Allegations Related to USACE Operations and Maintenance Contract for Afghan Security Forces' Facilities
Abstract
In August 2014, SIGAR investigators received a hotline complaint related to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (USACE) operation and maintenance (O and M) contract that supports Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) facilities throughout southern Afghanistan. One of the allegations made by the complainant charged that USACE was paying its O and M contractor, ITT/Exelis Systems Corporation (Exelis), upwards of $50,000 per month to rent six conex containers, also known as steel shipping containers, to use as warehouse space to support O and M operations at Camp Hero in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The complainant also alleged that USACE could have saved thousands in taxpayer dollars had USACE purchased the containers outright rather than paying Exelis to rent them over the course of the contract. After investigating the complaint for possible criminal wrongdoing, SIGAR concluded that there did not appear to be any criminal offences and the complaint was referred to SIGAR's Special Projects Directorate for further examination. We initiated this review in response to these allegations.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 2017
- Accession Number
- AD1139853
Entities
People
- John Sopko
Organizations
- Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction