APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE, NGA-U-2023-02700

MESSAGE FROM THE 

INSPECTOR GENERAL

I provide this report with great pleasure, from the National 

Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Office of Inspector 

General (OIG) for the period of 1 April through 30 September 

2023. During this timeframe, the OIG continued to detect and 

eliminate fraud, waste, and abuse, and offer recommendations 

to improve Agency programs and processes.

The OIG actively participated in an interagency investigation 

that resulted in the recovery of government funds during 

this reporting period. More specifically, on 21 July 2023, Booz 

Allen Hamilton agreed to pay the U.S. Government a historic 

$377,453,150 in a settlement agreement with the Department of 

Justice to resolve improper billing in violation of the False Claims Act.

The OIG also identified fraud through proactive data analytics by honing fraud 

detection models to provide meaningful results, leading to the identification of more 

than $318,000 in suspected fraud during this reporting period.

Additionally, the OIG received 109 complaints during the reporting period and 

investigated 67 violations of law, policies, and procedures. The Investigations Division 

had a laser-like focus on metrics, which in-turn significantly improved their efficiency. 

The resultant was an increased number of complex reprisal investigations were 

completed in a reduced number of days. 

The OIG also completed the required Fiscal Year 2023 Federal Information Security 

Modernization Act of 2014 Financial Evaluation, a congressionally directed Inspection 

on Classification Management and an Inspection of the Management of Data 

Rights on Software Development Contracts. Nine audit and inspections projects also 

remained ongoing during this reporting period.

During this reporting period, NGA made nine management decisions based on 

outstanding OIG recommendations concerning the Agency’s GEOINT Research 

and Retrieval Program, Zero Trust Evaluation, security cameras, Enhanced Personnel 

Security Program, GEOINT Standards Program, and responses to natural disasters and 

national security issues.

Finally, I am pleased to announce that NGA recently funded OIG’s request to procure 

a corporate management system, which is set to become fully operationally capable 

in May 2024. We are confident that this new system will modernize OIG operations, and 

improve our overall effectiveness and efficiency.

As always, I greatly appreciate the support of the NGA Director, senior leaders, and 

the Agency’s exceptional workforce.

Cardell K. Richardson, Sr.

INSPECTOR GENERAL

SEMIANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS | 1
2 | OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL – NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Table of Contents

Profile of Performance..................................................................................................4

Strategic Oversight of NGA .........................................................................................5

NGA Office of Inspector General Initiatives ..............................................................6

OIG Corporate Management Software Procurement

Proactive Fraud Detection Using Data Analytics

Whistleblower Outreach

Audits, Inspections, and Evaluations Issued During Reporting 

Period and Recommendations for Corrective Action .............................................8

Ongoing Audit, Inspections, and Evaluations .........................................................12

Outstanding Recommendations Dated Before the Reporting Period.................15

Management Decisions Made .................................................................................22

Investigations Information, Statistics and Metrics....................................................25

Summary of Significant Investigations Closed

Total Number of Convictions

Statistical Table of Investigation Information

Substantiated Allegations of Seniors

Whistleblower Retaliation

Additional Reporting Requirements..........................................................................28

Compliance with Federal Financial Management and Improvement Act of 1996

Peer Reviews

Attempts to Interfere with IG Independence

Information or Assistance Refused

Public Disclosure (Closed but Undisclosed Audits, Inspections, and Investigations) 

Investigations of Unauthorized Public Disclosures of Classified Information

SEMIANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS | 3
NGA OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

PROFILE OF PERFORMANCE

1 APRIL – 30 SEPTEMBER 2023

4 17 21

AUDIT, INSPECTION, 

AND EVALUATION 

REPORTS ISSUED

INVESTIGATIVE 

REPORTS ISSUED

TOTAL OIG 

REPORTS 

PUBLISHED

31 9

NEW AUDIT, INSPECTION, 

AND EVALUATION 

RECOMMENDATIONS

AUDIT AND INSPECTION 

RECOMMENDATIONS 

IMPLEMENTED BY NGA

109 $15,017

COMPLAINTS 

RECEIVED

FUNDS 

RECOVERED

4 | OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL – NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Strategic Oversight of NGA

NGA’s GEOINT provides a critical advantage to the ongoing work of keeping our nation safe. Over time, NGA has successfully 

adapted to shifting global threats, technology advancements, and far-reaching modernization efforts to deliver 

timely, relevant, and accurate GEOINT to policymakers, warfighters, intelligence professionals, and first responders. 

The OIG provides broad oversight of NGA’s mission areas by performing independent, objective audits, inspections, 

evaluations, and investigations to promote effectiveness, efficiency, economy, and integrity throughout NGA. The 

OIG also detects fraud, waste, and abuse in NGA programs and operations. To ensure the most effective use of 

OIG resources, strategically assess challenges and opportunities facing the Agency and pursue timely and relevant 

oversight reviews and investigative initiatives to address those challenges and opportunities.

To that end, during this reporting period, the NGA OIG enhanced how it assesses and produces its annual report 

on the top management and performance challenges facing NGA and how it develops a more responsive annual 

audit, inspection, and evaluation plan. The OIG reviewed NGA’s updated strategic objectives; relevant congressional 

testimonies to learn what challenges Congress has identified and discussed; and new oversight work, findings, and 

recommendations from the NGA OIG, the Department of Defense (DoD) OIG, the Office of the Intelligence Community 

Inspector General (IC IG), and the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). The NGA OIG also conducted outreach 

to NGA’s senior leaders to fully leverage and incorporate their knowledge, experiences, and expertise. The OIG 

designed these efforts to make more apparent our focus on the strategic and enterprise-level challenges NGA faces.

Based on this research and outreach, the OIG articulated three broad NGA challenge areas for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024, 

which will be published officially in the Agency Financial Report on 15 November 2023:

Continuing to lead the 

GEOINT enterprise in an 

evolving landscape

Strengthening the 

stewardship of 

Agency resources

Improving 

workforce management

The OIG also published its FY 2024 Audit, Inspection, and Evaluation Plan on 28 September 2023, to build upon our 

past and ongoing work, guide future proactive oversight reviews and initiatives, and help the Agency to address its 

top challenge areas.

Inspector General

Deputy Inspector General

Investigations 

Division (OIGI)

Inspections 

Division (OIGE)

Plans and Programs 

Division (OIGP)

Data Analytics 

Division (OIGD)

Audit Division 

(OIGA)

Counsel To The IG

(OIGC)

IG Career Service

(OIGCS)

Office of Inspector General

SEMIANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS | 5
In addition to its oversight activities, the National Geospatial-Intelligence 

Agency (NGA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) also undertook initiatives 

to enhance its effectiveness and mission success. These include procuring 

software to establish OIG’s first corporate management system, enhancing 

proactive fraud detection through data analytics, and conducting 

whistleblower education and outreach to NGA employees and contractors.

OIG Corporate Management Software Procurement

INVESTIGATION SUPPORT EVALUATION AUDIT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (iSEAMS)

OIGP

OIGC

OIGD

OIGI

OIGA

OIGE

OIG PROCESSES AUTOMATION OUTPUT

iSEAMS

Standardized Reports

of Investigation

Charts and Graphs

Audit Reports

Management Dashboards

Inspection Reports

Semiannual Reports

FOIA Redacted Reports

Budget Dashboards

As early as 2020, OIG had identified the need for a modern corporate 

management system to enhance data accuracy, facilitate the integration 

of insights from its range of oversight activities, and improve the processes 

and timeliness of its investigations, audits, inspections and evaluations. 

In FY 2022, OIG formally requested funding and developed requirements 

for such a tool. The future corporate management system was named the 

Investigation Support Evaluation Audit Management System (iSEAMS). The 

OIG submitted an unfunded requirement to procure the software and in late 

FY 2023 received the funds leading to the award of the software contract 

during this reporting period. iSEAMS is set to become fully operationally 

capable in May 2024. 

NGA Office of Inspector General Initiatives

6 | OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL – NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Proactive Fraud Detection Using Data Analytics

The OIG continued its proactive fraud detection initiative, which includes conducting electronic sourcing 

and profiling by analyzing multiple data sources at the same time. The OIG has five separate data 

analytics proactive fraud detection models currently in place to identify fraud involving government 

purchase cards, government travel cards, the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security (CARES) 

Act, contracts, and time and attendance reporting. 

For example, through corporate data efforts involving the entire Agency, the OIG harnessed a 

comprehensive catalog of data sources available to the Agency to build a time and attendance model 

that automatically updates 70 million records daily. The team developed a Tableau dashboard that 

slices the data using 300 lines of code, mining all 70 million records. The model reviewed the time 

and attendance records of 4,200 employees and found 130 who had each claimed to have worked 

250 hours or more in a single year that they had not recorded on their respective time sheets with a 

potential loss to the government of $318,841. This illustrates how OIG is linking multiple data sources 

to proactively identify potential fraud in various Agency functions. Building on these early successes, 

OIG is presently focused on enhancing the automation of its contract fraud model.

Whistleblower Outreach

The OIG also enhanced its whistleblower outreach and education efforts during this reporting period. 

In the lead up to Whistleblower Appreciation Day, 30 July 2023, a joint OIG team conducted a series of 

activities to recognize the courage of whistleblowers and to educate NGA employees and contractors 

on their duty to report and on the protections afforded them against reprisal. This included an internally 

published article for the NGA workforce celebrating Whistleblower Appreciation Day and emphasizing 

both the long history of federal whistleblower protections and the important service that whistleblowers 

perform for the Agency and for the public when individuals report potential evidence of wrongdoing. In 

a video to the NGA workforce accompanying the article, IG Richardson, emphasized that whistleblowers 

continue to be a vital source of information for detecting and deterring fraud, waste, and abuse in 

the Agency, and that they should never suffer retaliation or reprisal for their reporting. Finally, to 

ensure that NGA employees and contractors have been fully informed about whistleblower rights and 

protections, OIG hosted educational booths at NGA Washington and NGA St. Louis to answer questions, 

pass out whistleblower information, and share confidential reporting procedures.

120

80

40

0

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

AUTOMATED TIME AND ATTENDANCE 

MODEL PRODUCES MORE, FASTER RESULTS

Note: From 2020 through 2022, OIG did not proactively monitor employee time and attendance.

Proactive Time and Attendance Referrals

SEMIANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS | 7
During this reporting period, the OIG prepared two reports that outlined significant problems, abuses, or deficiencies 

at NGA and issued 31 recommendations to the Agency. The OIG issued two additional reports to management 

during this reporting period that did not find significant problems, abuses, or deficiencies, but nonetheless provided 

a valuable assessment for the Agency’s contracting office and Communications Security Program. Summaries of the 

reports issued and recommendations for corrective action appear below.

FY 2023 Evaluation of NGA Pursuant to the Federal Information Security Modernization 

Act (FISMA), External Report No. OIGA 23-07, issued July 2023, and Internal Report No. 

OIGA 23-08, issued September 2023

Overview. The OIG contracted KPMG LLP to perform the FY 2023 evaluation required by FISMA. The objectives of the 

evaluation were to assess NGA’s Information Security Program in accordance with IG FISMA reporting metrics issued 

by the Department of Homeland Security and determine whether NGA implemented recommendations from previous 

evaluations. The OIG submitted the external report, which contains the results of the IG FISMA reporting metrics, 

to the IC IG for transmission to OMB. The internal report, issued within the Agency, contains detailed findings and 

recommendations identified during the evaluation and the results of the IG FISMA reporting metrics.

Results. The FISMA evaluation identified deficiencies in four of the five cybersecurity framework function areas: 

(1) Identify, (2) Protect, (3) Detect, and (4) Respond. Each of these function areas was rated as “not effective.” 

Deficiencies were related to the metric domains of risk management, supply chain risk management, configuration 

management, identity and access management, data protection and privacy, security training, and incident 

response. KPMG concluded that these deficiencies exist because NGA has not fully established and implemented 

policies and procedures in accordance with current OMB, NGA, and Office of the Director of National Intelligence 

requirements. The overall rating for NGA’s Information Security Program was determined to be “not effective.”

Recommendations. The OIG issued the recommendations listed in the following table:

01.01 Software Asset Management Office, Business Operations Office, and CIO-T management continue to work through the 

adjudication phase with all involved stakeholders to finalize the policies for software asset management, including the 

use of standard data elements and taxonomy to develop and maintain an up-to-date inventory of software assets and 

licenses utilized by NGA with the detailed information necessary for tracking and reporting.

02.01 Risk Management Division (TESR) management develop and document policies and procedures that define required 

elements and review times for system-level plans of action and milestones (POA&Ms) in accordance with OMB and 

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidance.

02.02 TESR management develop and implement a process within the Xacta 360 system to ensure that system POA&Ms 

address all requirements in accordance with policy and procedures and cannot be altered once created.

03.01 Secure Operations Group management enforce measures to ensure program management consistently implements 

the Service+ system as the configuration management database for hardware assets in accordance with NGA policy, 

including defining associated security plan identifiers and populating mandatory asset attributes.

04.01 TESR management ensure all common control providers operating in production have an approved and up-to-date 

security controls assessment.

Audits, Inspections, and Evaluations 

Issued During Reporting Period and 

Recommendations for Corrective Action

IG Act § 5(a)(1) and § 5(a)(5)(A)

8 | OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL – NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
04.02 TESR management prioritize the security assessment of common control providers thereafter.

06.01 Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) Program Management Office (PMO) define a process for collecting, 

evaluating, and implementing lessons learned for the SCRM program.

08.01 SCRM PMO complete the implementation of the NGA Risk and Opportunity Management tool for the SCRM program.

16.01 CIO-T management document procedures for systems not utilizing the enterprise Assured Compliance Assessment 

Solution that provide further guidance, best practices, and expectations for system-level procedures to facilitate the 

implementation of Configuration Management (CM–6) and Risk Assessment (RA–5).

16.02 CIO-T management update existing Patch Management standard operating procedures (SOPs) or document additional 

procedures to specify responsible parties and supporting procedures for enforcing the escalation process to lock, 

disable, and terminate noncompliant assets from the network.

09.01 CIO-T management update current procedures within NGAI 8010.17, Audit and Accountability Security Controls, or 

establish additional procedures and training to clearly define and document expected actions and results for the 

performance of privileged user audit log reviews.

09.02 CIO-T management implement an oversight mechanism to monitor that audit log reviews occur at the required frequency.

10.01 ESYNC system management update the system control implementation statements to reflect the current operating 

environment and clearly identify shared responsibilities and detailed implementation for each aspect of the control.

11.01 User Facing Services Division (TEIC) and TESR management ensure all users utilize multifactor authentication to 

access agency networks.

11.02 TEIC and TESR management update current procedures or establish additional procedures to approve, manage, and 

track exempt users or document a risk acceptance regarding users who are exempt from using multifactor authentication.

14.01 CIO-T management update current procedures or establish additional procedures to clearly define and document 

expected actions and results for the performance of privileged user access reviews.

14.02 CIO-T management implement a process to ensure privileged user accounts for individuals who are not current with 

their privileged user access requirements are disabled.

14.03 Vormetric system management implement a process to track and maintain a current list of system administrators 

with access to the shared account.

14.04 Vormetric system management implement a process to uniquely identify privileged users with access to the system 

administrator shared account.

14.05 Vormetric system management implement a process to control access to the system administrator shared account password.

07.01 Recommendation is classified.

07.02 Recommendation is classified.

12.01 Cyber Integration Division (TESX) management document and implement procedures to review security training 

policies (i.e., NGAI 8010.2, Cybersecurity Awareness Training and Certification) in accordance with NGAI 5425.1, 

Corporate Policy Program.

12.02 TESX management document and implement procedures to review security training procedures (i.e., Cyber Workforce 

Management Plan) annually in accordance with NGA requirements and document the review.

12.03 HD in coordination with CIO-T implement controls to enforce requirements that active NGA users take security 

awareness training within the required timeframe.

12.04 HD in coordination with CIO-T document and implement procedures to review security training policies (i.e., NGA 

Directive 1025, Mandatory Training).

05.01 Transport and Cybersecurity Services Division (TEIN) management in coordination with the Enterprise Management 

Division (TEIS), perform a risk assessment to identify security-relevant software, firmware, and information that 

should be protected by integrity verification tools and maintain a record of the identified information to be tracked and 

monitored in associated documentation or system security plans.

05.02 Recommendation is classified.

05.03 Cybersecurity Operations Division (TOCC) management continue to update, review, and approve the Incident 

Response Plan and all associated annexes in accordance with the NGA Information Assurance Requirements Catalog 

and NIST Special Publication 800 53, and to address the gaps noted within the Operation Chokehold Cybersecurity 

Operations Cells After Actions Report.

07.03 Recommendation is classified.

SEMIANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS | 9
Termination of Audit of NGA’s Management of Communications Security (COMSEC) 

Equipment, Memorandum U-071-23/OIG, issued 14 April 2023

Overview. The OIG conducted this planned audit to determine whether NGA had appropriate controls to ensure 

it acquired, operated, maintained, and disposed of COMSEC equipment in accordance with applicable laws and 

regulations. The OIG previously completed an audit of NGA’s management of COMSEC equipment in 2014, which 

identified seven recommendations to improve overall management of the NGA COMSEC Program. The OIG verified 

that all seven recommendations had been closed as of 30 January 2015. 

Results. The OIG terminated the audit based on its observations, sample testing, and documentation review. The 

test work performed indicated that the program had improved since the 2014 audit. Therefore, continuing the 2023 

audit would not have added value to the Agency and would have continued to use resources that can be redirected 

to other priorities.

Recommendations. The OIG issued no recommendations.

Congressionally Directed Inspection of NGA’s Application of Classification for Fiscal 

Year 2022, Report No. OIGE 23-03, issued 21 September 2023

Overview. This inspection was a congressionally directed action announced in the National Defense Authorization 

Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020, and amended by the NDAA for FY 2023. The NGA OIG completed this inspection for 

the third consecutive year in FY 2023 and will complete the final phase of this inspection in FY 2025. The objectives 

of this inspection remained the same as the previous year:

OBJECTIVE 1: 

Evaluate the accuracy of NGA’s 

application of classification and 

handling markers on a representative 

sample of finished reports, including 

such reports that are compartmented.

OBJECTIVE 2: 

Evaluate NGA’s 

compliance with 

declassification 

procedures.

OBJECTIVE 3: 

Evaluate the effectiveness of 

NGA’s processes for identifying 

topics of public or historical 

importance that merit prioritization 

for a declassification review.

Results. The inspection found that while NGA’s Classification Management Program continues to serve as a model 

by shaping and informing classification management policy, processes, and security classification guidance across 

the IC, DoD, and U.S. Government, the Agency is not compliant with IC, DoD, NGA, and National Archives and 

Records Administration guidance for declassification.

Recommendations. The OIG issued one recommendation to the Director of the Security and Installations Directorate 

to complete and sign the Delegation of Declassification Authority Memorandum to provide declassification authority 

to the individuals responsible for completing declassification as a part of their duties. By ensuring the appropriate 

delegation of declassification authority, the Agency can effectively address the identified compliance gap and 

enhance its adherence to established guidelines.

10 | OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL – NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Inspection of NGA’s Management of Data Rights on Software Development 

Contracts, Project No. II 23-01, Memorandum U-085-23/OIG, issued 1 June 2023

Overview. This inspection assessed the extent to which contracting officers are effectively safeguarding the interests 

of NGA in relation to data rights. The protection of data rights holds significant importance as it directly influences 

not only the initial development expenses of software but also the long-term costs associated with its maintenance 

and sustainability. The incorporation of upgrades plays a critical role in the ongoing support and preservation of 

software systems. These upgrades are essential in ensuring that new vendors possess the necessary access and 

capabilities to develop and enhance the software. By adequately managing data rights, the Agency can mitigate the 

risks of project failures, excessive expenditures, and time delays.

Results. The inspection team interviewed the appropriate contracting officials responsible for data rights and 

software development contracts and the Agency’s counsel who provided legal guidance and review to the 

contracting officials. The team also reviewed federal, DoD, and NGA policies and procedures and a sampling of 

active contracts, valued at approximately $250 million. The OIG found there are appropriate oversight processes 

and procedures in place to ensure the government’s data rights are included in software development contracts; 

therefore, further inspection work is not necessary at this time. The OIG terminated the inspection and issued a 

memorandum to NGA management.

Recommendations. The OIG issued no recommendations.

SEMIANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS | 11
Ongoing Audit, Inspections, and Evaluations

The OIG currently has nine ongoing audits, inspections, and evaluations. Summaries of 

each are listed below.

1. FY 2023 Financial Statements 

(Mandatory)

The Intelligence Authorization Act (IAA) of 2010 requires 

NGA to undergo an independent, full-scope financial 

statement audit annually. In accordance with the 

Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990, as amended by 

the Government Management Reform Act of 1994, 

the Agency’s IG or an independent certified public 

accounting firm determined by the IG is responsible 

for performing the audit. The OIG contracted with an 

independent certified public accounting firm to perform 

the FY 2023 financial statement audit. The OIG is 

overseeing the progress of the audit to ensure it is 

performed in accordance with professional standards, 

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requirements, 

and the terms of the contract.

Objective. Provide an opinion on whether NGA’s financial 

statements are presented fairly, in all material respects, 

in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting 

principles. Based on federal financial statement audit 

requirements, the auditor will also assess NGA’s internal 

control over financial reporting and determine whether 

NGA complied with applicable provisions of laws, 

regulations, contracts, and grant agreements.

Status: The project, announced in December 2022, is 

expected to be completed in November 2023.

2. NGA’s Implementation of Artificial 

Intelligence (Mandatory)

The IAA for Fiscal Year 2023, Title LXVII—Matters 

Relating to Emerging Technologies, Sec. 6721, Reports 

on Integration of Artificial Intelligence within Intelligence 

Community (IC), requires each IG with oversight 

responsibility for an element of the IC to conduct an 

audit of their agency’s efforts “to develop, acquire, adopt, 

and maintain artificial intelligence [AI] capabilities for the 

purpose of improving intelligence collection and analysis.”

Objective. Assess NGA’s efforts to develop, acquire, 

adopt and maintain AI capabilities for the purpose of 

improving collection and analysis, the extent to which 

NGA’s efforts are consistent with Office of the Director of 

National Intelligence policies and principles, the degree 

to which NGA has implemented the applicable provisions 

of the IAA, and whether there are administrative or 

technical barriers to the accelerated adoption of AI at NGA.

Status: The project, announced in June 2023, is 

expected to be completed in March 2024.

12 | OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL – NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
3. Loaned NGA Equipment

As part of its effort to maximize partnerships, NGA 

loans equipment to foreign countries, international 

organizations, nongovernmental organizations, academic 

institutions, and U.S. government organizations pursuant 

to agreements or arrangements for the production 

or exchange of material to promote mission or when 

in the public interest. Effective oversight of the loan 

agreements and loaned equipment is critical to ensure 

NGA maintains records and accountability of government 

property, receives agreed-upon returns, and achieves its 

goal of strengthening and expanding partnerships.

Objective. Assess the extent to which the loan of NGA 

equipment has achieved its intended objectives and to 

determine whether NGA equipment is loaned in accordance 

with applicable laws, instructions, and guidance.

Status: The project, announced in May 2022, is 

expected to be completed in November 2023.

4. Removable Media Devices

Removable media are portable electronic media such 

as magnetic, optical, and solid-state devices that can 

be inserted into and removed from a computing device 

and are used to store text, video, audit, and image 

information. These devices have no independent 

processing capabilities and include hard disks, compact 

disks, thumb drives, and similar universal serial bus 

storage devices. NGA generally prohibits the use of 

removable media on classified networks but grants 

authority on a case-by-case basis to data transfer 

officers when the use of such media is in the vital 

interest of NGA’s mission. Since the beginning of the 

COVID-19 pandemic, the amount of media subject to 

data transfer has increased. The OIG completed an audit 

of removable media devices and data transfer activities 

in 2014 that identified 13 recommendations to correct 

identified deficiencies.

Objective. Determine whether NGA has adequate 

controls over the use of removable media devices and 

whether those controls are operating effectively.

Status: The project, announced in December 2022, is 

expected to be completed in December 2023.

5. Joint Duty Rotation Program

During the congressionally directed review of NGA’s 

civilian pay, The OIG noted that reimbursable funds 

from joint duty rotations were not always received in a 

timely manner, which had a negative impact on NGA’s 

forecasting and execution of its civilian pay budget. In 

some cases, NGA employees went on joint duty rotation 

without having a proper agreement in place and there is 

not a complete listing of employees on joint duty rotation. 

The Joint Duty Rotation Program requires coordination 

between the Financial Management (FM) and Human 

Development (HD) Directorates; however, the OIG was 

unable to identify an NGA policy that defines program 

responsibilities.

Objective. Determine whether NGA has implemented the 

joint duty rotation program to ensure proper agreements 

are in place before employees are assigned to a joint 

duty rotation and timely reimbursement of funds.

Status: The project, announced in November 2022, is 

expected to be completed in December 2023.

6. Commercial GEOINT Investments 

(Phase 1)

NGA released an updated Commercial GEOINT 

Strategy in 2018 intended to “enable the [National 

System for Geospatial Intelligence] NSG to better 

understand the world by leveraging commercial 

GEOINT capabilities.” The strategy further emphasized 

embracing new suppliers and services by working with 

IC partners, combatant commands, military services, 

and federal civil partners to employ the best mix of 

commercial and national sources to secure strategic 

competitive advantage and outpace our adversaries. By 

collaborating with partners, NGA will take full advantage 

of commercial GEOINT to satisfy mission needs and 

maximize the efficiency of integrated architecture. This 

evaluation was originally planned for FY 2022, but, 

because of shifting priorities, it commenced in FY 2023.

Objective. Evaluate the effectiveness of NGA’s policies 

and processes for identifying, prioritizing, and resourcing 

commercial GEOINT analytic services.

Status: The project, announced in February 2023, is 

expected to be completed in December 2023.

SEMIANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS | 13
7. NGA’s Pay Setting Management 

Process

This ad hoc evaluation evolved from several complaints 

submitted to the OIG via the hotline program. Complaints 

indicated that HD issued applicants final signed 

offer letters specifying a total salary, and then, upon 

onboarding to the Agency, employees discovered that 

their actual pay was lower than indicated on the final 

offer. The OIG found that this practice did not comply 

with DoD and NGA policy. Additional, related complaints 

submitted concerned the use of flawed or inaccurate 

data to formulate pay offers, market compensation 

assessments resulting in new hires getting a higher 

salary than current employees in the same work role, pay 

disparities between different work roles, gender pay gaps, 

job candidates unable to negotiate salary, and salary 

differences for specialized skillsets not comparable to 

salaries in industry or other government agencies.

Objective. Evaluate whether HD is implementing and 

managing the pay setting process effectively and efficiently.

Status: The project, announced in June 2023, is expected 

to be completed in January 2024.

8. NGA’s DevCorps Operations

NGA’s Development Corps (DevCorps) office, created 

in 2017 as part of NGA’s future vision of a dataenabled workforce, was intended to house government 

employees to design, build, maintain, and improve 

software, rather than relying only on contractor built 

and supported software. As envisioned, DevCorps 

would address several Chief Information Officer and 

IT Services Directorate (CIO-T) challenges at the time, 

such as: the ability to develop NGA-specific solutions 

that could not be purchased commercially or developed 

through contracts to address unique Agency needs, and 

to serve as subject matter experts for current and future 

acquisitions to ensure they would meet future mission 

needs. However, since its inception, DevCorps has 

struggled to increase its in-house software development 

tradecraft and was awarded a contract to augment 

its staffing. In addition, DevCorps has faced difficulty 

communicating its strategic plan and value to NGA’s 

leadership, increasing leadership’s concerns over the 

fund’s justification for this organization. This evaluation 

was announced in FY 2022.

Objective. Evaluate whether DevCorps is effectively and 

efficiently achieving its vision, mission, and functions in 

support of GEOINT mission operation and priorities.

Status: The project, announced in July 2022 is expected 

to be completed in December 2023.

9. Small Business Use of Contractors

The use of contractors by small businesses for 

acquisition contracts is regulated by NGA Instruction 

(NGAI) 5040.1, Small Business Programs, which 

incorporates federal guidelines specified by Federal 

Acquisition Regulation 125.6; DoD Instruction 4205.01, 

Department of Defense Small Business Programs; and 

other acquisition-related regulations.

Objective. Evaluate the Agency’s compliance and 

adherence with NGAI 5040.1.

Status: The project, announced in August 2022, is 

expected to be completed in November 2023.

14 | OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL – NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Outstanding Recommendations 

Dated Before the Reporting Period

IG Act § 5(a)(2)

During the reporting period, the OIG had 22 audit 

and inspection reports awaiting NGA management’s 

response and the following 48 recommendations 

that had remained open more than six months. There 

is no potential cost savings associated with these 

recommendations.

Open Recommendations

1 April 2023  30 September 2023

Total 57  49 14%  Good

1–3 Years 20  24 20%  Opportunity

3–5 Years 11  10 10%  Good

1 14 24 10

SEMIANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS | 15
16 | OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL – NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Inspection of NGA’s Medical Services

Report No. OIGE 18-05 / 23 August 2018

Rec. No. 3 Consistent with the Economy Act, reassess whether interagency support is available for medical services that 

would be advantageous to the government. For all such support, (1) ensure documentation in an interservice 

support agreement (DD Form 1144), and (2) ensure the support is explained in relevant internal SOPs.

Rec. No. 4 Coordinate pre- and post-deployment health activities with Secretaries of the military departments to ensure all 

DoD Instruction (DoDI) 6490.03, Deployment Health, requirements are met.

Rec. No. 5 Implement a secure electronic transfer of NGA pre- and post-deployment health activity requirements to the 

Defense Medical Surveillance System.

Rec. No. 6 Ensure HD’s respective primary information officer and information officer responsible for all medical program 

records performs records and information lifecycle management requirements, including updating the office file 

plan with the proper file series.

Rec. No. 7 Enroll medical clinics in an accreditation program of a recognized national body, such as The Joint Commission or 

the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care. The Agency additionally should request assistance from 

the Defense Health Agency Immunization Healthcare Branch for assistance with vaccine storage and use.

Rec. No. 8 Update the draft SOP related to deployment. The SOP should address the various combatant commands’ 

requirements related to psychological assessment timelines. Furthermore, ensure the SOP is coordinated with the 

appropriate medical personnel and Department of Energy leadership for accuracy.

Audit of NGA’s Funds Reprogramming Activities

Report No. OIGA 19-07 / September 2019

Rec. No. 1 Revise policy to align with congressional oversight and ODNI’s definitions.

Rec. No. 3 Complete an analysis of FY 2018 and FY 2019 non-Below Threshold Reprogramming fund movements between 

components and identify ways to decrease the number of movements to increase the efficiency of operations.

Rec. No. 4 Develop and implement Agency-wide policies that provide clear, actionable guidance on the inclusion of those 

executing the budget within the budget formulation process and require a standard lookback analysis at the 

project level to account for reprogramming trends.

Inspection of NGA’s Acquisition Function, Phase III

Report No. OIGE 20-01 / 27 November 2019

Rec. No. 2 In accordance with best practices and DoDI 5000.02, Operation of the Adaptive Acquisition Framework, realign 

Component Acquisition Executive (CAE) responsibilities into a position that is directly accountable to the Director, 

NGA, and oversees all acquisition functions within the Agency in accordance with statute and policy. Additionally, 

OIG recommends that the Director appropriately staff the CAE’s office and have subordinate staff report directly 

to the CAE. Finally, OIG recommends the Director realign and consolidate acquisition programs and activities 

(including contracting, research, pilots, prototypes, and acquisition of services) under the CAE.

Audit of NGA’s Permanent Duty Travel (PDT) Program

Report No. OIGA 21-01 / 2 October 2020

Rec. No. 2 Develop procedures to ensure NGA employees sign their permanent duty travel vouchers.

Rec. No. 3 Update SOP 4.6, Payments, Transactions by Others Expenditures, to ensure FM personnel verify that permanent 

duty travel vouchers related to transactions by others include evidence of review and approval by Defense Finance 

and Accounting Service. In the absence of such evidence, FM personnel should review the underlying supporting 

documents to determine the propriety of the vouchers and document evidence of the review.

Rec. No. 4 Develop procedures to record permanent duty travel obligations for living quarters allowances when permanent 

duty travel orders are issued.

Rec. No. 6 Complete the update of NGAI 7250.1, Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) Relocation Allowances, and reissue.

SEMIANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS | 17
Inspection of the NGA Promotion Process

Report No. OIGE 21-04 / 22 April 2021

Rec. No. 1 Develop a plan to measure and analyze the impact of changes on the promotion process.

Rec. No. 2 Develop meaningful metrics to measure the cost effectiveness and efficiency of the promotion process and 

coordinate with all Agency directorates participating in the promotion process to collect and provide the metrics 

for HD’s analysis.

Inspection Report of NGA’s Contract Writing System

Report No. OIGE 21-05 / 22 April 2021

Rec. No. 1 Establish a timeline, with specific milestones, to replace NGA’s current iteration of the Planning Tool for Resource 

Integration, Synchronization, and Management (PRISM) with an up-to-date system and designate an office of primary 

responsibility for each milestone. Develop a plan to coordinate requirements across each NGA directorate involved.

Audit of NGA’s Award-Fee Contracts

Report No. OIGA 21-08 / 14 July 2021

Rec. No. 5 Develop and document procedures to measure the effectiveness of award fees as a tool for improving contractor 

performance, which, at minimum, should include metrics for measuring the effectiveness of award fees, a system 

for collecting data on the use of award fee contracts, and regular examinations of the effectiveness of award fees 

in achieving desired program outcomes.

Inspection of NGA’s Telework Policy

Report No. OIGE 21-06 / 18 August 2021

Rec. No. 1 Publish program guidance outlining best practices for components to maximize their use of telework, plan for 

implementation of mass telework during future pandemics and emergencies, and address long distance (remote) 

telework.

Rec. No. 2 Update the Agency’s telework training for supervisors and employees to ensure identified gaps in the application 

of telework are addressed and that telework best practices are included.

Audit of Maintaining Cybersecurity in the COVID-19 Telework Environment

Report No. OIGA 21-09 / 25 August 2021

Rec. No. 1 Update Agency policies and procedures, including stakeholder roles and responsibilities for configuration 

management, flaw remediation, and maintenance of baseline configurations for information systems hardware 

and software inventory.

NGA’s GEOINT Standards Program

Report No. OIGE 21-07 / 3 September 2021

Rec. No. 1 Update Agency programing guidance to establish GEOINT standards as a priority in Agency programing.

Rec. No. 3 Submit an annual GEOINT standards report identifying the goals, objectives, and accomplishments of NGA’s 

GEOINT standards elements to assist the Director of NGA in advising the DNI and the Directors of Defense 

Intelligence under DoD Directive (DoDD) 5105.60, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA).

Rec. No. 5 Align the roles, responsibilities, grade, and organizational placement of the senior GEOINT authority for GEOINT 

standards to make the position commensurate with other NGA senior GEOINT authorities.

Rec. No. 6 Develop and implement a process to compel NSG programs to submit self assessment documentation for 

acquisitions, as required by NSG Directive 3201, The Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) Functional Manager 

Standards Assessment (GFMSA) Program, Sec. 6(b)(3).

18 | OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL – NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Audit of NGA’s Laptop Inventory

Report No. OIGA 21-10 / 29 September 2021

Rec. No. 2 Ensure a single process for laptop acquisition is followed as required by NGA Manual 4160.1, Accountability and 

Management of Property, Plant, Equipment, and Other Accountable Property.

Rec. No. 5 Ensure laptop inventory is performed in accordance with NGA Manual 4160.1.

Quick Look Inspection Report of Contractor Badging

Report No. OIGE 22-02 / 21 December 2021

Rec. No. 1 Develop a plan to address issues with accountability of IC contractor badges in accordance with IC Standard 704 

01, Intelligence Community Badge System, (H)(1). and provide a copy of the plan to the OIG by May 2022.

Audit of NGA’s Assignments Program

Report No. OIGA 22-06 / 10 May 2022

Rec. No. 1 Develop methodologies and associated metrics to monitor and assess, (1) performance of the Assignments 

Program and how it is meeting its stated intent to support Goal 1 of the NGA Strategy 2025 (People: Inspire 

and Grow Our World-Class Workforce) and to balance consideration of mission requirements, overall health of a 

specific occupation, and individual career development needs of NGA employees; and (2) assignments process to 

detect noncompliance with anti-discrimination and fairness requirements and to prevent abuses of power.

Quick Look Inspection Report of NGA’s COVID-19 Response: GEOINT Continuity, Recovery, 

Reconstitution, and Impact

Report No. OIGE 22-03 / 6 July 2022

Rec. No. 1 Per NGAI 3020.26, Continuity of Operations Program, establish specific milestones to conduct annual testing, 

training, and exercises to validate the NGA Continuity of Operations Program, update continuity and component 

specific plans, and develop tracking mechanism for meeting these requirements.

Rec. No. 2 As required by NGAI 8940.1, Lessons Learned Program, coordinate, draft, and prioritize Agency level lessons 

learned, including specific actions, associated offices of primary responsibility, and milestones, and develop 

enforcement and tracking mechanisms to track progress towards resolution as appropriate.

Quick Look Inspection Report of NGA’s Security Cameras

Report No. OIGE 22-04 / 5 August 2022

Rec. No. 3 Conduct an assessment on camera coverage, including blind spots, and develop a plan to address any identified 

vulnerabilities.

Management Advisory Report for NGA Support Team Governance and Support

Report No. MAR 22-01 / 12 August 2022

Rec. No. 1 Provide to the OIG the result of an NGA Support Team/GEO-Presence review: (a) to evaluate the mission, vision 

and goals of NGA’s external footprint; (b) that assesses whether NGA is providing partners with the right skills, 

people, and technology to meet current and future GEOINT mission needs; and (c) that determines whether 

external footprints are rightsized.

Rec. No. 2 Provide to the OIG an updated NGA Support Team Concept of Operations.

Audit of NGA’s Software License Management

Report No. OIGA 23-01 / 28 October 2022

Rec. No. 1 Conduct an annual inventory of non-capitalized, accountable internal use software licenses.

Rec. No. 2 Establish policy, procedures, and controls to ensure that NGA is not paying for unused or underutilized software 

licenses.

Rec. No. 3 Assess software license inventories and usage to ensure that NGA is not paying for unused or underutilized 

software licenses.

SEMIANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS | 19
20 | OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL – NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Audit of NGA’s GEOINT Search and Retrieval (GSR) Program

Report No. OIGA 23-05 / 19 December 2022

Rec. No. 2 Ensure the GSR Program Management Office consistently executes all elements of the quality assurance 

surveillance plan for the follow-on GSR contract, including, as applicable, soliciting, analyzing, and responding 

to customer feedback; tracking metrics for cost/price, timelines, and quality; documenting the results of quality 

assurance monitoring and any analysis of related results; and documenting all related task order performance 

work statement performance management requirements.

Rec. No. 3 Ensure the performance assessment report for completion of the current GSR contract is prepared and finalized 

in the PRISM Vendor Past Performance module.

Rec. No. 4 Ensure contractor performance assessment reports for the follow-on GSR contract are prepared and finalized in 

the PRISM Vendor Past Performance module for each period of performance, and use the results to inform the 

decision of whether to exercise contract option years.

Rec. No. 6 Develop and implement or identify and improve existing controls to ensure that contracting modification 

documentation, including documentation around contract extensions, is complete and fully explains the reason 

for the contract action.

Zero Trust Evaluation

Report No. OIGA 23-06 / 13 January 2023

Rec. No. 2 This recommendation is classified.

Rec. No. 3 This recommendation is classified.

Management Advisory Report for NGA’s Property Accountability Program

Report No. MAR 23-01 / 17 January 2023

Rec. No. 1 Develop and implement an immediate plan of action to secure property accountability in accordance with DoDI 

5000.64, Accountability and Management of DoD Equipment and Other Accountable Property.

Inspection of NGA’s Enhanced Personnel Security Program—A Congressionally Directed Action

Report No. OIGE 23-02 / 8 February 2023

Rec. No. 1 Complete a resource study to assess and properly staff the Continuous Evaluation Unit to provide adequate and 

timely continuous evaluations of covered individuals. Provide an implementation plan on how the information 

obtained from the study will be implemented to address needs of the Continuous Evaluation Unit.

Rec. No. 2 Update the personnel security policy to incorporate the continuous evaluation process to meet DNI standards, 

including a process for the handling of non-covered individual information.

NGA’s Compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act (PIIA) for FY 2022

U-066-23/OIG / 31 March 2023

Rec. No. 1 Seek written clarification from ODNI regarding PIIA reporting expectations for NGA, specifically the applicable 

payment integrity information to be published with the annual financial statement and how the OMB data call 

guidance should be used. If clarification is not provided, FM should document its analysis and interpretation of 

existing PIIA guidance and how NGA will fulfill annual PIIA reporting requirements.

Rec. No. 2 Develop SOPs or other process documentation that describes NGA’s annual PIIA reporting processes, including 

the procedures FM will perform to identify the applicable payment integrity information to report in the Agency 

Financial Report each year.

SEMIANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS | 21
During this reporting period, management made nine decisions with respect to six 

audit and inspection reports issued during a previous reporting period.

Audit of NGA’s Analysis Event Response for National Security and Natural Disasters

REPORT NO. OIGA 20-05

Decision: Management implemented actions sufficient to close Recommendation 6 from the Audit of NGA’s Analysis 

Event Response for Natural Disasters and National Security. The recommendation and actions taken are U//FOUO 

and therefore not included in this report.

Inspection of NGA’s GEOINT Standards Program

REPORT NO. OIGE 21-07

Decision 1: Management evaluated how NGA is using 

its authority, derived from DoDD 5105.60, to compel 

NSG elements to implement GEOINT standards, verify 

compliance, and address shortfalls. The NSG Policy Team 

determined no new authorities or policies were needed 

to meet enforcement challenges.

A May 2023 memorandum signed by the Director 

of the GEOINT Functional Management Directorate 

indicated management had completed an evaluation 

of NGA’s DoDD 5105.60 authorities and made several 

determinations. The NGA Director’s authority to compel 

standards adherence and address shortcomings is 

limited to NGA. The required GFM Annual Report to the 

Director of National Intelligence (DNI) and Directors for 

Defense Intelligence (DDI) outlines their responsibility to 

enforce standards across the IC and DoD. The DNI and 

DDI each possess the executive authority or budgetary 

control to enforce standards. The implementation of the 

directorate’s plan to address other recommendations 

from the inspection report aligned a revised program with 

better coordinated NSG processes to improve the GFM 

annual reports, address long-standing congressional 

concerns, and meet NGA, DoD, and NSG objectives. 

These actions closed Recommendation 2.

Decision 2: Management assessed the alignment 

of GEOINT standards across NGA to maximize the 

effectiveness of the GEOINT Standards Program. 

Directorate leadership stated that a program aligned 

under senior leadership can be established with minimal 

additional resources by aligning each component’s 

program under a subject matter expert to manage 

compliance with legal, policy, and mission requirements; 

requiring a senior-level champion to report on NGA’s 

compliance as an NSG member; coordinating regular 

Agency reports at the highest level required to 

demonstrate to the NSG the critical need for standards 

and to position the Agency to effectively support 

compliance. These actions closed Recommendation 4.

Management Decisions Made

IG Act § 5(a)(6)

22 | OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL – NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Quick Look Inspection Report of NGA’s Security Cameras

REPORT NO. OIGE 22-04

Decision: Management implemented security camera training of police officers and supervisors in accordance 

with DoD-UFC-4-021-02, Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC): Electronic Security Systems, and DoD 5200.08-R, Physical 

Security Program, to ensure officers use security cameras and retain camera data properly and effectively. These 

actions closed Recommendation 2.

Decision: NGA’s policies and procedures on its use of security cameras and retention of the data did not align with 

DoD 5200.08-R and DoD I Instruction 5015.02, DoD Records Management Program. NGA management added 

content and updated policies and SOPs to ensure the use of cameras aligned with DoD policies and National 

Archives and Records Administration guidelines.

Inspection of NGA’s Enhanced Personnel Security Program

REPORT NO. OIGE 23-02

Decision: Management implemented a plan to ensure all government and contractor personnel involved in 

processing continuous evaluation cases receive role-based training on privacy and civil liberties. Management 

provided a roster of personnel who have completed the training for documentation purposes. These actions closed 

Recommendation 3.

Audit of NGA’s GEOINT Search and Retrieval (GSR) Program

REPORT NO. OIGA 23-05

Decision 1: Management implemented actions sufficient 

to close Recommendation 1 from the Audit of NGA’s 

Management of the GEOINT Search and Retrieval (GSR) 

Program, which was to evaluate whether GSR should be 

included in an existing integrated program office. If not, 

to organize a forum to allow all stakeholders, including 

users, engineers, contracting and financial personnel, 

and program managers to contribute to the evolution and 

development of capabilities needed for the GSR program.

Decision 2: Management implemented actions sufficient 

to close Recommendation 7, also from the GSR program 

audit, which was to develop and implement or identify 

and improve controls that ensure that contract changes 

affecting the contractor’s work, including changes in 

software development methodology, are incorporated 

into the contract in a timely manner.

Zero Trust Evaluation

REPORT NO. OIGA 23-06

Decision: Management implemented actions sufficient to close Recommendation 1 from the Zero Trust Evaluation. 

The details of the recommendation and management’s action taken to close it are classified.

SEMIANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS | 23
24 | OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL – NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
The NGA OIG received 109 complaints during this reporting period. The 

following chart shows the cultural trends of the complaints received:

Cultural Trends of OIG Complaints

1 April – 30 September 2023

43% 10% 3% 44%

Fraud, Waste, and Abuse

Time and Attendance Fraud

Travel Fraud

Misuse of Government Property

Policies and Procedures

Contract Fraud

Security

Criminal 

Conduct

Whistleblower

Workplace Environment

Misuse of Position

Mismanagement

Hostile Work Environment

Facility Issues

Health and Safety

Favoritism

During this reporting period, the OIG opened 38 investigations, closed 29, 

and issued 17 investigative reports.

Beginning in 2020, in response to the GAO report, Whistleblower Protection, 

GAO-20-201SU, the OIG endeavored earnestly to close reprisal investigations 

within 180 days. OIG effectively applied the 180-day metric to their 

investigations and significantly improved efficiency by doing more in less 

time. At the end of FY 2021, reprisal investigations remained open for 432 

calendar days on average with a total of nine reprisal cases closed. By FY 

2022, the OIG had significantly reduced the timeline to 191 calendar days 

with a total of seven reprisal cases closed. In FY 2023, despite doubling 

the number of reprisal investigations closed to 15 total cases, the OIG 

further reduced the timeline to 170 calendar days. OIG measured open 

investigations from the date the case was assigned to a special agent until 

the completion of the fieldwork. 

During the current reporting period, the OIG completed six reprisal 

investigations in 160 calendar days on average. Additionally, for 100% of 

completed reprisal investigations, the OIG coordinated the results with 

the DoD OIG Whistleblower Reprisal Investigations Directorate, notified 

complainants of the results, and documented the investigative case files 

accordingly.

Investigations Information, 

Statistics and Metrics

Reprisal Investigations 

Closed Per Year

Average Reprisal 

Investigation Duration (Days)

2021 2022 2023

9

7

15

2021 2022 2023

432

191 181

SEMIANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS | 25
Summary of Significant Investigations Closed

IG Act § 5(a)(3)

Contract Fraud – Improper Billing, Violation of the False Claims Act 

OIG Case No. 17-078

The NGA OIG materially participated in an interagency investigation that identified approximately $745 million of 

improper billing to at least eight government agencies, including NGA and other IC and DoD agencies, over a fiveyear period. On 21 July 2023 in a settlement agreement negotiated by the Department of Justice Civil Litigation 

Division, Booz Allen Hamilton agreed to pay the U.S. Government a historic $377,453,150 to resolve improper billing 

in violation of the False Claims Act.

Total Number of Convictions

IG Act § 5(a)(4)

The OIG did not complete any investigations resulting in convictions during the reporting period.

Statistical Table of Investigation Information

IG Act § 5(a)(11)

The NGA OIG did not refer any investigation to Department of Justice, state, or local authorities for prosecution 

during the reporting period.

17 0 0 0 3 $15,017

Investigative 

Reports Issued

Referrals to the 

Department of 

Justice for Criminal 

Prosecution

Referrals to 

State and Local 

Authorities 

for Criminal 

Prosecution

Indictments 

Resulting from 

Prior Referrals

Cases Referred to 

Other Investigative 

Authorities for 

Possible Criminal 

Prosecution

Funds Recovered 

from Contractor 

Disclosures of 

Overpayment or 

Fraud

Note: The OIG obtained the data contained in the statistical tables from its case management system (IG Act § 5(a)(12)).

0

4

8

12

GOVERNMENT

PROPERTY

FACILITIES

TRAVEL

POLICIES AND

PROCEDURES

CONTRACT

FRAUD

PERSONNEL

STANDARDS OF

CONDUCT

TIME AND 

ATTENDANCE

REPRISAL

6

2 3 2

9

1 1 2

11

6

5 4 6

3 3

1 1 1

OPENED

CLOSED

38

29

Cases Opened and Closed

1 April – 30 September 2023

26 | OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL – NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Substantiated Allegations of Seniors

IG Act § 5(a)(13)

The NGA OIG closed six investigations involving senior government officials; 

however, the OIG did not substantiate any of the allegations. The OIG 

coordinated the completed reports of investigation with the DoD OIG 

Investigations of Senior Officials Directorate, which concurred with the NGA 

OIG’s conclusions.

Whistleblower Retaliation

IG Act § 5(a)(14)

The NGA OIG received 11 allegations of reprisal during this reporting period. 

They closed six whistleblower retaliation investigations; however, the OIG did 

not substantiate any of the allegations. The OIG coordinated the complaint 

analyses and determinations with the DoD OIG Whistleblower Reprisal 

Investigations Directorate, which concurred with the NGA OIG’s conclusions.

Following the implementation of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2022, enacted on 15 March 2022, which increased the whistleblower 

protections for contract employees in the IC, the NGA OIG received three 

contractor reprisal allegations.

OPENED AND CLOSED 

SENIOR CASES

1 APR - 30 SEPT 23

OPENED

9

CLOSED

6

REPRISAL 

CASES CLOSED 

SEMIANNUALLY

1 APR 22 – 

30 SEP 22 4

1 OCT 22 – 

30 MAR 23 9

1 APR – 

30 SEP 23 6

SEMIANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS | 27
Compliance with Federal Financial Management and Improvement Act of 1996

(IG Act § 5(a)(7))

NGA has developed and implemented remediation plans for financial management systems to address areas of 

noncompliance. NGA has met the intermediated target dates in the plans.

Peer Reviews (IG Act § 5(a)(8–10))

No peer reviews of the NGA OIG were completed during this reporting period and there are no outstanding 

recommendations from any previous peer reviews.

 In March 2021, the Central Intelligence Agency conducted a peer review of the NGA OIG Audit 

Division and found that its system of quality control in effect had been suitably designed and 

complied with to provide the NGA OIG with reasonable assurance of performing and reporting 

in conformity with applicable professional standards and legal and regulatory requirements in all 

material respects.

 In June 2021, the Defense Intelligence Agency conducted a peer review of the NGA OIG 

Inspections Division and found that its internal policies and procedures were generally consistent 

with the seven standards defined in the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and 

Efficiency’s (CIGIE’s) Quality Standards for Inspection and Evaluation.

 In September 2023, the Defense Intelligence Agency OIG began a peer review of the NGA 

OIG Investigations Division. The peer review team, with members from various OIGs in the 

IC, reviewed the division’s operations using CIGIE Quality Standards for Investigations. Once 

complete, the OIG will implement recommendations and feedback from the peer review to 

continuously improve its operations.

 The NGA OIG did not conduct any peer reviews of another office during this reporting period. 

However, team members from NGA OIG assisted other agencies with their peer reviews. 

Attempts to Interfere with IG Independence (IG Act § 5(a)(15)(A))

The OIG did not experience any attempts to interfere with the office’s independence during this reporting period.

Information or Assistance Refused (IG Act § 5(a)(15)(B))

The OIG was not refused any information or assistance during this reporting period.

Public Disclosure (Closed but Undisclosed Audits, Inspections, and Investigations) 

(IG Act § 5(a)(16))

The NGA OIG did not publicly disclose any inspections, evaluations, audits, or investigations during this reporting 

period. Detailed descriptions of all non-disclosed reports are provided in this report.

Investigations of Unauthorized Public Disclosures of Classified Information 

(50 U.S.C. § 3235(b)(1))

There were no instances of unauthorized public disclosures of classified information during this reporting period.

Additional Reporting Requirements

28 | OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL – NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY