Oversight Of Reconstruction Contracts In Afghanistan And The Role Of The Special Inspector General

Author : United States. Congress,United States Senate,Committee on Homeland Security and Af Governmental
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2017-12-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 198202917X

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Oversight of Reconstruction Contracts in Afghanistan and the Role of the Special Inspector General by United States. Congress,United States Senate,Committee on Homeland Security and Af Governmental Pdf

Oversight of reconstruction contracts in Afghanistan and the role of the special inspector general : hearing before the Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, November 18, 2010.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UCSD:31822032520603

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Oversight of Reconstruction Contracts in Afghanistan and the Role of the Special Inspector General by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight Pdf

Author : John F. Sopko
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2016-11-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1457869136

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Corruption in Conflict by John F. Sopko Pdf

This report examines how the U.S. government -- primarily the Departments of Defense (DOD), State, Treasury, and Justice (DOJ), and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) -- understood the risks of corruption in Afghanistan, how the U.S. response to corruption evolved, and the effectiveness of that response. The report identifies lessons to inform U.S. policies and actions at the onset of and throughout a contingency operation and makes recommendations for both legislative and executive branch action. This analysis reveals that corruption substantially undermined the U.S. mission in Afghanistan from the very beginning of Operation Enduring Freedom. It concludes that failure to effectively address the problem means that U.S. reconstruction programs, at best, will continue to be subverted by systemic corruption and, at worst, will fail. Figures and tables.. This is a print on demand report.

Author : Arnold Fields
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2010-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781437935752

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Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) by Arnold Fields Pdf

In Afghanistan, the U.S. has begun to implement the new strategy articulated by Pres. Obama in Dec. 2009. The U.S. military and civilian surge is intended to create an 18-month window of opportunity to strengthen the Afghan government¿s ability to provide for its security and deliver essential services to its people. The U.S. gov¿t. needs to improve the way it designs and implements reconstruction programs. More attention must be paid in these 4 areas: matching the appropriate human and financial resources to achieve policy objectives; developing metrics to measure project and program results to ensure that reconstruction goals are being met; providing better oversight of contractors; and increasing efforts to deter corruption.

Author : John F. Sopko
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1457848481

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Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) by John F. Sopko Pdf

This quarterly report for July 30, 2013 on the status of the U.S.-funded reconstruction effort in Afghanistan issued by the Special Inspector Gen. for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) shows that with a renewed dedication to the critical oversight mission in Afghanistan, SIGAR had the most productive quarter since Congress created the agency in 2008. More than 30 audits, inspections, alert letters, and other reports were issued. SIGAR maintains the largest international oversight force in Afghanistan because there is no substitute for in-person oversight of U.S.-funded reconstruction programs; that is the best way to protect the approximately $20 billion of reconstructon funding that has yet to be disbursed. Contents of this report: Contract Oversight; SIGAR Oversight Activities; Reconstruction Update; Other Agency Oversight. Figures and tables.

Author : United States. Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Military education
ISBN : OCLC:807708944

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Better planning and oversight could have reduced construction delays and costs at the Kabul Military Training Center by United States. Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction Pdf

Author : Conor Keane
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2016-03-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317003182

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US Nation-Building in Afghanistan (Open Access) by Conor Keane Pdf

Why has the US so dramatically failed in Afghanistan since 2001? Dominant explanations have ignored the bureaucratic divisions and personality conflicts inside the US state. This book rectifies this weakness in commentary on Afghanistan by exploring the significant role of these divisions in the US’s difficulties in the country that meant the battle was virtually lost before it even began. The main objective of the book is to deepen readers understanding of the impact of bureaucratic politics on nation-building in Afghanistan, focusing primarily on the Bush Administration. It rejects the ’rational actor’ model, according to which the US functions as a coherent, monolithic agent. Instead, internal divisions within the foreign policy bureaucracy are explored, to build up a picture of the internal tensions and contradictions that bedevilled US nation-building efforts. The book also contributes to the vexed issue of whether or not the US should engage in nation-building at all, and if so under what conditions.

Author : U. S. House U.S. House of Representatives
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2016-07-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1535043180

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Oversight of Department of Defense Reconstruction Projects in Afghanistan by U. S. House U.S. House of Representatives Pdf

Since its creation in 2008, SIGAR has issued 37 inspection reports examining 45 DOD reconstruction projects with a combined value of about $1.1 billion. The projects were located in 15 of Afghanistan's 34 provinces, and included 16 Afghan National Police (ANP) and 13 Afghan National Army (ANA) bases, 5 schools, 3 medical facilities, 3 incinerator locations, 2 storage facilities, 1 road, 1 bridge, and 1 electrical plant. These projects do not constitute a representative sample of all DOD reconstruction projects. As a result, we do not use our findings to draw conclusions about the full population of DOD reconstruction projects. However, our findings provide valuable insight into the varying quality of projects that exist and the reasons for these project outcomes. Figure 1 shows the location of each of the 45 DOD reconstruction projects we inspected.

Author : John F. Sopko
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2014-11-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1457858460

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Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) by John F. Sopko Pdf

This report summarizes the oversight work of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) and updates developments in the major sectors of Afghanistan's reconstruction effort from April 1 to June 30, 2014. It also discusses whether the reconstruction is sustainable. During this reporting period, SIGAR published 30 reports assessing the U.S. efforts to build the Afghan security forces, improve governance, and facilitate economic and social development. They identified a number of problems, including a lack of accountability, failures of planning, construction deficiencies, and other threats to health and safety. The monetary results from SIGAR's ongoing investigations totaled $3.1 million from criminal fines, restitutions, forfeitures, contract monies protected, and civil settlement agreements. Two government contractors were terminated and 16 individuals and 39 companies were referred for suspension or debarment based on allegations of fraud and non-performance in contracts. Tables and figures. This is a print on demand report.

Author : United States. Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Postwar reconstruction
ISBN : OCLC:807671492

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Afghan First initiative has placed work with Afghan companies, but is affected by inconsistent contract solicitation and vetting, and employment data is limited by United States. Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Constitutional law
ISBN : UCR:31210023484569

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Activities of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781437927412

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Afghanistan: Politics, Elections, and Government Performance by Anonim Pdf

In the context of a review of U.S. strategy in Afghanistan during September-November 2009, the performance and legitimacy of the Afghan government figured prominently. In his December 1, 2009, speech announcing a way forward in Afghanistan, President Obama stated that the Afghan government would be judged on performance, and "The days of providing a blank check are over." The policy statement was based, in part, on an assessment of the security situation furnished by the top commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, which warned of potential mission failure unless a fully resourced classic counterinsurgency strategy is employed. That counterinsurgency effort is deemed to require a legitimate Afghan partner. The Afghan government's limited writ and widespread official corruption are believed by U.S. officials to be helping sustain a Taliban insurgency and complicating international efforts to stabilize Afghanistan. At the same time, President Hamid Karzai has, through compromise with faction leaders, been able to confine ethnic disputes to political competition, enabling his government to focus on trying to win over those members of the ethnic Pashtun community that support Taliban and other insurgents.

Author : S. Rebecca Zimmerman,Daniel Egel,Ilana Blum
Publisher : Rand Corporation
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2016-02-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Task Force for Business and Stability Operations by S. Rebecca Zimmerman,Daniel Egel,Ilana Blum Pdf

RAND researchers identify lessons from the Task Force for Business and Stability Operations in Afghanistan, which sought to use private-sector strategies to create a sustainable Afghan economy.

Author : United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105219354912

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Work with GAO. by United States. General Accounting Office Pdf

Author : National Defense University,Joseph J. Collins,Jr. Richard D. Hooker
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1329628497

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Lessons Encountered by National Defense University,Joseph J. Collins,Jr. Richard D. Hooker Pdf

This volume represents an early attempt at assessing the Long War, now in its 14th year. Forged in the fires of the 9/11 attacks, the war includes campaigns against al Qaeda, major conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, and operations in the Horn of Africa, the Republic of the Philippines, and globally, in the air and on the sea. The authors herein treat only the campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq, the largest U.S. efforts. It is intended for future senior officers, their advisors, and other national security decisionmakers. By derivation, it is also a book for students in joint professional military education courses, which will qualify them to work in the field of strategy. While the book tends to focus on strategic decisions and developments of land wars among the people, it acknowledges that the status of the United States as a great power and the strength of its ground forces depend in large measure on the dominance of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force in their respective domains.