Afghan National Army: Millions of Dollars at Risk Due to Minimal Oversight of Personnel and Payroll Data
Abstract
Since 2009, the U.S. government has provided more than $2.3 billion to pay the salaries and incentives of the Afghan National Army (ANA), which includes the Afghan Air Force. In January 2015, Essential Function 4, a component of the new North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)Resolute Support mission, reported 169,203 personnel assigned to the ANA, filling 87 percent of the forces 195,000 authorized positions as ofSeptember 30, 2014. The Afghan Ministry of Defense (MOD) and the ANA collect personnel and payroll data, while Essential Function 4previously the Combined Security Transition CommandAfghanistan (CSTC-A)is required to support the MOD in maintaining transparentprocesses to collect and verify this data, and CSTC-A continues to be responsible for overseeing U.S. direct assistance provided to the MOD to fund ANA salaries. Accurate ANA personnel and payroll data is essential to ensure the security and stability of the country. The objectives of this audit were to assess (1) the processes by which CSTC-A, Essential Function 4, and the Afghan government collect personnel and payroll data for ANA personnel assigned and present-for-duty; (2) how CSTC-A, Essential Function 4, and the Afghan government store, access, transfer, and use this data; and (3) the extent to which CSTC-A, Essential Function 4, and the Afghan government verify and reconcile ANA personnel and payroll data in order to determine the accuracy of the data.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 2015
- Accession Number
- AD1140150
Entities
People
- Gabriele Tonsil
- Matt Miller
- Mia Bonarski
Organizations
- Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction