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In August 2023, the Secretary of Defense designated OAR as an overseas contingency operation. The Chair of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency appointed the DoD IG as the Lead IG for OAR. Pursuant to the IG Act of 1978, the Lead IG appointed the State IG as the Associate IG for OAR. The National Defense Authorization Act of 2024 redesignated the Lead IG as the Special IG for OAR. The law specifies that this redesignation does not limit the OIGs for the DoD, State, and USAID from exercising their responsibilities under the Lead IG framework. This Joint Strategic Oversight Plan describes projects that the Special IG, Lead IG agencies, and partner oversight agencies intend to conduct during FY 2026. Oversight agencies closely monitor and periodically review the purpose and scope of these projects and the changing conditions of OAR. This enables us to determine if additional or different oversight projects should be conducted during the fiscal year and update the oversight plan accordingly. This Joint Strategic Oversight Plan contains 51 planned or ongoing oversight projects for FY 2026.