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Abstract:
This is the first report of the new Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR), which succeeded the Coalition Provisional Authority Inspector General (CPA-IG). The SIGIR is carrying on the work of the former CPA-IG with modified authorities. The CPA-IG provided oversight of the operations and programs of the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA), and now the mandate of the SIGIR focuses on the programs and operations funded by the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund (IRRF)1. The SIGIR provides timely information to the Congress and the Secretaries of State and Defense. In November 2003, the Congress created the CPA-IG by Public Law 108-106 (P.L. 108-106) to provide oversight of the CPA's operations and programs. Under this law, the CPA-IG worked to promote the efficient, legal, and effective use of billions of dollars of U.S. appropriated and other funds committed to Iraq relief and reconstruction by coordinating and conducting audits and investigations of the reconstruction effort. P.L. 108-375 re-designated the CPA-IG as the SIGIR on October 29, 2004. The continuing insurgency remains the most significant challenge to the reconstruction of Iraq, according to the Department of State (DoS) Section 2207 Report of January 5, 2005. During this reporting period, the U.S. Mission Iraq continued to shift the focus of U.S. reconstruction efforts to address the need for improved security, to improve Iraq s economic and political environment, and to create jobs for Iraqis. The shift began in September 2004, when the Administration s strategic spending plan review reallocated $3.46 billion of the IRRF from the Electricity sector and the Water Resources and Sanitation sector to four other sectors.
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 APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE |
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Quarterly rept. |
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120 |
| Report Date: |
30 Jan 2005 |
| Report Number: |
A163984 |
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