Afghan National Defense and Security Forces: DOD Needs to Improve Management and Oversight of Uniforms and Equipment

Abstract

Developing Afghanistan's security forces into a strong, sustainable force is a top priority for the U.S. government. To support this effort, from fiscal years (FY) 2002 through 2016, Congress appropriated approximately $64 billion to the Department of Defense (DOD) to train and equip the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF), which consists primarily of the Afghan National Army (ANA) and Afghan National Police (ANP). These efforts included providing organizational clothing and individual equipment (OCIE) to the ANDSF. OCIE includes items such as uniforms, helmets, body armor, boots, and sleeping bags. From 2010 through 2014, DOD spent more than $415 million to purchase these items. Within the U.S. government, the Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A) is the DOD entity responsible for overseeing U.S. efforts to supply the ANDSF with clothing and equipment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1139919

Entities

Organizations

  • Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Body Armor
  • Clothing
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Financial Management
  • Governments
  • Information Systems
  • Inventory
  • Logistics
  • Management Information Systems
  • National Security
  • Procurement
  • Standards
  • Supply Chain
  • United States Central Command

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Materials Science