M F OVERSIGHT IN THE DOD THE DOD OVERSIGHT COMMUNITY

INTEGRITY INDEPENDENCE EXCELLENCE

OVERSIGHTINTHEDOD&THEDODOVERSIGHTCOMMUNITY

MARVIN MCFARLAND

INTEGRITY INDEPENDENCE EXCELLENCE 2

What is Oversight?

Performance review of institutional performance to: carry out mandates, preserve discipline, focus on efficiency, productivity, and effectiveness.

Oversight is performed by bodies, units and processes that: monitor, report, and recommend. (positive and negative) Don’t direct management activities.


WHY OVERSIGHT?


WHY OVERSIGHT?o Accountability of government programs & operations

Public – “we the people” – the sovereign Transparent – “accountability” of the sovereign’s assets Overseers – Principal Officers and The Congress

o Decision Support- programs/operations are increasingly complex Technology Processes & systems Organizations People/culture Accelerating rate of change

o Improve performance outcomes Economy - use of resources that lower costs – value Efficiency – comparative use of consumption – input/output Effectiveness - maximize doing the right thing - impact


THE U.S.DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

o $700 billion annual budget o Trillions in assetso 2.87 million people, the Nation’s largest employero 17 Defense Agencies, 10 DoD Field Activities, and 11 Combatant

Commandso Troops are stationed in 160+ countrieso 700,000 buildings in over 5000 locationso 17th largest school system, 7th largest grocery chain, 50+ major

hospitals

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THE OVERSIGHT PLAYERS

AAA

NAS

DCAA

AFAADOD-IG

Air Force TIG

IGMC

Army TIG

NAVINSGENDCMA



AAA

NAS

DCAA

AFAADOD-IG

Air Force TIG

IGMC

Army TIG

NAVINSGENDCMA

CCMD

CCMD

DA

DA



AAA

NAS

DCAA

AFAADOD-IG

Air Force TIG

IGMC

Army TIG

NAVINSGENDCMA

CCMD

CCMD

DA

DA

Commissions

GAO

LIG OCO


• Audit Agencies• Contract Management Agencies• Inspectors General• Military Criminal Investigative Organizations• Commissions

DoD Oversight Community


• Audit Agencies– Naval Audit Service (NAS)

– Army Audit Agency (AAA)

– Air Force Audit Agency (AFAA)

• Contract Management Agencies– Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA)

– Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA)

Audit Community


• Inspectors General– Office of the Secretary of Defense– Defense Agencies– Field Offices– USCOCOMs– Joint Staff– Military Services– Intelligence Agencies – SIGAR (DoD & DOS)– SIGIR (DOS & DOD)– LIG OCO

Department of DefenseIG Community


• Military Criminal Investigative Organizations– Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS)

– (Army) Criminal Investigations Division (CID)

– Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI)• Departmental Criminal Investigative Organization

– Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS)

Criminal Investigations Community


• Commissions– Commission on Wartime Contracting in Afghanistan and

Iraq– Commission on Army Acquisition and Program

Management in Wartime Contracting– Base Realignment and Closure Commission– DoD Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST)

Commission

Commissions


o Mission Focus is the operating sphere of the government agency, body or principal officer DoD OIG: program focus

• Broad integrated programs, systems of systems

Defense Agencies: enabling support• Operational support

Joint IGs: readiness, war fighting and mission capabilities• Varies by mission focus

Military Services: readiness • Equipment, training, and personnel

Field Operating Agencies: functional & technical• Functional systems or programs

IGs-Mission Focus


o Office of The Inspector General, DoD Congress

• Oversight Committees• House• Senate

Department• Secretary• Functional Principal Officer

Public• Interest groups• Individuals

Reporting & Responsiveness

Public Responsiveness


REPORTING &RESPONSIVENESSo Military Departments Service IGs

• Principal Civilian Officer• Service Secretary• Director

Military Chain of Command• Chief of Staff• Director• Commander


LINES OF COMMUNICATION

Agency Congress Secretary MilitaryChief

Agency/Staff Chief

DoD IG Report Report N/A

Military Service IG Report Respond N/A

USCOCOM IG N/A Report N/A

Defense Agency IG N/A N/A Report

Field Office IG N/A N/A Report


IG Oversight Functions

Fundamental Elements Audits Inspections/Evaluations Investigations Training & Education

The Goal, is enhanced effectiveness, productivity, and integrity.


Common functions, different cultures Audits

Financial, performance, & business operations Investigations

Validation of whether wrong-doing or violations occurred Inspections and Evaluations

Compliance, Functions, and Systems Personal Assistance

Complaints resolution Education- “teaching and training”

Bridge the gaps

What does oversight do?


What does oversight do?Investigates

Criminal investigations Terrorist and Intelligence threats Illegal Technology Transfer Public Corruption and Procurement Fraud Fraud Computer Crimes Major Crimes

Administrative investigations Senior Official Whistleblower Protection

Improper Mental Health Referrals Reprisal

Misconduct/Ethics Violations


What does oversight do?Inspects

Compliance Inspections

Functional Inspections

Systemic Inspections


JOINT IGFUNCTIONS Assistance

Resolving issues so the individual can focus on the assigned mission. Uses informal fact-finding process to resolve request for help, information, or issues.

Investigations Respond to allegations to provide the Commander sound

and factual basis for proper action. Uses formal fact-findingfor the appointing authority.


JOINT IGFUNCTIONS Inspect

Relevant, responsive examinations to provide accurate and timely Command feedback on functions or systems that accurately reflect the conditions. Uses structured fact-finding on behalf of the appointing authority.

Teach and Train IGs enhance the warfighting and readiness capabilities by

teaching and training commanders, service members and others on current policy, process, doctrine and best practices. IGs serve to bridge critical experience gaps.


BEDROCK PRINCIPLESPASS/FAIL

o Integrity Ethical conduct – personal & professional conduct

o Independence Personal, external, & organizational impairments

o Objectivity Impartiality, free of conflicts of interest, intellectual honesty

o Professional judgment Education, experience, use of established standards

o Confidentiality Safeguard identity of contacts Respecting the ownership of information Professional and legal obligations supersede


ACCOUNTABILITYo Warfighters – peace and war

Service Members, Civilians, and Contractors

o Overseers Legislative Branch Judicial Branch

o Individuals Taxpayers Citizens/non-citizens Interest groups


o IG Reform Act 2008

o An independent entity established within the executive branch to address integrity, economy and effectiveness issues that transcend individual Government agencies and aid in the establishment of a professional, well‐trained and highly skilled workforce in the Offices of Inspectors General.


DEFENSE COUNCIL FOR INTEGRITYAND EFFICIENCY (DCIE)

AAA

NAS

DCAA

AFAADOD-IG

Air Force TIG

IGMC

Army TIG

NAVINSGENDCMA

CCMD

CCMD

DA


Joint/DefenseIG Issues

WHO TO KNOWMarvin McFarland (703) [email protected]

Janice Harper (703) [email protected]

Eric Young (703) [email protected]

Ronald Colaninno (703) [email protected]


FINALLY: Thank You for Serving!

M F OVERSIGHT IN THE DOD THE DOD OVERSIGHT COMMUNITY

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