| National Democratic Institute Grant's Security Costs and Impact Generally Supported, but Department of State Oversight Limited |
13 OCT 2010 |
43 pages |
| Authors:
Glenn Furbish; Bill Bedwell; Daniel Chen; Joan Hlinka; Whitney Miller; Robert Whiteley; SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION ARLINGTON VA
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 | This report addresses the Department of State's (DoS) management of a $50 million grant to the National Democratic Institute (NDI) for democracy-building activities in Iraq. This is the largest grant awarded to NDI by the Bureau of Administration, Office of Acquisitions Management (AQM) on behalf of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) and is intended to support governance, political party, and civil society programs in Iraq. DRL's ... |
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| Improved Oversight Needed for State Department Grant to the International Republican Institute |
29 JUL 2010 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
David R. Warren; Bill Bedwell; Daniel Chen; Joan Hlinka; Whitney Miller; Robert Whiteley; SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION ARLINGTON VA
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| This report addresses the Department of State's (DoS) management of a $50 million grant to the International Republican Institute (IRI) for democracy-building activities in Iraq. This is the largest grant awarded to IRI by Grants Officers from the Bureau of Administration, Office of Acquisitions Management (AQM) on behalf of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL). Because DRL does not have dedicated Grants Officers, it relies on AQM ... |
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| Anticorruption Efforts in Iraq: U.S. and Iraq Take Actions but Much Remains to be Done |
29-Jul-2008 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
David R Warren; Robert Gabriel; Dan Haigler; Joan Hlinka; Philip Mastandrea; OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL ARLINGTON VA SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION
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| SIGIR has issued four reports addressing U.S. Embassy efforts to manage a multitude of U.S. government agency anticorruption programs, including those of the Department of State (DoS), Department of Justice, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and Multi-National Force-Iraq (MNF-I). In a July 2006 report SIGIR identified fundamental problems in implementing a U.S. anticorruption program such as the lack of coordination and leadership. SIGIR provided 12 recommendations to address these ... |
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| Transferring Reconstruction Projects to the Government of Iraq: Some Progress Made but Further Improvements Needed to Avoid Waste |
28 APR 2008 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
David R. Warren; Adam Hatton; Joan Hlinka; Craig Lowman; Frank Slayton; OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL ARLINGTON VA SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION
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| Rebuilding Iraq is a U.S. national security and foreign policy priority, and constitutes the largest U.S. assistance program since World War II. Since the beginning of Iraq reconstruction activities in 2003, approximately $42.23 billion has been appropriated for Iraq reconstruction activities and, as of January 2008, approximately $35.30 billion of this amount has been obligated, much of it under contractual arrangements. The Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) has ... |
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| U.S. Anticorruption Efforts in Iraq: Progress Made in Implementing Revised Management Plan |
24 APR 2008 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
Robert Gabriel; Dan Haigler; Joan Hlinka; OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL ARLINGTON VA SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION
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| This is the latest in a series of reports by the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) assessing U.S. anticorruption activities in Iraq. SIGIR instituted reviews of these programs in recognition of the significant detrimental effect corruption has on Iraq's economic, social, and political reconstruction. SIGIR has described corruption in Iraq as the "second insurgency." Previous SIGIR reports concluded that U.S. efforts in this area lacked a comprehensive plan ... |
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