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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 Financial Management Audit of Department of State's FY 2025 Compliance With the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019

Determine whether the Department of State complied with the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 for FY 2025.

Comptroller and Global Financial Services (CGFS)
Office of Inspections Evaluation of Fraud Risks in the Department of State’s Security Assistance to Mexico

The preliminary objectives of this evaluation are to (1) identify inherent fraud risks affecting such programs; (2) assess the likelihood and impact of inherent fraud risks; (3) determine fraud risk tolerance; (4) examine the suitability of existing fraud controls and prioritizes residual fraud risks; and (5) document the program's fraud risk profile.

International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA), Arms Control, Verification and Compliance (AVC)
Office of Audits Strategic Priorities Audit of the Implementation of the Viper Program for Cartels and Transnational Criminal Organizations at Selected U.S. Mission Mexico Posts To determine whether selected U.S. Mission Mexico posts have implemented the Viper Program in accordance with requirements and in response to the designation of cartels and transnational criminal organizations as FTOs. Counterterrorism (CT)
Office of Audits Cybersecurity and Information Assurance Audit of the Department of State's Mobile Device Management

To determine whether the Department of State's mobile device management program complies with federal guidance and minimizes the risk to sensitive data and information systems.

Bureau of Diplomatic Technology
Office of Inspections Review of the Data Reliability of the Department’s Foreign Assistance Awards

This review will focus on the extent to which integrated U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Department financial and award data, including data available through the StateInsight system, is reliable and sufficient for Department bureaus to make informed decisions. The review will also identify potential opportunities for the Department to expand its oversight of assistance awards. Independent external evaluator Kearney & Company, P.C. (Kearney), will perform this review under OIG’s direction.

Administration (A), Budget and Planning (BP), Comptroller and Global Financial Services (CGFS), Bureau of Diplomatic Technology
Office of Inspections Evaluation of the Department’s Regional Bureaus’ Administration of Foreign Assistance Programs

The objectives of this evaluation are to determine the extent to which the Department’s regional bureaus are administering foreign assistance and assess the Department’s regional bureaus’ administration of foreign assistance.

African Affairs (AF), East Asian and Pacific Affairs (EAP), European and Eurasian Affairs (EUR), Near Eastern Affairs (NEA), South and Central Asian Affairs (SCA), Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA)
Office of Audits Acquisitions and Federal Assistance Audit of Department of State’s Administration of Contract Termination Procedures for Selected FY 2025 Contracts

The primary objective of the audit is to determine whether the Department administered contract termination requirements and deobligated available funds for selected FY 2025 contracts in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation and Department guidance.

Administration (A), International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL)
Office of Audits Cybersecurity and Information Assurance Audit of Department of State Password Management

To determine whether the Department’s password management controls mitigate the risk of a threat actor gaining unauthorized access to its systems by stealing and cracking account passwords.

Bureau of Diplomatic Technology, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Intelligence and Research (INR)
Office of Inspections Classified Inspection of Embassy Zagreb, Croatia Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs
Office of Inspections Classified Inspection of Embassy San Jose, Costa Rica Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA)
Office of Inspections Classified Inspection of Embassy Lima, Peru Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA)
Office of Inspections Classified Inspection of Embassy Guatemala City, Guatemala Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA)
Office of Inspections Classified Inspection of Embassy Bratislava, Slovakia Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs
Office of Inspections Inspection of Embassy Zagreb, Croatia

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

Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs
Office of Inspections Inspection of Embassy Guatemala City, Guatemala

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

Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA)
Office of Inspections Inspection of Embassy Lima, Peru

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

Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA)
Office of Inspections Inspection of Embassy San Jose, Costa Rica

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

Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA)
Office of Inspections Inspection of Embassy Bratislava, Slovakia

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

Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs
Office of Inspections Classified Inspection of Embassy Baku, Azerbaijan Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs
Office of Inspections Inspection of Embassy Baku, Azerbaijan

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

Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs
Office of Audits Financial Management Audit of the Department of State’s Efforts To Manage the Withdrawal of U.S. Agency for International Development From the International Cooperative Administrative Support Services Program

To determine whether the Department has developed, communicated, and executed a strategy to manage the impact of USAID’s global withdrawal from the ICASS program.

Comptroller and Global Financial Services (CGFS)
Office of Audits Acquisitions and Federal Assistance Audit of Selected Property Disposals and Lease Terminations at the U.S. Agency for Global Media

Determine whether the U.S. Agency for Global Media disposed of selected property in accordance with applicable federal regulations and agency policies and terminated selected lease agreements in accordance with applicable contractual terms.

U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM)
Office of Audits Foreign Assistance Evaluation of Department of State Administration of Foreign Assistance Programs Transferred from the U.S. Agency for International Development

The objective of this evaluation is to describe the Department's administration of USAID foreign assistance programs and associated awards transferred to the Department.

U.S. Foreign Assistance Resources, Office of (F), Under Secretary for Management, Office of the (M), Under Secretary for Political Affairs (P)
Office of Audits Strategic Priorities Audit of Department of State’s Efforts To Counter the Flow of Fentanyl Into the United States

The primary objective of the audit is to determine whether (1) the Department designed and implemented a coordinated program to counter the flow of fentanyl, fentanyl precursor chemicals, and other opioids from the People’s Republic of China, India, and Mexico into the United States and (2) the Department’s counter-fentanyl efforts are achieving intended results.

East Asian and Pacific Affairs (EAP), International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), South and Central Asian Affairs (SCA), Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA), U.S. Foreign Assistance Resources, Office of (F), Embassy Mexico City, Mexico
Office of Audits Strategic Priorities Audit of the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration’s Efforts To Mitigate Terrorist Financing Risks in the Near East

The primary objective of the audit is to determine whether PRM implemented appropriate measures to mitigate risks that PRM-funded public international organization activities could benefit terrorist groups, their members, or their supporters in the Near East following the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel. 

Bureau of Administration, Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM), Legal Adviser, Office of the (L), Near Eastern Affairs (NEA)