SIGAR's Office of Special Projects
Abstract
Why and when did SIGAR establish the Office of Special Projects? SIGAR established the Office of Special Projects in 2013 in response to requests from Members of Congress, Congressional staff (including Senate Armed Services Committee staff), former ambassadors, and a former commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, to address emerging and critical issues in a timely fashion, and to address important issues that may not require a full audit. However, issues uncovered by a Special Projects inquiry may later result in an audit or criminal investigation. The Office of Special Projects provides SIGAR with the flexibility to respond to Congressional inquiries, conduct an initial review of an emerging issue to determine whether it warrants further action, and to alert the Defense Department, the State Department, USAID, and others to immediate threats to life, health, safety, and security. Special projects may later result in audits or criminal investigations. Since it was established, SIGARs Office of Special Projects has completed a number of oversight projects that could not have been handled in a timely fashion as either an auditor an inspection. SIGAR is not the only IG office that conducts special projects. An informal survey of major Federal agency IGs indicates that at least 11 IGs, including the DOD IG and the State Department IG, have established a special projects office or equivalent function.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 04, 2015
- Accession Number
- AD1140122
Entities
People
- John Sopko
Organizations
- Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction