SIGAR

SIGAR OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES
identifying and preventing waste, fraud, and abuse to ensure U.S. taxpayer
resources are put to good use in Afghanistan. Aloise’s message focused on
three topics. First, the state of Afghanistan and the reconstruction effort
at the moment; second, the realities of facing corruption on the ground;
and third, what the long-term lessons and legacies of both the Afghanistan
reconstruction effort and SIGAR’s oversight will be.
Deputy Inspector General Aloise Speaks at
the University of Denver
On October 31, 2016, DIG Gene Aloise spoke at the Korbel School of
International Studies at the University of Denver on the challenges of postconflict
reconstruction in Afghanistan. During the discussion, DIG Aloise
talked about SIGAR’s mission to root out waste, fraud, and abuse and how
lessons learned can be applied to other contingency operations around
the world.
SIGAR BUDGET
SIGAR is funded through April 28, 2017, under the Further Continuing and
Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017, which provides the agency
prorated funds based on the FY 2016 amount of $56.9 million until the
next appropriations law is signed. The budget supports SIGAR’s oversight
activities and products by funding SIGAR’s (1) Audits and Inspections,
(2) Investigations, (3) Management and Support, and (4) Research and
Analysis Directorates, as well as the Special Projects Team and the Lessons
Learned Program.
Genevieve Wilson is retiring this year after
serving many years in DOD positions and
almost three years as SIGAR’s security
subject-matter expert.
SIGAR STAFF
SIGAR’s staff count remained steady since the last report to Congress, with
196 employees on board at the end of the quarter: 27 SIGAR employees
were at the U.S. Embassy Kabul and two others were at Bagram Airfield.
SIGAR employed five Afghan nationals in its Kabul office to support the
Investigations and Audits Directorates. In addition, SIGAR supplements
its resident staff with personnel assigned to short-term temporary duty in
Afghanistan. This quarter, SIGAR had nine employees on temporary duty in
Afghanistan for a total of 68 days.
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