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IG Finds MSC Did Not Accurately Report Surge Sealift Vessel Readiness

IG Finds MSC Did Not Accurately Report Surge Sealift Vessel Readiness
Military Sealift Command vessels, from left to right, large, medium-speed roll-on/roll-off vessel USNS Mendonca (T-AKR 303), container and roll-on/roll-off ship USNS PFC Eugene A. Obregon (T-AK 3006), and large, medium-speed roll-on/roll-off vessel USNS Gilliland (T-AKR 298), participate in a group sail during Turbo Activation in September 2019. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

A Department of Defense Inspector General (IG) audit found the Military Sealift Command (MSC) did not accurately report the readiness status of 15 surge sealift vessels from FY 2017-2018. The report, Audit of Surge Sealift Readiness Reporting, determined MSC did not report the accurate readiness status of these surge sealift ships because it relied on ship contractors to report ship readiness. The IG’s office used 2017-2018 surge sealift readiness reports from the Defense Readiness Reporting System-Navy (DRRS-N) and Defense Readiness…

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