SIGAR

SIGAR OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES
Inspector General John Sopko, right, speaks at a Center for Strategic and International
Studies event with Dr. Anthony Cordesman. (SIGAR photo by Robert Lawrence)
Inspector General Sopko Speaks at the
Center for Strategic and International Studies
On January 11, 2017, Inspector General (IG) Sopko spoke at the Center for
Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) about Afghanistan’s enduring
challenges for the new Administration and Congress. During his speech,
IG Sopko announced SIGAR’s updated High-Risk List and its eight key areas
of concern. IG Sopko also discussed some of Afghanistan’s positive developments
since the release of the initial High-Risk List, including a greater
willingness among the Afghan government to fight corruption and the
leadership and reform efforts of Resolute Support mission, the Combined
Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, and the U.S. Embassy
in Afghanistan.
Dr. Anthony Cordesman, the Arleigh A. Burke Chair at CSIS, also spoke
at the event about U.S. policy in Afghanistan and highlighted his newly
released report, The Trump Transition and the Afghan War: The Need for
Decisive Action.
Deputy Inspector General Aloise Speaks at
the National Defense University
Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Gene Aloise spoke at the College of
International Security Affairs of the National Defense University in
December. In his speech, DIG Aloise discussed the scale of the Afghanistan
reconstruction effort and SIGAR’s mission to support this effort by
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SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL I AFGHANISTAN RECONSTRUCTION