Commander's Emergency Response Program: DOD Has Not Determined the Full Extent to Which Its Program and Projects, Totaling $1.5 Billion in Obligations, Achieved Their Objectives and Goals in Afghanistan from Fiscal Years 2009 through 2013
Abstract
The Department of Defenses (DOD) Commander's Emergency Response Program (CERP) is a flexible program that U.S. commanders use in support of the U.S. Forces-Afghanistan (USFOR-A) mission and to meet urgent humanitarian and reconstruction needs. This program is implemented across 20 different categories, such as transportation, electricity, and agriculture. Since 2004, Congress appropriated $3.7 billion for CERP activities in Afghanistan, with over $2.6 billion (69 percent) appropriated between fiscal years 2009 and 2013. DOD has viewed the program as a critical tool for U.S. commanders to use in conducting counterinsurgency (COIN) and stability operations and other U.S. objectives, including improving economic development, supporting the Afghan government, protecting the Afghan people, and undermining the insurgency. The objectives of this audit were to assess the extent to which (1) DOD's reports demonstrate how CERP is advancing the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan and (2) DOD determined whether CERP projects are achieving their goals. The audit focused on CERP projects implemented from fiscal years 2009 through 2013. During this period, USFOR-A was responsible for CERP, and DOD obligated $1.5 billion (58 percent of all obligated CERP funds) and initiated 45,846 projects (80 percent of all CERP projects in Afghanistan).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 2018
- Accession Number
- AD1139447
Entities
People
- John Sopko
Organizations
- Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction