Evaluation of the DoD’s Management of Land-Based Water Resources to Support Operations

Rec. 1.c: The DoD OIG recommended that the Secretary of the Army, as the DoD Executive Agent identified in DoD Directive 4705.01E, validate proper delegation of DoD Executive Agent responsibilities and create oversight and reporting mechanisms that verify the proper execution of DoD Executive Agent delegated tasks. At a minimum, the oversight and reporting mechanisms should include a requirement for the Army Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics to annually produce a report on the performance of Executive Agent roles and responsibilities for delivery to the Secretary of the Army and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment.

Rec. 2.a.2: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment review and update DoD Directive 4705.01E to update the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment's oversight responsibilities over the Executive Agent to include written communication to the DoD Executive Agent and DoD Components when nonperformance of responsibilities is identified.

Rec. 2.c.1: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment review and update DoD Directive 4705.01E to update the Joint Water Resources Management Action Group Charter within DoD Directive 4705.01E to clarify the roles and responsibilities of the Joint Water Resources Management Action Group. Specifically, the updates should identify the specific DoD Components that should attend the Joint Water Resources Management Action Group and instruct those Components to issue guidance designating an office of primary responsibility for attending and communicate those designations to the Executive Agent.

Rec. 3.a: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment develop and issue a DoD Instruction to supplement the DoD Directive 4705.01E with overarching procedures for implementing the policy. At a minimum, the Instruction should include and update definitions for terms used throughout the Directive, such as "prioritized force materiel requirements," to ensure a common understanding across DoD Components.