Download or read book Global war on terrorism DOD needs to improve the reliability of cost data and provide additional guidance to control costs report to congressional committees written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: GAO found numerous problems in DOD's processes for recording and reporting costs for GWOT, raising significant concerns about the overall reliability of DOD's reported cost data. As a result, neither DOD nor Congress can reliably know how much the war is costing and details on how appropriated funds are being spent, or have historical data useful in considering future funding needs. On the basis of GAO's work, DOD is taking steps to improve its cost reporting. Factors affecting the reliability of DOD's reported costs include long-standing deficiencies in DOD's financial systems, the lack of a systematic process to ensure that data are correctly entered into those systems, inaccurately reported costs, and difficulties in properly categorizing costs. In at least one case, reported costs may be materially overstated. Specifically, DOD's reported obligations for mobilized Army reservists in fiscal year 2004 were based primarily on estimates rather than actual information and differed from related payroll information by as much as $2.1 billion, or 30 percent of the amount DOD reported in its cost report. In addition, GAO found inadvertent double counting in the Navy's and Marine Corps' portion of DOD's reported costs amounting to almost $1.8 billion from November 2004 through April 2005. Because it was not feasible to examine all reported costs and significant data reliability problems existed, GAO was not able to determine the extent that total costs were misstated.
Download or read book Global War on Terrorism written by Sharon Pickup and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2009-09 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since September 11, 2001, Congress has provided about $808 billion to the DoD for the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) in addition to funding in DoD's base budget. Prior reports have found DoD's reported GWOT cost data unreliable and found problems with transparency over certain costs. In response, DoD has made several changes to its cost-reporting procedures. Congress has shown interest in increasing the transparency of DoD's cost reporting and funding requests for GWOT. This report assessed: (1) DoD's progress in improving the accuracy and reliability of its GWOT cost reporting; and (2) DoD's methodology for reporting GWOT costs by contingency operation. Includes recommendations. Charts and tables.
Download or read book Gao 05 882 Global War on Terrorism written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-01-31 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: GAO-05-882 Global War on Terrorism: DOD Needs to Improve the Reliability of Cost Data and Provide Additional Guidance to Control Costs
Download or read book Global War on Terrorism written by Sharon Pickup and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2008-11 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 2001, Congress has provided the DoD with hundreds of billions of dollars for military operations in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). DoD compiles and reports monthly and cumulative obligations incurred to support GWOT. The Nat. Defense Authorization Act for FY 2006 requires quarterly updates to Congress on the costs of Oper. Iraqi Freedom and Oper. Enduring Freedom based on DoD¿s monthly reports. This report contains an analysis of DoD¿s reported obligations for military operations in support of GWOT through 9/07. It assessed: DoD¿s appropriations and reported obligations for military operations in support of GWOT through FY 2007; and DoD¿s FY 2007 reported obligations for GWOT by military service. Charts and tables.
Download or read book Global war on terrorism DOD should consider all funds requested for the war when determining needs and covering expenses report to congressional committees written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Global War on terrorism Reported Obligations for the Department of Defense written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Global War on Terrorism written by Sharon L. Pickup (au) and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2006-02 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Global War On Terrorism written by United States. Government Accountability Office and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Defense Budget written by Sharon Pickup and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2009-03 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the Sept. 2001 terrorist attacks, Congress has provided about $800 billion as of July 2008 to the Dept. of Defense (DoD) for military operations in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). GWOT budget requests have grown in scope and the amount requested has increased every year. DoD uses various processes and the Contingency Operations Support Tool (COST) to estimate costs for these operations and to develop budget requests. This report assessed: (1) how DoD uses COST and other processes to develop GWOT budget requests; and (2) what actions DoD has taken to ensure COST adheres to best practices for cost estimation. Includes recommendations. Charts and tables.
Download or read book Global War on Terrorism GWOT written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Global War on Terrorism written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-15 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the September 2001 terroristattacks, Congress has providedabout $542.9 billion, as of May2007, to the Department of Defense(DOD) for the Global War onTerrorism (GWOT). Prior GAOreports have found DOD's reportedGWOT obligation data unreliableand problems with transparencyover certain costs. DOD madechanges to its reportingprocedures, requiring componentsto perform a monthly varianceanalysis on obligation data and toinclude affirmation statementsattesting to the accuracy of costdata.Under the Comptroller General'sauthority to conduct evaluations onhis own initiative, GAO assessed(1) the outlook of DOD's reportedGWOT obligations for fiscal year2007 and funding requests for fiscalyear 2008, (2) the effect of changesin DOD's GWOT funding guidance,and (3) DOD's progress inimplementing variance analysis andaffirmation statements.For this engagement, GAOanalyzed fiscal year 2007 GWOTrelatedappropriations andreported obligations, as well asDOD's corrective actions.
Download or read book Global War on Terrorism written by Sharon L. Pickup and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 9 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 2001, Congress has provided the Department of Defense (DOD) with hundreds of billions of dollars in supplemental and annual appropriations for military operations in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). DOD's reported annual obligations for GWOT have shown a steady increase from about $0.2 billion in fiscal year 2001 to about $139.8 billion in fiscal year 2007. To continue GWOT operations, the President requested $189.3 billion in appropriations for DOD in fiscal year 2008. Through December 2007, Congress has provided DOD with about $86.8 billion of this request, including $16.8 billion for Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles. As of February 2008, Congress has not taken action on the remaining $102.5 billion. The United States' commitments to GWOT will likely involve the continued investment of significant resources, requiring decision makers to consider difficult trade-offs as the nation faces an increasing long-range fiscal challenge. The magnitude of future costs will depend on several direct and indirect cost variables and, in some cases, decisions that have not yet been made. DOD's future costs will likely be affected by the pace and duration of operations, the types of facilities needed to support troops overseas, redeployment plans, and the amount of equipment to be repaired or replaced. DOD compiles and reports monthly and cumulative incremental obligations incurred to support GWOT in a monthly Supplemental and Cost of War Execution Report. DOD leadership uses this report, along with other information, to advise Congress on the costs of the war and to formulate future GWOT budget requests. DOD reports these obligations by appropriation, contingency operation, and military service or defense agency. The monthly cost reports are typically compiled within the 45 days after the end of the reporting month in which the obligations are incurred. DOD has prepared monthly reports on the obligations incurred for its involvement in GWOT since fiscal year 2001. Section 1221 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 requires GAO to submit quarterly updates to Congress on the costs of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom based on DOD's monthly Supplemental and Cost of War Execution Reports. This report, which responds to this requirement, contains our analysis of DOD's reported obligations for military operations in support of GWOT through December 2007. Specifically, we assessed (1) DOD's cumulative appropriations and reported obligations for military operations in support of GWOT and (2) DOD's fiscal year 2008 reported obligations through December 2007, the latest data available for GWOT by military service and appropriation account.
Download or read book Cost of Iraq Afghanistan and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9 11 written by Amy Belasco and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011-03 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the ninth year of operations since the 9/11 attacks while troops are being withdrawn in Iraq and increased in Afghanistan, the cost of war continues to be a major issue including the total amount appropriated, the amount for each operation, average monthly spending rates, and the scope and duration of future costs. This report analyzes war funding for the Defense Department and tracks funding for USAID and VA Medical funding.
Download or read book Report of Committee Activities One Hundred Ninth Congress January 4 2005 Through December 8 2006 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cost of Iraq Afghanistan and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9 11 written by Amy Belasco and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2009-12 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report analyzes the war funding for the Defense Department and tracks funding for USAID and VA Medical funding.
Download or read book Improving Financial and Business Management at the Department of Defense written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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