Articles: Reconstruction

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    Concerns with DOD’s Task Force for Business and Stability Operations

    Concerns with DOD’s Task Force for Business and Stability Operations Today, SIGAR released two letters concerning DOD’s Task Force for Business and Stability Operations (TFBSO). The first letter notes that SIGAR… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Contractor CEO Pleads Guilty to 20-Year Fraud of USAID

    Contractor CEO Pleads Guilty to 20-Year Fraud of USAID By Charles S. Clark 12:47 PM ET November 25, 2014 Andrey_Popov / Shutterstock.com A former CEO of a New Jersey-based construction contractor… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    SIGAR High Risk List

    SIGAR High Risk List by Sabrina I. Pacifici on Dec 11, 2014 Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction December 2014 “SIGAR’s experience in Afghanistan, as well as the experience of other oversight agencies,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Prepared Remarks Of John F. Sopko, December 10, 2014

    Prepared Remarks Of John F. Sopko Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Washington, DC, December 10, 2014   Good morning. Thank you, Sarah Chayes, for that… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    7 Ways the $104 Billion Reconstruction Effort in Afghanistan Could Fail

    Jason Straziuso/AP Ben WatsonDecember 10, 2014 7 Ways the $104 Billion Reconstruction Effort in Afghanistan Could Fail Afghanistan Inspector General The watchdog agency for the $104 billion that the U.S. has pledged… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    SIGAR: Major investments in Afghan security at risk

    SIGAR: Major investments in Afghan security at risk U.S. forces help train new Kabul police recruits to fire the AK-47 assault rifle on the grounds of the Kabul Military Training Center… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    High-Risk List for $104 Billion Afghanistan Reconstruction Effort

    High-Risk List for $104 Billion Afghanistan Reconstruction Effort Today SIGAR released a high-risk list for the Afghanistan reconstruction effort that calls attention to areas that are especially vulnerable to significant waste,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Aid in Afghanistan After 2014

    Aid in Afghanistan After 2014 Sarah Chayes, John Sopko December 10, 2014 Washington, DC 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM EST Summary As U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan withdraw to their post-2014… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Keeping Track of the Billions Spent in Afghanistan

    Keeping Track of the Billions Spent in Afghanistan By Ben DiPietro Wall Street Journal The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (Sigar), John F. Sopko, is in charge of providing oversight… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Here’s How the Military Wasted Your Money in Afghanistan

    Matthew Gault on Dec 3 Here’s How the Military Wasted Your Money in Afghanistan Unfinished projects, unnecessary equipment, rampant corruption American taxpayers have spent more than $100 billion on thousands of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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