Military Assistance: Improving the Way Congress Is Notified of Program Changes

Abstract

Mr. Chairman: Your letter of April 15, 1987, requested that we examine and compare the Agency for International Development (AID) and Department of Defense (DOD) congressional notification procedures for reprogramming foreign assistance funds. You stated that, in recent years, the large volume of economic notifications and the limited information contained in military notifications have made effective oversight difficult. Specifically, you asked that we examine ND and DOD foreign assistance reprogramming notifications of the past 2 years, assess AID and DOD procedures, and consider alternatives to the current process that would allow Congress to be informed of significant reprogrammings without undue administrative burden on both the Congress and executive branch. The AID and DOD systems are distinctly different, and as agreed with your office, each will be covered in a separate report. This report discusses the DOD military assistance reprogramming process.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1988
Accession Number
AD1103037

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Central America
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • Education
  • El Salvador
  • Foreign Military Sales
  • Foreign Relations
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • House Of Representatives
  • Law
  • Military Assistance
  • Military Education
  • National Security
  • Political Systems
  • President (United States)
  • Public Administration
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting