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Pentagon Inspector General Outlines 83 Planned Projects, Including Evaluation of Space Defense and Project Maven

Pentagon Inspector General Outlines 83 Planned Projects, Including Evaluation of Space Defense and Project Maven
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin administers the oath of office to Robert Storch as the Pentagon Inspector General (IG) on Dec. 14, 2022. Storch is the first DoD IG appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate since Jon Rymer, who left office in early 2016. Former Pres. Trump fired Glen Fine, the acting DoD IG who took over from Rymer, in April, 2020. Fine was one of five IGs canned by Trump in April and May 2020. All except Fine were fired in so-called "Friday night massacres"--referencing Watergate--in April and May of 2020 (DoD Photo)

The Pentagon Inspector General (IG) has outlined 83 projects--54 audits and 29 evaluations--that it plans to undertake in fiscal 2024. Among the projects are a DoD/National Reconnaissance Office space defense evaluation categorized as classified; a DoD/Department of State joint audit on whether Foreign Military Financing for Ukraine complied with federal guidelines; an evaluation to determine whether the DoD "developed and implemented standardized data interfaces, the physical data transport layer, and data security practices in support of the Joint All‑Domain Command…

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