop a plan to complete a FY 2023 Manpower Study Review in accordance with full operational capability (Personnel 2 action).
D-2023-2038-DEV0PD-0001-0002.f	No	$0	$0
(U) Rec. 2.f: The DoD OIG recommended that the Director of the Joint Military Information Support Operations Web Operations Center, in coordination with the Commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command, coordinate with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to develop a plan to establish permanent facilities for the Joint Military Information Support Operations Web Operations Center (Facilities 2 action).