Rebuilding Iraq: Continued Progress Requires Overcoming Contract Management Challenges

Abstract

Overall, the United States generally has not met its goals for reconstruction activities in Iraq with respect to the oil, electricity, and water sectors. As of August 2006, oil production is below the prewar level, and the restoration of electricity and new or restored water treatment capacity remain below stated goals. One-third of DOD's planned construction work still needs to be completed and some work is not planned for completion until late 2008. Continuing violence in the region is one of the reasons that DOD is having difficulty achieving its goals. The contracting challenges encountered in Iraq are emblematic of systemic issues faced by DOD. When setting requirements for work to be done, DOD made assumptions about funding and time frames that later proved to be unfounded. The failure to define realistic requirements has had a cascading effect on contracts and has made it difficult to take subsequent steps to get successful outcomes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 28, 2006
Accession Number
AD1151886

Entities

People

  • Katherine V. Schinasi

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

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  • Human Systems

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  • Accountability
  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Army
  • Business Administration
  • Contract Administration
  • Contract Proposals
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Health Care
  • House Of Representatives
  • Infrastructure
  • International Organizations
  • Law
  • Military Organizations
  • Personnel Management
  • Security
  • United States
  • United States Government

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