Management and Oversight of Fuel in Afghanistan: DOD is Taking Steps to Improve Accountability, but Additional Actions are Needed
Abstract
Since 2001, the U.S. military, along with its coalition and Afghan counterparts, has had to import, distribute, and consume fuel to support its operations. According to the Defense Logistics AgencyEnergy (DLA-E), the agency supplied more than 2.8 billion gallons of fuel to support U.S. military operations in Afghanistan at a cost of more than $13 billion from fiscal year (FY) 2008 through FY 2016. Additionally, from FY 2010 through FY 2018, the Department of Defense (DOD) planned to spend $3.2 billion to supply fuel for the Afghan National Defense andSecurity Forces (ANDSF). As of March 2017, DOD estimated that the ANDSF would require approximately 108 million gallons of fuel annually.Beginning in 2012, SIGAR, the DOD Office of Inspector General (OIG), and the U.S. Army Audit Agency (USAAA) have issued nine reports concerning either U.S. or Afghan military fuel management and accountability efforts in Afghanistan. Additionally, SIGAR conducted 70 criminal investigations related to fuel theft in the country. The objectives of this evaluation were to (1) review and summarize weaknesses identified in audits and evaluations completed prior to 2017 regarding efforts to procure, distribute, and account for fuel in Afghanistan, as well as SIGARs investigations related to fuel theft; (2) assess current challenges associated with overseeing and accounting for fuel acquired for the ANDSF; and (3) evaluate DODs planned initiatives to improve oversight and accountability of fuel acquired for the ANDSF.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 2018
- Accession Number
- AD1139406
Entities
People
- Annalise Latting
- Brian Persico
- Christina Matt
- Daniel Tessler
- J. M. Brown
- John Dedona
- Kim Corthell
- Michael Earnest
- Philip Cousin
- Robert Vainshtein
Organizations
- Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction