Plans to Preserve Iraq Reconstruction Program and Contract Records Need to Be Improved
Abstract
SIGIR's legislative authority states, in part, that it is to perform audits of the programs, operations, and contracts utilizing reconstruction funds to include the maintenance of records on the use of such funds to facilitate future audits and investigations. This report is being issued to address that requirement. Since 2003, the Congress has appropriated $53.31 billion for Iraq relief and reconstruction activities. The Department of Defense (DoD), the Department of State (DoS), and the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) manage these activities and created records related to their programs. They have the responsibility for preserving the records for Iraq reconstruction activities against loss or premature destruction. DoD's records exceed 100,000 program and contract records. DoS and USAID have an estimated 2,650 program management, grant, and contract records. The objective for this report is to determine the extent to which principal U.S. agencies responsible for managing Iraq reconstruction activities have plans to preserve reconstruction records. SIGIR makes recommendations to officials from the DoD, DoS, and USAID to improve their records preservation processes and procedures. Central among those recommendations is that these organizations should coordinate the development of a master list of records to ensure record completeness; link to programs, associated contracts, and funding; and develop uniform retention policies that are consistent with the needs of investigative and audit organizations, and historical preservation.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 30, 2010
- Accession Number
- ADA529002
Entities
People
- Arthur Granger
- Nancee Needham
- Robin Mccoy
- W. D. Haigler
- Walter Franzen
Organizations
- Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction