Counter-Improvised Explosive Devices: Multiple DOD Organizations are Developing Numerous Initiatives

Abstract

Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are the enemy's weapon of choice (e.g., 16,500 IEDs were detonated or discovered being used against U.S. forces in Afghanistan in 2011) and, according to the Department of Defense (DOD) will probably be a mainstay in any present and future conflict given their low cost to develop coupled with their potential for strategic impact. Multiple DOD components, including the military services, have been pursuing counter-IED (C-IED) efforts leading up to June 2005 when DOD established the Joint IED Defeat Task Force followed in 2006 with the establishment of the Joint IED Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) to lead and coordinate all DOD actions to defeat IEDs. From fiscal years 2006 through 2011, JIEDDO has received over $18 billion in funding; however, DOD has funded other C-IED efforts outside of JIEDDO, including $40 billion for Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA562871

Entities

People

  • Cary B. Russell

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Congress
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detection
  • Electronic Mail
  • Explosive Devices
  • Explosives
  • Financial Management
  • Governments
  • Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Information Systems
  • Materials
  • National Security
  • Task Forces
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States Government
  • Weapons

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