The DoD OIG newsletter summarizes the reports and investigations released by the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General in the previous month and those we anticipate releasing in the coming month.

Publicly Released: May 27, 2022

The Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, requires the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) to prepare semiannual reports summarizing its activities for the preceding 6-month period. These semiannual reports are intended to keep the Secretary of Defense and Congress fully informed of significant findings, progress the DoD has made relating to those findings, and recommendations for improvement.

Publicly Released: May 17, 2022

This Lead Inspector General (Lead IG) report to the United States Congress is the 28^th quarterly report detailing Operation Freedom’s Sentinel (OFS) and the 2^nd report on Operation Enduring Sentinel (OES).  The report summarizes significant events involving OFS and OES, and describes completed, ongoing, and planned Lead IG and partner agency oversight work.  This report covers the period from January 1, 2022, through March 31, 2022.  

We conducted this investigation in response to a complaint filed with the DoD Hotline on August 18, 2020, alleging that various administration officials, including former President Donald J. Trump, took actions against Lieutenant Colonel( LTC) YevgenyVindman (the Complainant), U.S. Army, while he was serving at the National Security Council, Washington, D.C., in reprisal for his protected communications.

Publicly Released: May 19, 2022

During FY 2021, the DoD Office of Inspector General performed an audit of the DoD Agency-Wide financial statements and oversaw independent public accountants as they performed audits of the DoD Components’ financial statements.

Publicly Released: May 19, 2022

The objective of this audit was to determine whether North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) officials used Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus disease–2019 (COVID 19) pandemic.

George Adyns, 51, of Sandown, pleaded guilty in federal court to wire fraud, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.

ROANOKE, Va. HEYtex USA, located in Pulaski, Virginia, has agreed to pay $3 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act between January 1, 2013, and December 31, 2018 when it knowingly sold fabrics to the United States military that failed to meet certain required specifications. HEYtex has also entered into an agreement with the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to ensure that HEYtex remains in compliance with testing requirements going forward.

United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces today that a federal jury returned guilty verdicts against Dr. Steven Chun (59, Sarasota) and Daniel Tondre (52, Tampa). Both were found guilty for conspiring to pay and receive kickbacks and bribes, in the form of speaker fees, in return for prescribing the fentanyl spray Subsys. They were both also convicted on five separate counts of paying and receiving kickbacks on specific dates.