INSPECTOR GENERAL
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
4800 MARK CENTER DRIVE
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA 22350-1500

May 11, 2020
MEMORANDUM FOR AUDITOR GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
SUBJECT: Evaluation of the Navy's Plans and Response to the Coronavirus-Disease-2019
Outbreak Onboard Ships (Project No. D2020-DEV0SI-0127.000)
We plan to begin the subject evaluation in May 2020. The objective of this evaluation is
to determine whether the Navy has implemented policies and procedures to prevent and mitigate
the spread of infectious diseases, such as coronavirus-disease-2019 (COVID-19), on ships and
submarines. In addition, we will determine whether mitigation measures that are effective in
preventing the spread of COVID-19 were implemented across the fleet. We may revise the
objective as the evaluation proceeds, and we will also consider suggestions from management for
additional or revised objectives.
We will perform the evaluation at relevant offices of the Office of the Chief of Naval
Operations, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, and U.S. Pacific Fleet. Due to the current health
protection condition level, meetings and discussions will be facilitated by video and
teleconference. We may identify additional organizations during the evaluation.
Please provide us with a point of contact for the evaluation within 5 days of the date of
this memorandum. The point of contact should be a Government employee—a GS-15, pay band
equivalent, or the military equivalent. Send the contact’s name, title, grade/pay band, phone
number, and e-mail address to
You can obtain information about the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General
from DoD Directive 5106.01, “Inspector General of the Department of Defense (IG DoD),”
April 20, 2012, as amended; and DoD Instruction 7050.03, “Office of the Inspector General of
the Department of Defense Access to Records and Information,” March 22, 2013. Our website is
www.dodig.mil.
If you have any questions, please contact

Randolph R. Stone
Assistant Inspector General for Evaluations
Space, Intelligence, Engineering, and Oversight