2008 Evaluation of the DoD Voting Assistance Program
Abstract
Section 1566, Title 10, United States Code, Voting assistance; compliance assessments; assistance, as amended, requires that the Inspectors General of the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Marine Corps conduct an annual review of the effectiveness of voting assistance programs; and an annual review of the compliance with voting assistance programs of that Service. Upon the completion of their annual review, each Service Inspector General submits to the DoD Inspector General a report on the results of their review. The statute requires that the DoD Inspector General submit to Congress a report on the effectiveness during the preceding calendar year of voting assistance programs; and the level of compliance during the preceding calendar year with voting assistance programs of each of the Services. To facilitate this reporting process, the DoD IG established a report template to standardize the format for the Services reports. Therefore, this report consolidates all of those reports and summarizes some of those reports key facts. The DoD IG did not independently verify or validate the Service IG Reports. As an added dimension for our review, we also solicited input from the combatant commands and from the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) Office. The Service Inspectors General reported that their programs were effective and in compliance with DoD regulations and public law. The oversight programs of the FVAP Office and the Services continue to evolve, presenting opportunities to improve the effectiveness and compliance aspects of the Voting Assistance Program. For example, in 2008, FVAP managers established a program metrics tool to measure effectiveness and compliance. The data collected for these metrics serve to describe program activities and sets the baseline for examining the program going forward. program improvement. Service Inspectors General provided detail
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 30, 2009
- Accession Number
- ADA596276
Entities
Organizations
- Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense