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Tag Archives: Afghanistan
Preventing a New Chapter of “Vacuous” Oversight
Preventing a New Chapter of “Vacuous” Oversight August 10, 2015 (Photo: U.S. Army) Earlier this year, we wrote that designating the Department of Defense Inspector General (DoD IG) as the “lead” watchdog to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Afghanistan Watchdog Goes Another Round with USAID Over $335M Power Plant
Afghanistan Watchdog Goes Another Round with USAID Over $335M Power Plant By Charles S. Clark August 14, 2015 April 2, 2015 10 Comments An aerial view of the Tarakhil Power Plant.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Clinton Emails: Inside Response to POGO’s Kabul Embassy Exposé
Clinton Emails: Inside Response to POGO’s Kabul Embassy Exposé August 6, 2015 (Photo: Marc Nozell / Flickr) Buried in a State Department dump of nearly 1,400 of Hillary Clinton’s emails on Friday—many of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
US and Coalition Casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan
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SIGAR Quarterly Report Reveals Scrapped Equipment, Lower Capability
SIGAR Quarterly Report Reveals Scrapped Equipment, Lower Capability InsideDefense.com’s SitRep 31 July 2015 Posted: July 30, 2015 The Defense Department scrapped $157.4 million worth of equipment it bought that never reached… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
DOD CONTRACT OBLIGATIONS IN AFGHANISTAN HIT LOWEST LEVEL SINCE 2007
DOD CONTRACT OBLIGATIONS IN AFGHANISTAN HIT LOWEST LEVEL SINCE 2007 Inside the Pentagon 30 July 2015 The Pentagon in fiscal year 2014 obligated $6.1 billion on contracts in Afghanistan, the lowest… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Exclusive: U.S. Spends Scores of Millions Annually on Unused Afghan Buildings
July 30, 2015 Exclusive: U.S. Spends Scores of Millions Annually on Unused Afghan Buildings By John M. Donnelly Roll Call Staff July 29, 2015, 3:15 p.m. The U.S. government is spending… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Reconstruction
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Afghanistan Watchdog Agency: Critical Oversight or Overzealous Hounding?
Afghanistan Watchdog Agency: Critical Oversight or Overzealous Hounding? By Sean Lyngaas Uploaded on July 29, 2015 John Sopko — the trenchant Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) whose reports track… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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In Afghanistan, SIGAR Says Attaching Strings to Aid is a Good Idea
In Afghanistan, SIGAR Says Attaching Strings to Aid is a Good Idea SIGAR’s latest quarterly report stresses conditionality in aid and highlights accuracy problems at USAID. By Catherine Putz July 30,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Quarterly Report to Congress: Setting Smart Conditions for Aid
Quarterly Report to Congress: Setting Smart Conditions for Aid Today, SIGAR released its 28th (July 2015) Quarterly Report to Congress. The report notes: — Since 2002, Congress has appropriated nearly $109.66… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading