Skip to main content
Report File
Date Issued
Submitting OIG
Department of Defense OIG
Other Participating OIGs
Department of Defense OIG
Agencies Reviewed/Investigated
Department of Defense
Report Number
DODIG-2023-073
Report Type
Inspection / Evaluation
Agency Wide
Yes
Number of Recommendations
11
Questioned Costs
$0
Funds for Better Use
$0

Open Recommendations

This report has 11 open recommendations.
Recommendation Number Significant Recommendation Recommended Questioned Costs Recommended Funds for Better Use Additional Details
D-2023-2073-DEV0PG-0001-0001.a No $0 $0

Rec. 1.a: The DoD OIG recommended that the Director of the DoD Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion acquire or develop, and implement, a DoD-wide automated database to collect and report military equal opportunity complaints.

D-2023-2073-DEV0PG-0001-0001.b No $0 $0

Rec. 1.b: The DoD OIG recommended that the Director of the DoD Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion require that future data collection templates include the following data categories required by DoD Instruction 1350.02: date of the final disposition for military equal opportunity complaints, identification of the military equal opportunity complaints resolved through conflict resolution or dispute resolution, and identification of adjudicators and investigators of military equal opportunity complaints.

D-2023-2073-DEV0PG-0001-0001.c No $0 $0

Rec. 1.c: The DoD OIG recommended that the Director of the DoD Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, in coordination with the Military Services Equal Opportunity Offices, identify controls and clear instructions that minimize errors for the data collection template and then update and implement the template.

D-2023-2073-DEV0PG-0001-0001.d No $0 $0

Rec. 1.d: The DoD OIG recommended that the Director of the DoD Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion develop and implement written guidance requiring more effective quality reviews to improve the integrity of military equal opportunity complaints.

D-2023-2073-DEV0PG-0001-0001.e No $0 $0

Rec. 1.e: The DoD OIG recommended that the Director of the DoD Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion resolve the errors in the FY 2021 military equal opportunity complaints data (Appendix D) before issuing the FY 2021 annual report of military equal opportunity complaints to the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.

D-2023-2073-DEV0PG-0001-0002.a No $0 $0

Rec. 2.a: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness approve the DoD-wide automated database as required by DoD Instruction 1350.02 to collect and report military equal opportunity complaints.

D-2023-2073-DEV0PG-0001-0002.b No $0 $0

Rec. 2.b: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness conduct a review to determine whether the DoD Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion has sufficient resources to fulfill its responsibilities under DoD Instruction 1350.02.

D-2023-2073-DEV0PG-0001-0002.c No $0 $0

Rec. 2.c: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, in coordination with the DoD Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and the Military Services' Equal Opportunity Offices, conduct a review to identify terminology within DoD Instruction 1350.02 that needs clarification, including informal complaint and military equal opportunity complaint; and then update DoD Instruction 1350.02 accordingly.

D-2023-2073-DEV0PG-0001-0002.d No $0 $0

Rec. 2.d: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness update DoD Instruction 1350.02 with specific dates for collecting and annually reporting of military equal opportunity complaints data.

D-2023-2073-DEV0PG-0001-0003.1 No $0 $0

Rec. 3: The DoD OIG recommended that the Secretaries of the Military Departments develop and implement written guidance requiring more effective quality reviews to improve the integrity of data of military equal opportunity complaints.

D-2023-2073-DEV0PG-0001-0003.2 No $0 $0

Rec. 3: The DoD OIG recommended that the Secretaries of the Military Departments develop and implement written guidance requiring more effective quality reviews to improve the integrity of data of military equal opportunity complaints.

Department of Defense OIG

United States