U.S. Strategic Command Facility Construction Project

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Date Issued

Thursday, May 31, 2018

Submitting OIG

Department of Defense OIG

Other Participating OIGs

Department of Defense OIG

Agencies Reviewed/Investigated

Department of Defense

Components

United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM)

Report Number

DODIG-2018-122

Report Type

Audit

Agency Wide

Yes

Number of Recommendations

Open Recommendations

This report has 5 open recommendations.

Recommendation Number	Significant Recommendation	Recommended Questioned Costs	Recommended Funds for Better Use
D-2018-0122-D000AV-0001-0001.a	No	$0	$0
Rec. 1.a: The DoD OIG recommended that the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense Energy, Installations, and Environment develop guidance requiring DoD organizations involved with a military construction project to draft a charter early in the project life cycle, focusing on communications and accountability by including at least the following in the project management plan: 1) establishment of a Program Management Office for each project, where applicable; 2) establishment of performance goals; 3) identification of roles and responsibilities for key segments of construction including, but not limited to, budgetary submissions, planning, and execution; and 4) establishment of a formal approval process for change orders.
D-2018-0122-D000AV-0001-0001.b	No	$0	$0
Rec. 1.b: The DoD OIG recommended that the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense Energy, Installations, and Environment develop guidance establishing metrics that include financial risk management parameters and triggers including, but not limited to, threshold changes to scope, cost, or timeline; emerging issues; dispute resolution; and statutory reporting requirements when higher headquarters engagement is required.
D-2018-0122-D000AV-0001-0003.a	No	$0	$0
Rec. 3.a: The DoD OIG recommended that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Commanding General issue guidance to implement lessons learned from the U.S. Strategic Command Facility Construction Project into other military construction projects that contain DoD-unique requirements.
D-2018-0122-D000AV-0001-0003.d	No	$0	$0
Rec. 3.d: The DoD OIG recommended that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Commanding General complete an after-action review following the construction of the U.S. Strategic Command replacement facility.
D-2018-0122-D000AV-0001-0004	No	$0	$0
Rec. 4: The DoD OIG recommended that the U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center Commander conduct program life-cycle evaluations to determine the success of the Cost Estimating Improvement Plan.