Review of Task Force Shield Programs

Abstract

Task Force Shield was established in September 2003 with the mission of building Iraq's capacity to protect its oil and electrical infrastructure. Iraq's oil and electrical infrastructure includes approximately 340 key installations, 7,000 kilometers of oil pipeline, and 14,000 kilometers of electricity transmission line. To protect this infrastructure, Task Force Shield was to oversee the training and operation of an Iraqi Oil Protection Force (OPF) of 14,400 guards for the Iraqi Ministry of Oil and the training and equipping of 6,000 Iraqi Electrical Power Security Service (EPSS) guards for the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity. We determined that about $147 million was spent from the Development Fund for Iraq and the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund on these efforts between August 2003 and September 2005. Records for these programs are maintained by the Iraq Reconstruction Management Office (IRMO), the Joint Contracting Command-Iraq/Afghanistan (JCC-I/A), and other U.S. agencies. This report addresses the U.S.-led effort, implemented by Task Force Shield, from September 2003 through April 2005, to build the capacity of the Iraqi Government to protect its oil and electrical infrastructure. Specifically, this report addresses the extent to which: U.S. agencies in charge of reconstruction activities provided a clear management structure for Task Force Shield, Task Force Shield trained and equipped a competent Oil Protection Force, and Task Force Shield trained and equipped a competent Electrical Power Security Service As part of our efforts to perform this review in accordance with government audit standards, we must report that during the course of this review there was a lack of available program, financial, and contract records and U.S. officials in Baghdad with first-hand knowledge of the Task Force Shield program.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 28, 2006
Accession Number
ADA519042

Entities

People

  • Glenn Furbish
  • Jason Venner
  • Joseph T. Mcdermott
  • Michael Stanka
  • Nelson Reyes
  • Ralph White

Organizations

  • Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction

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  • Biomedical
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  • Human Systems
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  • Army Corps Of Engineers
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  • Congress
  • Construction
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Financial Management
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • National Security
  • Program Management
  • Task Forces
  • United States
  • United States Central Command
  • United States Government

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