Download or read book DOD State and USAID Obligated Over 17 7 Billion to About 7 000 Contractors and Other Entities for Afghanistan Reconstruction During Fiscal Years 20072009 written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book DOD State and USAID Obligated Over 17 7 Billion to about 7 000 Contractors and Other Entities for Afghanistan Reconstruction During FY 2007 FY 2009 written by United States. Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 2001 the United States has appropriated about $55 billion for the reconstruction of Afghanistan, primarily for the Departments of Defense (DOD) and State, and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). DOD, State, and USAID rely extensively on contractors and other implementing partners to undertake reconstruction projects. However, information on reconstruction contractors and other entities and the financial mechanisms used - contracts, cooperative agreements, and grants - is not routinely reported. The objective of the review by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) was to identify the contractors and implementing partners associated with reconstruction. What SIGAR found: DOD, State, and USAID reported more than $17.7 billion in obligations made against contracts, cooperative agreements, and grants for Afghanistan reconstruction during fiscal years 2007-2009. SIGAR identified about 7,000 contractors and other entities, including for-profit and non-profit organizations and multilateral organizations.
Download or read book Dod State and Usaid Obligated Over 17 7 Billion to about 7 000 Contractors and Other Entities for Afghanistan Reconstruction During Fy 2007 Fy 2009 written by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-07-03 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DOD, State, and USAID obligated over $17.7 billion to about 7,000 contractors and other entities for Afghanistan reconstruction during FY 2007-FY 2009 .
Download or read book Empire and Education written by A. Angulo and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-07-30 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about education and American imperialism from the War of 1898 to the War on Terror. Very little coordinated or sustained research has been devoted to the broader contours of America, education, and empire. And third, this volume seeks to inspire new directions in the study of American educational history.
Download or read book Transforming Wartime Contracting written by Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past decade, America's military and federal-civilian employees, as well as contractors, have performed vital and dangerous tasks in Iraq and Afghanistan. Contractors' support however, has been unnecessarily costly, and has been plagued by high levels of waste and fraud. The United States will not be able to conduct large or sustained contingency operations without heavy contractor support. Avoiding a repetition of the waste, fraud, and abuse seen in Iraq and Afghanistan requires either a great increase in agencies' ability to perform core tasks and to manage contracts effectively, or a disciplined reconsideration of plans and commitments that would require intense use of contractors. Failure by Congress and the Executive Branch to heed a decade's lessons on contingency contracting from Iraq and Afghanistan will not avert new contingencies. It will only ensure that additional billions of dollars of waste will occur and that U.S. objectives and standing in the world will suffer. Worse still, lives will be lost because of waste and mismanagement.
Download or read book CONTINGENCY CONTRACTING DOD State and USAID Contracts and Contractor Personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DOD, State, and USAID reported that they obligated at least $33.9 billion during fiscal year 2007 and the first half of fiscal year 2008 on 56,925 contracts with performance in either Iraq or Afghanistan. Almost three-fourths of the reported obligations were for contracts with performance in Iraq, with DOD having significantly more obligations than the other two agencies combined. The three agencies contracts were for services and supplies related to efforts such as construction and capacity building, as well as a range of support services for U.S. military forces and other government personnel. Of the agencies active contracts, almost 97 percent were awarded during the 18-month review period. The extent to which the agencies were required to compete these contracts depended on where the contract was awarded and performed, its dollar value, and the contracting method used. For all of the contracts awarded during the review period, the agencies reported that about two-thirds were competed to one extent or another. Competitively awarded contracts accounted for almost 85 percent of the obligations on new awards. The agencies reported using various competitive procedures, including full and open competition and simplified acquisition procedures, such as competitions among prequalified companies. However, DOD may have understated the extent to which it competed new awards. Of the 85 files we reviewed in Iraq and Afghanistan, we found 14 instances in which DOD reported that the contract had not been competitively awarded but the files indicated that competitive procedures were used to award the contract.
Download or read book Iraq and Afghanistan written by John P. Hutton and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. The DoD and State and the USAID have relied extensively on contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements for a wide range of services in Afghanistan and Iraq. However, the agencies have faced challenges in obtaining sufficient information to manage these contracts and assistance instruments. This report assessed the implementation of the Synchronized Pre-Deployment and Operational Tracker and data reported by the three agencies for Afghanistan and Iraq for FY 2009 and the first half of FY 2010 on the: (1) number of contractor and assistance personnel, including those providing security; (2) number of personnel killed or wounded; and (3) number and value of contracts and assistance instruments and extent of competition for new awards. Illus.
Download or read book Contingency Contracting written by John Hutton and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Departments of Defense (DoD) and State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) have relied extensively on contractors to provide a range of services in Iraq and Afghanistan, but the agencies have faced challenges in obtaining sufficient information to plan and manage their use of contractors. This report analyzed DoD, State, and USAID data for Iraq and Afghanistan for FY 2008 and the first half of FY 2009 on the: (1) status of agency efforts to track information on contracts and contractor personnel; (2) number of contractor personnel; (3) number of killed and wounded contractors; and (4) number and value of contracts and the extent to which they were awarded competitively. Includes recommendations. Charts and tables.
Download or read book Oversight of Reconstruction Contracts in Afghanistan and the Role of the Special Inspector General written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Afghanistan s National Power Utility written by United States. Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Contracting in Afghanistan written by United States. Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book USAID has disbursed 9 5 billion for reconstruction and funded some financial audits as required but many audits face significant delays accountability limitations and lack of resources written by United States. Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Contracting with the Enemy written by United States. Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Contingency Contracting written by United States. Government Accountability Office and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Department of Defense Spending on Afghanistan Reconstruction written by United States. Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Iraq and Afghanistan written by United States. Government Accountability Office and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Departments of Defense (DOD) and State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) have relied extensively on contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements for a wide range of services in Afghanistan and Iraq. However, as GAO previously reported, the agencies have faced challenges in obtaining sufficient information to manage these contracts and assistance instruments. As part of our third review under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008, as amended, GAO assessed the implementation of the Synchronized Predeployment and Operational Tracker (SPOT) and data reported by the three agencies for Afghanistan and Iraq for FY 2009 and the first half of FY 2010 on the (1) number of contractor and assistance personnel, including those providing security; (2) number of personnel killed or wounded; and (3) number and value of contracts and assistance instruments and extent of competition for new awards. GAO compared agency data to other available sources to assess reliability. In response to GAO's 2009 report, DOD, State, and USAID did not agree with the recommendation to develop a plan for implementing SPOT because they felt ongoing coordination efforts were sufficient. GAO continues to believe a plan is needed to correct SPOT's shortcomings and is not making any new recommendations.
Download or read book Afghanistan Politics Elections and Government Performance written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
