| Iraq and Afghanistan: State and DOD Should Ensure Interagency Acquisitions Are Effectively Managed and Comply with Fiscal Law |
Aug 2012 |
61 pages |
| Authors:
John P Hutton; Johana R Ayers; Jessica Bull; Carole Coffey; Tara Copp; Thomas Costa; David Hancock; Meg Hardy; Kristine Hassinger; Melissa Hermes; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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 | Why the GAO Did This Study: State has taken on unprecedented responsibilities in Iraq and Afghanistan. In doing so, it has relied heavily on contractors. For some critical goods and services, such as fuel, security, and basic support like dining and laundry services, State turned to DOD to acquire the goods and services on its behalf through interagency acquisitions. Because of the risks associated with assisted interagency acquisitions, agencies need ... |
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| Afghanistan: U.S. Efforts to Vet Non-U.S. Vendors Need Improvement |
Jun 2011 |
47 pages |
| Authors:
William M Solis; Carole Coffey; Johana Ayers; Vincent Balloon; Laura Czohara; Timothy DiNapoli; Melissa Hermes; Jason Jackson; Natasha Wilder; Sally Williamson; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| While DOD's U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has established a vetting cell to vet non-U.S. vendors in Afghanistan to minimize the risk of insurgents or criminal groups using contracts to fund their operations, its current approach for selecting vendors to vet has gaps. For example, vendors with contracts below $100,000 are not routinely vetted. In fiscal year 2010 around three-quarters of the command's new contracts with non-U.S. vendors were below $100,000. ... |
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| Afghanistan and Iraq: DOD Should Improve Adherence to Its Guidance on Open Pit Burning and Solid Waste Management |
Oct 2010 |
60 pages |
| Authors:
David C Trimble; Michael Hix; Johana Ayers; John Bumgarner; Seth Carlson; Carole Coffee; Timothy Napoli; Phillip Farah; Quindi Franco; Cindy Gilbert; Melissa Hermes; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| This section describes the manner in which the U.S. military is organized to carry out its missions, how the military uses contractors to perform many essential services during contingency operations, and the existing air quality in Afghanistan and Iraq. |
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| Warfighter Support: Preliminary Observations on DOD's Progress and Challenges in Distributing Supplies and Equipment to Afghanistan |
25 Jun 2010 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
William M Solis; Cary Russell; Vincent Balloon; John Bumgarner; Carole Coffey; Melissa Hermes; Lisa McMillen; Geoffrey Peck; Bethann Ritter; Michael Shaughnessy; Sarah Simon; Angela Watson; Cheryl Weissman; Stephen Woods; Delia Zee; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| In fiscal year 2009, the Department of Defense (DoD) reported that it spent $4 billion to move troops and materiel into Afghanistan, a mountainous, arid, land-locked country with few roads, no railway, and only four airports with paved runways over 3,000 meters. The terrain and weather in Afghanistan and surrounding countries pose further challenges to transporting supplies and equipment. In December 2009, the President announced that an additional 30,000 U.S. ... |
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| Formerly Used Defense Sites. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Needs to Improve Its Process for Reviewing Completed Cleanup Remedies to Ensure Continued Protection |
Oct-2009 |
81 pages |
| Authors:
James; Arthur Jr; Pamela Davidson; Antoinette Capaccio; Mark Braza; Melissa Hermes; Krista Anderson; Vincent P Price; John B Stephenson; John Smith; Allison O'Neill; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| Under DERP, DOD is required to carry out a program of environmental restoration activities at sites located on former and active defense installations that were contaminated while under DODs jurisdiction. The goals of the program include the identification, investigation, research and development, and cleanup of contamination from hazardous substances, pollutants, and contaminants; the correction of other environmental damage (such as detection and disposal of unexploded ordnance) which creates an imminent ... |
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| Defense Acquisitions: Sound Practices Critical to Ensuring Value for the Defense Logistics Agency's Acquisitions |
24 Sep 2009 |
18 pages |
| Authors:
William M Solis; Carole Coffey; Lionel Cooper; Laurier Fish; Thomas Gosling; Melissa Hermes; James A Reynolds; Cary Russell; Michael Shaughnessy; Marilyn Wasleski; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| The nation's ability to project and sustain military power depends on effective logistics. As the Department of Defense's (DoD) largest combat support agency, providing worldwide logistics support in both peacetime and wartime, the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) supplies almost every consumable item the military services need to operate, from Meals Ready-to-Eat to jet fuel. Given current budgetary pressures and the crucial role DLA plays in supporting the military service in ... |
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