Security Assistance; and Logistics - Federation of American Scientists

equipment, a return on investment of almost $82 million. Similar returns on investmentare projected for other U.S.-supplied equipment through the FMS program including, forexample, C-130J aircraft and OH-58 helicopters.Constraining U.S. ISFF resources in FY 2009 and beyond will impact decisions regardingthe short-term fielding of enablers and force quality and longer-term force generationbased on valid strategic requirements. The options for MNSTC-I in the face of suchconstraints would be: (1) defer requirements to out-years; (2) secure even greater GoIfunding; (3) cancel requirements altogether, or a combination thereof.Recommendations, Client Comments, and OurResponse8. We recommend that Commander, Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq,conduct an extensive risk analysis of the essential train, equip, and sustainment tasks andprojects planned for the Iraq Security Forces and determine the effect on these projects ofcontinuing diminished ISFF funding; and that MNSTC-I develop strategies for mitigatingor transferring those risks.Client CommentsCommander, MNSTC-I concurred. The Commander stated that there were sufficientISFF funds to execute MNSTC-I’s mission-essential tasks in 2008 and 2009. He statedthat funding of individual ISFF programs was subject to stringent senior leader oversight,including risk assessment and mitigation planning. MNSTC-I suggested that theirprogram by program approach was more flexible and appropriate than a singleoverarching-extensive risk analysis of all MNSTC-I projects. He said that MNSTC-Iwould continue to conduct regular reviews of its projects in light of identified risks, andwould provide senior decision makers in the Ministries the insights and recommendationsgenerated by these reviews.Our ResponseCommander, MNSTC-I comments were responsive, and no additional comments arerequired.78