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Ongoing Work

This table includes projects initiated within State OIG's Office of Audits, Office of Inspections, and Office of Whistleblower Integrity and Special Projects and is updated on a monthly basis. Users may select a specific office, division, or agency/bureau to see a list of related ongoing work. Users may select a column header to sort within a column. New and completed work is included in the State OIG Monthly Update. Individual project announcements may also be found under News

Updated June 2, 2026

Office Division Working Title Description Agency/Bureau Initiation Date
Office of Audits Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) Operation Inherent Resolve, Including U.S. Government Activities Related to Iraq and Syria, Lead Inspector General Report to the United States Congress, January 1-March 31, 2026

This quarterly report describes the activities of the U.S. government in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, as well as the work of the Department of Defense, the Department of State, and the U.S. Agency for International Development to promote the U.S. government’s policy goals in Iraq and Syria during the quarter. This report also discusses related planned, ongoing, and completed oversight work conducted by the Lead IG agencies and our partner oversight agencies during the quarter.

Counterterrorism (CT), Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL), Bureau of Diplomatic Security, International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), Near Eastern Affairs (NEA), Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO), Political-Military Affairs (PM), Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM)
Office of Audits Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) Operation Enduring Sentinel, Including U.S. Government Activities Related to Afghanistan, Lead Inspector General Report to the United States Congress, January 1-March 31, 2026

This quarterly report describes the activities of the U.S. government in support of Operation Enduring Sentinel, as well as the work of the Department of Defense, the Department of State, and the U.S. Agency for International Development to promote the U.S. government’s policy goals related to Afghanistan during the quarter. This report also discusses related planned, ongoing, and completed oversight work conducted by the Lead IG agencies and our partner oversight agencies during the quarter.

Budget and Planning (BP), Consular Affairs (CA), Counterterrorism (CT), International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), Political-Military Affairs (PM), Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM), South and Central Asian Affairs (SCA)
Office of Audits Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) Operation Atlantic Resolve, Including U.S. Government Activities Related to Ukraine, Special Inspector General Report to the United States Congress, January 1-March 31, 2026

This quarterly report describes the activities of the U.S. government in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve, as well as the work of the Department of Defense, the Department of State, and the U.S. Agency for International Development to promote the U.S. government’s policy goals related to Ukraine during the quarter. This report also discusses related planned, ongoing, and completed oversight work conducted by the Lead IG agencies and our partner oversight agencies during the quarter.

Arms Control, Verification and Compliance (AVC), Budget and Planning (BP), Counterterrorism (CT), Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL), Diplomatic Security (DS), Economic and Business Affairs (EBA), Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), European and Eurasian Affairs (EUR), Public Affairs (PA), Intelligence and Research (INR), International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), International Organization Affairs (IO), Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES), Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO), Political-Military Affairs (PM), Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM), Office of Foreign Assistance Oversight, U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM)
Office of Audits Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) Operation Southern Spear Lead Inspector General Report to the United States Congress, January 1-March 31, 2026

This quarterly report describes the activities of the U.S. government in support of Operation Southern Spear. This report also discusses related planned, ongoing, and completed oversight work conducted by the Lead IG agencies and our partner oversight agencies during the quarter.

Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA), Political-Military Affairs (PM)
Office of Inspections Inspection of Embassy Kampala, Uganda

The objectives for this inspection are to assess the embassy’s policy implementation, resource management, and management controls.

African Affairs (AF)
Office of Inspections Classified Inspection of Embassy Kampala, Uganda African Affairs (AF)
Office of Inspections Inspection of Embassy Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

The objectives for this inspection are to assess the embassy’s policy implementation, resource management, and management controls.

East Asian and Pacific Affairs (EAP)
Office of Inspections Classified Inspection of Embassy Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea East Asian and Pacific Affairs (EAP)
Office of Inspections Inspection of Embassy Tbilisi, Georgia

The objectives for this inspection are to assess the embassy’s policy implementation, resource management, and management controls.

European and Eurasian Affairs (EUR)
Office of Inspections Classified Inspection of Embassy Tbilisi, Georgia European and Eurasian Affairs (EUR)
Office of Inspections Inspection of Embassy Accra, Ghana

The objectives for this inspection are to assess the embassy’s policy implementation, resource management, and management controls.

African Affairs (AF)
Office of Inspections Classified Inspection of Embassy Accra, Ghana African Affairs (AF)
Office of Audits Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) Operation Southern Guard Lead Inspector General Report to the United States Congress, January 1-March 31, 2026

This quarterly report describes the activities of the U.S. government in support of Operation Southern Guard. This report also discusses related planned, ongoing, and completed oversight work conducted by the Lead IG agencies and our partner oversight agencies during the quarter.

Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA)
Office of Inspections Inspection of Embassy Bujumbura, Burundi

The objectives for this inspection are to assess the embassy’s policy implementation, resource management, and management controls.

African Affairs (AF)
Office of Inspections Classified Inspection of Embassy Bujumbura, Burundi African Affairs (AF)
Office of Inspections Inspection of Embassy Djibouti, Djibouti

The objectives for this inspection are to assess the embassy’s policy implementation, resource management, and management controls.

African Affairs (AF)
Office of Inspections Classified Inspection of Embassy Djibouti, Djibouti African Affairs (AF)
Office of Inspections Inspection of Embassy Gaborone, Botswana

The objectives for this inspection are to assess the embassy’s policy implementation, resource management, and management controls.

African Affairs (AF)
Office of Inspections Classified Inspection of Embassy Gaborone, Botswana African Affairs (AF)
Office of Audits Cybersecurity and Information Assurance Audit of the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, U.S. Section (USIBWC) FY 2026 Information Security Program

The primary objective of the audit is to determine the effectiveness of USIBWC’s FY 2026 information security program and practices in accordance with the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA). Independent external auditor, Kearney, will perform this audit under OIG’s direction.

International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC)
Office of Audits Foreign Assistance Audit of the Department of State’s Efforts To Provide Food Assistance to Gaza

To determine whether the Department has developed and implemented an effective structure to provide food assistance to civilians in Gaza and whether food assistance awards are achieving intended results.

Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM), U.S. Foreign Assistance Resources, Office of (F), Office of Foreign Assistance Oversight, Near Eastern Affairs (NEA), Office of Global Food Security, Embassy Jerusalem, Israel
Office of Audits Acquisitions and Federal Assistance Audit of Department of State FY 2026 Compliance With the Geospatial Data Act of 2018

The primary objective of the audit is to determine whether the Department, defined as a covered agency in the GDA, complied with the 13 covered agency responsibilities in accordance with Section 759(a) of the GDA, codified at 43 United States Code § 2808(a).

Intelligence and Research (INR), Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy, Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO), Bureau of Diplomatic Technology, Diplomatic Security (DS), Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES)
Office of Audits Cybersecurity and Information Assurance Audit of the Department of State (Department) FY 2026 Information Security Program

The primary objective of the audit is to determine the effectiveness of the Department’s FY 2026 information security program and practices in accordance with the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA). Independent external auditor Kearney & Company, P.C. (Kearney), will perform this audit under OIG’s direction.

Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Bureau of Personnel and Training (PERT), Bureau of Diplomatic Technology, Administration (A)
Office of Audits Cybersecurity and Information Assurance Audit of the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) FY 2026 Information Security Program

The primary objective of the audit is to determine the effectiveness of USAGM’s FY 2026 information security program and practices in accordance with the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA). Independent external auditor, Kearney, will perform this audit under OIG’s direction.

U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM)
Office of Audits Financial Management Audit of the Department of State's Process for Establishing Local Compensation Plans

To determine whether the Department established local compensation plans based on prevailing wage rates and compensation practices to hire, recruit, and retain locally employed staff.

Budget and Planning (BP), European and Eurasian Affairs (EUR), Near Eastern Affairs (NEA), Bureau of Personnel and Training (PERT)