SIGIR First Quarterly Report to the United States Congress
Abstract
The Congress established the Office of the Inspector General of the Coalition Provisional Authority through Public Law 108-106. Pursuant to that statute, the CPA-IG with promote the efficient, legal, and effective use of U.S. taxpayer, Iraqi and other funds committed to Iraq relief and reconstruction efforts, by coordinating and engaging in audits, inspections, reviews, and investigations. Section 3001(i) of Public Law 108-106 requires the CPA-IG to submit to Congress, no later than March 30, 2004, (and each quarter thereafter), a report summarizing the activities of the Coalition Provisional Authority and the CPA-IG. This submission constitutes the CPA-IG's first mandated report, and it includes, among other things, information about the most significant activities of the CPA and the CPA-IG. Since commencing operations on January 20, 2004, the CPA-IG has been fully engaged in a wide range of activities including: Growing the organization in two months from 2 to 58 employees, who operate out of Washington and Baghdad, Deploying rapid response Tiger Teams to Baghdad to address issues of immediate concern, Launching several new initiatives, including: interagency working groups in Washington and Baghdad to coordinate Iraq contracting and funding reviews; implementing a CPA-IG Web site; setting up fraud, waste and abuse hotlines; and developing corporate governance reviews for contractors in Iraq, Conducting more than 50 interviews of key individuals regarding Iraq reconstruction program issues (Baghdad and Washington), Collecting a large volume of Iraq funding and process data from a wide range of sources.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 2004
- Accession Number
- ADA489525
Entities
People
- Stuart W. Bowen Jr.
Organizations
- Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction