Bosnia: Costs are Exceeding DoD's Estimate.

Abstract

The Department of Defense (DOD) had deployed about 22,000 troops to Bosnia and surrounding countries as of July 1996 to assist in implementing the Dayton Peace Accords. U.S. forces are part of a multilateral coalition under North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) command called the Implementation Force (IFOR). DOD is currently estimating that the incremental cost of its participation in IFOR will be about $3 billion. We reported in March 1996 that DOD'S cost for the Bosnia operation was uncertain at that time, but could very well exceed its earlier estimate of $2.5 billion. Based on your continued interest in this matter, we are providing updated information about DOD'S costs to help you assess DOD'S requests for funding. We recently briefed your staff on these issues. We plan to continue reviewing DOD'S costs and will provide further reports.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 25, 1996
Accession Number
ADA314070

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Congress
  • Cost Estimates
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deployment
  • Governments
  • Logistics
  • Military Personnel
  • National Security
  • Nato
  • Nato Forces
  • Personnel Management
  • Security
  • Transportation
  • Treaties
  • United States

Readers

  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting