Cooperative Threat Reduction: DOD Has Adequate Oversight of Assistance, but Procedural Limitations Remain
Abstract
Since 1992, the Congress has authorized the Department of Defense (DOD) to provide more than $3 billion for the Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) program to help Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Moldova, and Georgia secure and eliminate weapons of mass destruction. The Congress was concerned about proper oversight of equipment and services provided under the program and required DOD to report annually on whether the assistance provided was being used as intended. Initially, the program primarily provided equipment, such as cranes and railcars, to the recipient countries, but it has since evolved to a program that provides mostly contracted services, such as the design and construction of a fissile material storage facility. Section 1311 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (P.L. 106-398) requires that we report on DOD's oversight of the CTR program. Accordingly, we assessed (1) whether the Department s oversight procedures produce the necessary information to determine if the threat reduction assistance, including equipment provided and services furnished, is being used as intended and (2) whether improvements can be made in the way the Department carries out its oversight responsibilities. Also, section 1206 of the National Defense
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 2001
- Accession Number
- ADA391210
Entities
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office