Afghanistan Security: Department of Defense Effort to Train Afghan Police Relies on Contractor Personnel to Fill Skill and Resource Gaps

Abstract

In a June 2010 report, the Senate Committee on Armed Services expressed concern about problems with the ANP training program, including lapses in oversight and management of the contract that were identified by the DOD and State Inspectors General. In January 2011, Congress required that we report on the use of U.S. government (USG) personnel, rather than contractor personnel, to train the ANP. In response, this report describes (1) the roles and responsibilities of USG and contractor personnel in the ANP training program; (2) the extent to which DOD has assessed (a) the advantages and disadvantages of using USG or contractor personnel for ANP training and (b) the potential impact of transferring responsibilities for ANP training from contractor to USG personnel; and (3) lessons learned from other DOD foreign police training programs that directly relate to the advantages and disadvantages of using USG personnel or contractors.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 23, 2012
Accession Number
ADA556879

Entities

People

  • Charles M. Johnson Jr.

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Afghanistan
  • Business Administration
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Congress
  • Contractors
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • House Of Representatives
  • Lessons Learned
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Nato
  • Security
  • United States
  • United States Government

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  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.