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FY 2026 Joint Strategic Oversight Plan

Operation Atlantic Resolve including U.S. Government activities related to Ukraine

Oct. 1, 2025 - Sept. 30, 2026 | Released on Sept. 30, 2025 |

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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.

FY 2026 OAR Oversight Highlights

PLANNED AND ONGOING PROJECTS: 51

Security Cooperation and Coordination: 13
  • DoD OIG audits of Marine Corps prepositioned stocks in Norway; defensive cyberspace operations in Europe; the U.S. Army’s management of repairs to Bradley Fighting Vehicles; processes for providing defense articles funded through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative.
  • DoD OIG evaluations of the capabilities of U.S. Army Garrison Black Sea and the DoD’s implementation of Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control.
  • State OIG review of the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs’ property accountability.
  • Army Audit Agency audits of U.S. Army’s Prepositioned Stocks-2 equipment; ammunition storage; flying hour program; and funds management at U.S. Army’s ammunition facilities.
  • Commerce OIG audit of the Bureau of Industry and Security’s enforcement of Russia and Belarus export controls.
     
 
A U.S. Army Anduril Ghost X medium-range reconnaissance drone, assigned to the 317th Brigade Engineering Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, takes off during exercise Combined Resolve 25-1 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels Training Area, Hohenfels, Germany, Jan. 14, 2025. Combined Resolve is a US-led, NATO and partner-integrated exercise in the European Theater focused on combined arms interoperability. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Thomas Dixon)
A U.S. Army Anduril Ghost X medium-range reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle
A U.S. Army Anduril Ghost X medium-range reconnaissance drone, assigned to the 317th Brigade Engineering Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, takes off during exercise Combined Resolve 25-1 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels Training Area, Hohenfels, Germany, Jan. 14, 2025. Combined Resolve is a US-led, NATO and partner-integrated exercise in the European Theater focused on combined arms interoperability. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Thomas Dixon)
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A U.S. Army Anduril Ghost X medium-range reconnaissance drone, assigned to the 317th Brigade Engineering Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, takes off during exercise Combined Resolve 25-1 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels Training Area, Hohenfels, Germany, Jan. 14, 2025. Combined Resolve is a US-led, NATO and partner-integrated exercise in the European Theater focused on combined arms interoperability. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Thomas Dixon)
A U.S. Army Anduril Ghost X medium-range reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle
A U.S. Army Anduril Ghost X medium-range reconnaissance drone, assigned to the 317th Brigade Engineering Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, takes off during exercise Combined Resolve 25-1 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels Training Area, Hohenfels, Germany, Jan. 14, 2025. Combined Resolve is a US-led, NATO and partner-integrated exercise in the European Theater focused on combined arms interoperability. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Thomas Dixon)
In July, Russia used over 5,100 glide bombs against Ukraine, more than 3,800 “Shaheds,” and nearly 260 missiles of various types—128 of them ballistic. (President of Ukraine Flickr photo)
In July, Russia used over 5,100 glide bombs against Ukraine
In July, Russia used over 5,100 glide bombs against Ukraine, more than 3,800 “Shaheds,” and nearly 260 missiles of various types—128 of them ballistic. (President of Ukraine Flickr photo)
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Credit: DoDIG
VIRIN: 250930-D-QM467-0003
In July, Russia used over 5,100 glide bombs against Ukraine, more than 3,800 “Shaheds,” and nearly 260 missiles of various types—128 of them ballistic. (President of Ukraine Flickr photo)
In July, Russia used over 5,100 glide bombs against Ukraine
In July, Russia used over 5,100 glide bombs against Ukraine, more than 3,800 “Shaheds,” and nearly 260 missiles of various types—128 of them ballistic. (President of Ukraine Flickr photo)
U.S. Army Vehicles offloaded from the cargo vessel ARC ENDURANCE at the port of Kavala, Greece, Apr. 29, 2025, in support of the DEFENDER 25. Dynamic Employment of Forces to Europe for NATO Deterrence and Enhanced Readiness, also known as DEFENDER, is the largest annual U.S. Army security cooperation and exercise in Europe. DEFENDER 25 includes nearly 12,000 U.S. and 13,000 Allied and partner service members from 29 other nations, including Greece. DEFENDER 25 marks the first-time deployment of U.S. Army forces through the Port of Kavala, Greece, to include reception, staging, and onward movement (RSOM) throughout Czechia. DEFENDER 25 is the deployment of U.S. forces into a series of exercises designed to demonstrate the ability of the U.S. Army to respond and sustain operations of continental-based divisions, enablers, and joint forces and rehearse the integration of U.S. troops with NATO allies and partners for large scale combat operations from the High North to Mediterranean and Black Sea regions. (U.S. Army photo by Davide Dalla Massara)
U.S. Army Vehicles offloaded from a cargo vessel at the port of Kavala, Greece
U.S. Army Vehicles offloaded from the cargo vessel ARC ENDURANCE at the port of Kavala, Greece, Apr. 29, 2025, in support of the DEFENDER 25. Dynamic Employment of Forces to Europe for NATO Deterrence and Enhanced Readiness, also known as DEFENDER, is the largest annual U.S. Army security cooperation and exercise in Europe. DEFENDER 25 includes nearly 12,000 U.S. and 13,000 Allied and partner service members from 29 other nations, including Greece. DEFENDER 25 marks the first-time deployment of U.S. Army forces through the Port of Kavala, Greece, to include reception, staging, and onward movement (RSOM) throughout Czechia. DEFENDER 25 is the deployment of U.S. forces into a series of exercises designed to demonstrate the ability of the U.S. Army to respond and sustain operations of continental-based divisions, enablers, and joint forces and rehearse the integration of U.S. troops with NATO allies and partners for large scale combat operations from the High North to Mediterranean and Black Sea regions. (U.S. Army photo by Davide Dalla Massara)
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Credit: Davide Dalla Massara
VIRIN: 250930-D-QM467-0002
U.S. Army Vehicles offloaded from the cargo vessel ARC ENDURANCE at the port of Kavala, Greece, Apr. 29, 2025, in support of the DEFENDER 25. Dynamic Employment of Forces to Europe for NATO Deterrence and Enhanced Readiness, also known as DEFENDER, is the largest annual U.S. Army security cooperation and exercise in Europe. DEFENDER 25 includes nearly 12,000 U.S. and 13,000 Allied and partner service members from 29 other nations, including Greece. DEFENDER 25 marks the first-time deployment of U.S. Army forces through the Port of Kavala, Greece, to include reception, staging, and onward movement (RSOM) throughout Czechia. DEFENDER 25 is the deployment of U.S. forces into a series of exercises designed to demonstrate the ability of the U.S. Army to respond and sustain operations of continental-based divisions, enablers, and joint forces and rehearse the integration of U.S. troops with NATO allies and partners for large scale combat operations from the High North to Mediterranean and Black Sea regions. (U.S. Army photo by Davide Dalla Massara)
U.S. Army Vehicles offloaded from a cargo vessel at the port of Kavala, Greece
U.S. Army Vehicles offloaded from the cargo vessel ARC ENDURANCE at the port of Kavala, Greece, Apr. 29, 2025, in support of the DEFENDER 25. Dynamic Employment of Forces to Europe for NATO Deterrence and Enhanced Readiness, also known as DEFENDER, is the largest annual U.S. Army security cooperation and exercise in Europe. DEFENDER 25 includes nearly 12,000 U.S. and 13,000 Allied and partner service members from 29 other nations, including Greece. DEFENDER 25 marks the first-time deployment of U.S. Army forces through the Port of Kavala, Greece, to include reception, staging, and onward movement (RSOM) throughout Czechia. DEFENDER 25 is the deployment of U.S. forces into a series of exercises designed to demonstrate the ability of the U.S. Army to respond and sustain operations of continental-based divisions, enablers, and joint forces and rehearse the integration of U.S. troops with NATO allies and partners for large scale combat operations from the High North to Mediterranean and Black Sea regions. (U.S. Army photo by Davide Dalla Massara)
Diplomacy, Governance, Stabilization, and Humanitarian Assistance: 9
  • State OIG audits of State efforts to combat infectious diseases; war crimes accountability capacity building in Ukraine; and energy security and diversification initiatives in the Black Sea region.
  • USAID OIG audit of direct budget support to the Public Expenditures for Administrative Capacity Endurance Fund.
  • GAO audits of U.S. direct budget support to Ukraine; U.S. Government Ukraine recovery planning; and refugee and internally displaced persons assistance.
Management and Operations: 29
  • DoD OIG audits of the DoD’s purchase of medical materiel, and the U.S. Army’s administration of noncompetitive contracts in support of Ukraine.
  • DoD OIG evaluations of the DoD’s development of Arctic infrastructure, communications capabilities, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, and open Ukraine-related recommendations.
  • State OIG audits of emergency preparedness in selected Eastern European countries and embassy inspections.
  • State OIG evaluation of State’s administration of foreign assistance programs transferred from the USAID, and implementation of foreign assistance to Ukraine.
  • USAID OIG audit of selected disposition for terminated USAID awards in Ukraine.
  • GAO audits of Ukraine aid outcome monitoring and combatting human trafficking during armed conflicts, including Ukraine.

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