Security Assistance; and Logistics - Federation of American Scientists

Appendix B. Summary of Prior CoverageDuring the last 3 years, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the SpecialInspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR), and the Department of DefenseInspector General (DoD IG) have issued a number of reports and testimony discussingeither (1) the accountability and control over munitions and other equipment provided tothe Iraq Security Forces, (2) Foreign Military Sales to the Iraq Security Forces, (3) thedevelopment of the Iraq Security Forces’ logistical capability, or (4) the development ofISF medical capability.Unrestricted GAO reports can be accessed over the Internet at http://www.gao.gov.Unrestricted SIGIR reports can be accessed over the Internet at http://www.sigir.mil.Unrestricted DoD IG reports can be accessed over the Internet athttp://www.dodig.mil/audit/reports or at http://www.dodig.mil/inspections/ie/reports.Prior coverage we used in preparing this report included:Congressionally Initiated Reports“The Report of the Independent Commission on the Security Forces of Iraq,” September2007U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee onOversight & Investigations, “Stand Up and Be Counted: The Continuing Challenge ofBuilding the Iraq Security Forces,” July 2007GAOGAO-08-568T, “Actions Needed to Address Inadequate Accountability over U.S. Effortsand Investments,” March 2008GAO-08-143R, “Operation Iraqi Freedom: DoD Assessment of Iraq Security Forces’Units as Independent Not Clear Because ISF Support Capabilities Are Not FullyDeveloped,” November 2007GAO-08-117, “U.S. Ministry Capacity Development Efforts Need an Overall IntegratedStrategy to Guide Efforts and Manage Risks,” October 2007GAO-07-1195, “Securing, Stabilizing, and Rebuilding Iraq: Iraqi Government Has NotMet Most Legislative, Security, and Economic Benchmarks,” September 2007GAO-07-711, “Stabilizing Iraq: DoD Cannot Ensure That U.S.-Funded Equipment HasReached Iraq Security Forces,” July 2007GAO-07-637T, “Stabilizing Iraq: Preliminary Observations on Budget and ManagementChallenges of Iraq’s Security Ministries,” March 2007173