DoD Inspector General

Pentagon Audit of U.S. Navy Destroyer Readiness

The following is the Jan. 31, 2020 Department of Defense Inspector General report, Audit of Readiness of Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyers. The public report was released on Feb. 4.

From the report

The objective of this audit was to determine whether the Navy identified and addressed readiness challenges of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. Although we assessed all five readiness areas (personnel, equipment, supply, training, and ordnance), we focused this report on whether the Navy identified and...

https://news.usni.org/2020/02/04/pentagon-audit-of-u-s-navy-destroyer-readiness

DoD IG: Moran Misused Personal Emails For Business; No Misconduct in Relationship with Retired Commander

Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Bill Moran speaks to sailors during an all-hands call at Commander, Fleet Activities Chinhae, Korea on Sept. 11, 2018. US Navy Photo

The Defense Department Inspector General found that former Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Bill Moran violated DoD policy in using a personal email account to conduct official DoD communications, but it did not find that he broke any policies regarding his ongoing relationship with a Navy commander accused of sexually...

https://news.usni.org/2019/08/28/dod-ig-moran-misused-personal-emails-for-business-no-misconduct-in-relationship-with-retired-commander

DoD Inspector General Report of Investigation on Adm. Bill Moran

The following is the Aug. 26, 2019, report from the Defense Department Inspector General on former Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Bill Moran. Moran was confirmed to serve as the next chief of naval operations but instead retired amid this DoD IG investigation.

Complaint Origin and Allegations

On June 24, 2019, Department of the Navy (DoN) officials referred e-mails from Admiral (ADM) William F. Moran’s personal Gmail account to the DoD Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) for notification...

https://news.usni.org/2019/08/28/dod-inspector-general-report-of-investigation-on-adm-bill-moran

DoD Inspector General Report on Acting SECDEF Shanahan

The following is the April 25, 2019 U.S. Department of Defense Inspector General report into Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan.

From the report

This report of investigation describes the results of a Department of Defense Office of Inspector
General (DoD OIG) investigation into allegations that Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan,
took actions to promote his former employer, Boeing, and disparage its competitors, allegedly in
violation of his ethical obligations.

We...

https://news.usni.org/2019/04/25/dod-inspector-general-report-on-acting-secdef-shanahan