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GAO-12-854R 1 (2012-08-01)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacgjy0001 and id is 1 raw text is: United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 August 1, 2012 The Honorable Claire McCaskill Chairman The Honorable Kelly Ayotte Ranking Member Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support Committee on Armed Services United States Senate The Honorable Jim Webb United States Senate Subject: Contingency Contracting: Agency Actions to Address Recommendations by the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan Over the past decade, the Department of Defense (DOD), Department of State (State), and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) have relied extensively on contractors to help carry out their missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. Between fiscal year 2002 and fiscal year 2011, these agencies reported combined obligations of approximately $159 billion for contracts with a principal place of performance in either country. Contractor personnel have provided a range of services related to supporting troops and civilian personnel and to overseeing and carrying out reconstruction efforts, such as interpretation, security, weapon systems maintenance, intelligence analysis, facility operations support, advice to Iraqi and Afghan ministries, and road and infrastructure construction. The use of contractors in contingency operations such as these is not new, but the number of contractors and the type of work they are performing in Iraq and Afghanistan represent an increased reliance on contractors to support agency missions. Congress established the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan (CWC) in 2008 to assess contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan and provide recommendations to Congress to improve the contracting process.1 The CWC was directed by Congress to assess contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan for reconstruction, logistics, and security functions; examine the extent of waste, fraud, and abuse; and provide recommendations to Congress to improve various aspects of contingency contracting, including defining requirements and identifying, addressing, and providing accountability for waste, fraud, and abuse. Led by six commissioners appointed by congressional leadership and two commissioners appointed by the president, the CWC conducted its work between 2008 and 2011.2 In a series of interim and special reports and in a culminating final report, the CWC made multiple 1National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, Pub. L. No. 110-181, § 841. 2The CWC ceased operations on September 30, 2011, 30 days after issuing its final report. GAO-12-854R Contingency Contracting Page 1

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