Drug Control: DOD Should Improve its Oversight of the National Guard Counterdrug Program

Abstract

Since 1989, DOD has received billions of dollars to fund the National Guard's participation in a counterdrug program focused on domestic drug interdiction activities. DOD received $261 million for this program in fiscal year 2018. This program provides military support to assist state, local, and tribal law enforcement organizations with counterdrug activities and operates in 54 states and territories across the United States. Senate Report 115-125 included a provision for GAO to evaluate the National Guard counterdrug program. This report (1) evaluates the extent to which DOD has strategy and implementing guidance for the National Guard counterdrug program, and (2) assesses DOD's processes to approve states' counterdrug plans and distribute funding to the program, among other things. GAO reviewed DODs counterdrug strategy and guidance; DOD funding and personnel data; and its processes to distribute funding.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 17, 2019
Accession Number
AD1156277

Entities

People

  • Elizabeth A. Field

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Reconnaissance
  • Congress
  • Criminals
  • Department Of Defense
  • Drug Interdiction
  • Drug Trafficking
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Law Enforcement
  • Military Personnel
  • National Guard
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • President (United States)
  • United States
  • United States Government

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