Followup Evaluation of Report DODIG-2016-078, Evaluation of the Department of Defense’s Biological Select Agents and Toxins Biosafety and Biosecurity Program Implementation

Date Issued

Thursday, July 16, 2020

Submitting OIG

Department of Defense OIG

Other Participating OIGs

Department of Defense OIG

Agencies Reviewed/Investigated

Department of Defense

Report Number

DODIG-2020-105

Report Type

Inspection / Evaluation

Agency Wide

Yes

Number of Recommendations

Open Recommendations

This report has 1 open recommendations.

Recommendation Number	Significant Recommendation	Recommended Questioned Costs	Recommended Funds for Better Use	Additional Details
D-2020-2105-DEV0PA-0001-0001	No	$0	$0
Rec. 1: The DoD OIG recommended that the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment issue policy requiring all DoD biological select agents and toxins?registered laboratories to implement an internal technical and scientific peer review function that addresses both biosafety and biosecurity.