Download or read book Better Planning and Oversight Could Have Reduced Construction Delays and Costs at the Kabul Military Training Center written by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-07-03 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Better planning and oversight could have reduced construction delays and costs at the Kabul Military Training Center .
Download or read book Better planning and oversight could have reduced construction delays and costs at the Kabul Military Training Center written by United States. Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Reconstructing the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces written by United States. Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Reconstructing the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces Lessons from the U S Experience in Afghanistan written by Special Inspector for Afghanistan Reconstruction (U.S.) and published by U.S. Independent Agencies and Commissions. This book was released on 2017-08 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication is the second in a series of lessons learned reports which examine how the U.S. government and Departments of Defense, State, and Justice carried out reconstruction programs in Afghanistan. In particular, the report analyzes security sector assistance (SSA) programs to create, train and advise the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) between 2002 and 2016. This publication concludes that the effort to train the ANDSF needs to continue, and provides recommendations for the SSA programs to be improved, based on lessons learned from careful analysis of real reconstruction situations in Afghanistan. The publication states that the United States was never prepared to help create Afghan police and military forces capable of protecting that country from internal and external threats. It is the hope of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), John F. Sopko, that this publication, and other SIGAR reports will create a body of work that can help provide reasonable solutions to help United States agencies and military forces improve reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan. Related items: Counterterrorism publications can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/counterterrorism Counterinsurgency publications can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/counterinsurgency Warfare & Military Strategy publications can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/warfare-military-strategy Afghanistan War publications can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/afghanistan-war
Download or read book Inadequate Contract Oversight of Military Construction Projects in Afghanistan Resulted in Increased Hazards to Life and Safety written by Amy J. Frontz and published by . This book was released on 2013-05-29 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The objective of this report was to determine whether the Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment (AFCEE) provided effective oversight of construction projects in Afghanistan. The authors selected a nonstatistical sample of 4 of the 19 military construction projects located at Camps Bastion/Leatherneck that met their criteria to determine whether AFCEE officials properly monitored contractor performance and adequately performed quality assurance oversight responsibilities during construction. The report concludes that AFCEE Contingency Construction Division officials did not provide effective oversight of military construction projects in Afghanistan. As a result, the life and safety of Camps Bastion/Leatherneck coalition forces who occupied the Secure Reception, Staging, Onward-Movement, and Integration facility and the Command and Control facility were at increased risk. Figures. This is a print on demand report.
Download or read book Afghanistan written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-10-05 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since re-opening in 2002, the U.S. embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, has experienced a dramatic increase in staffing, followed by a gradual drawdown. State has invested or plans to invest a total of $2.17 billion in U.S. facilities to address current and projected space needs. State awarded two contracts in 2009 and 2010 to construct additional on-compound housing and office facilities. State partially terminated one contract for the convenience of the U.S. government, and expanded the construction requirements of the second, affecting cost and schedule. State's Bureau of Overseas Building Operations is responsible for the planning, design, and construction of U.S. embassies. This report updates and expands upon GAO's previous work. This report examines (1) the extent to which construction cost and schedule have changed and why, (2) State's use of temporary facilities on-compound, and (3) State's planning for projected embassy facility needs. GAO evaluated construction planning and contract documents and interviewed State and contractor officials in Washington, D.C., and Kabul.
Download or read book Afghanistan written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Since re-opening in 2002, the U.S. embassy in Kabul has experienced a dramatic increase in staffing, followed by a gradual drawdown. State has invested or plans to invest a total of $2.17 billion in its facilities in Kabul to address current and projected space needs in a difficult environment with constantly evolving security threats. State awarded two contracts in 2009 and 2010 to construct additional on-compound housing and office facilities. This statement summarizes GAO's May 2015 report on the status of construction at the U.S. embassy in Kabul (GAO-15-410). Like its May 2015 report, this testimony discusses (1) the extent to which construction cost and schedule have changed and why, (2) State's use of temporary facilities on-compound, and (3) State's planning for projected embassy facility needs. For its May 2015 report, GAO examined agency planning, funding, and reporting documents and interviewed officials from State's Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, and other offices. The review included fieldwork and associated follow-up in Kabul, Afghanistan throughout 2014"--Publisher's web site.
Download or read book Defense Infrastructure written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-23 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For about 15 years, DOD has funded "contingency construction" projects to support operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The range, complexity, and cost of construction vary (e.g., from concrete pads for tents to brick-and-mortar barracks). DOD funds the projects through MILCON or O&M appropriations. Base commanders can use O&M to fund lower cost projects. Senate Report 113-174 includes a provision for GAO to review issues related to military construction in the CENTCOM area of responsibility in support of contingency operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. GAO evaluated, among other things, the extent to which DOD has (1) tracked the universe and cost of all contingency construction projects in support of contingency operations there, (2) developed a process to determine the appropriate level of construction for MILCON-funded contingency construction projects, and (3) developed a process for reevaluating contingency construction projects when missions change. GAO reviewed relevant guidance and project data.
Download or read book Semiannual Report of Committee Activities written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Afghanistan written by U S Government Accountability Offi Gao and published by . This book was released on 2019-06-20 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Afghanistan: Embassy Construction Cost and Schedule Have Increased, and Further Facilities Planning is Needed
Download or read book ANP Compound at Kandahar Generally Met Contract Terms But Has Project Planning Oversight and Sustainability Issues written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One objective of coalition efforts in Afghanistan is to build the country's capacity to provide for its own security by housing, training, and equipping up to 134,000 Afghanistan National Police (ANP) by October 2011. The Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A) provided $45 million to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to fund a firm fixed-price contract and three firm fixed-price task orders to construct a compound consisting of a regional logistics center, a National Civil Order Police battalion, a Uniform Police regional headquarters, and a Border Police command center. Referred to as the Joint Regional Afghanistan Security Forces Compound (JRAC), the compound is located outside the Kandahar Airfield in Kandahar Province. USACE's Afghanistan Engineer District (AED)-South has primary oversight responsibilities for construction activities. This report addresses the contract's and each task order's cost, outcome, and oversight; and the sustainment of JRAC. To accomplish these objectives, SIGAR reviewed relevant contract documents such as statements of work, contract modifications, and quality assurance and quality control records in light of applicable criteria described in the Federal Acquisition Regulation and USACE quality assurance guidance. SIGAR interviewed officials from CSTC-A, AED-South, AED-North, and performed a site inspection in November 2009 and follow-up fieldwork in March 2010. SIGAR conducted work in Kabul and Kandahar, Afghanistan, from October 2009 to July 2010 in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards.
Download or read book Congressional Record written by United States. Congress and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 1682 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)
Download or read book Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan written by Jacqueline R. Robinson and published by Nova Science Publishers. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contractors represent over half of the U.S. presence in the contingency operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, at times employing more than a quarter-million people. They have performed vital tasks in support of U.S. defence, diplomatic, and development objectives. But the cost has been high. Poor planning, management, and oversight of contracts has led to massive waste and has damaged these objectives. Contracting decisions made during urgent contingencies have often neglected the need to determine whether host-nation governments can or will sustain the many projects and programs that U.S. contracts have established in their countries. This book examines the work of Congresses bipartisan Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan, created to study waste, fraud, abuse, accountability, and other issues in contingency contracting, and to make recommendations for improvement.
Download or read book Afghanistan written by Michael J. Courts and published by . This book was released on 2015-06-21 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since re-opening in 2002, the U.S. embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, has experienced a dramatic increase in staffing, followed by a gradual drawdown. The State Department (State) has invested or plans to invest a total of $2.17 billion in U.S. facilities to address current and projected space needs. State awarded two contracts in 2009 and 2010 to construct additional on-compound housing and office facilities. State later partially terminated one contract, and expanded the construction requirements of the second, affecting cost and schedule. This report examines (1) the extent to which construction cost and schedule have changed and why; (2) State's use of temporary facilities on-compound; and (3) State's planning for projected embassy facility needs. Tables and figures. This is a print on demand report.
Download or read book Federal Evaluations written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 1216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains an inventory of evaluation reports produced by and for selected Federal agencies, including GAO evaluation reports that relate to the programs of those agencies.
Download or read book Federal Program Evaluations written by and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 1216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains an inventory of evaluation reports produced by and for selected Federal agencies, including GAO evaluation reports that relate to the programs of those agencies.
Download or read book Actions Needed to Resolve Construction Delays at the Counter Narcotics Justice Center written by United States. Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents the results of our review of delays in the construction of a detention facility at the U.S.-funded Counter-Narcotics Justice Center in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Center is a key component of U.S. and Afghan counter-narcotics efforts and addressing delays in the construction of the detention facility is critical to the successful operation of the Center. Consequently, the report includes two recommendations for the State Department's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs to expedite the construction of that facility.
