Challenges to Effective Oversight of Afghanistan Reconstruction Grow as High-Risk Areas Persist
Abstract
This statement explains the FY 2017 budget request for the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR). The statement describes SIGARs successes, challenges to accomplishing its mission, and steps taken to overcome or mitigate these challenges. In keeping with the agencys oversight mission, this statement also touches on key management and program challenges facing State, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Department of Defense (DOD) by noting areas of high risk that SIGAR has identified. Since FY 2002, Congress has appropriated approximately $113.1 billion to rebuild Afghanistan. That is at least $10 billion more, adjusted for inflation, than the amount the United States committed in civilian assistance to help rebuild Western Europe after World War II. For FY 2017, the President has requested $2.5 billion in Afghanistan-related funding via the State Department budget. The Presidents has also requested more than $3 billion in the Department of Defense (DOD) budget to train, equip, and sustain the Afghan National Security and Defense Forces (ANDSF). Another $11.5 billion from previous years reconstruction appropriations remains available for disbursement. SIGARs mission is to ensure that all these funds are spent as effectively and efficiently as possible, and that they are protected from waste, fraud, and abuse. Our enabling legislation also directs SIGAR to keep Congress and the Secretaries of State and Defense informed on reconstruction issues and to offer recommendations for improvement.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 24, 2016
- Accession Number
- AD1140101
Entities
People
- John Sopko
Organizations
- Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction