Book Description

As the United States reviews its plans to secure, stabilize, and rebuild Iraq, the Comptroller of the U.S. has compiled these issue papers for consideration of the 110th Congress in developing their oversight agenda and analyzing the President's revised strategy for Iraq. The papers are based on the continuing work of the GAO and on the 67 Iraq-related reports and testimonies it has provided to Congress since May 2003. Enclosure I: More Comprehensive U.S. Strategy Needed to Achieve Goals and Address Challenges in Iraq; Enclosure II: U.S. Commitments Involve Significant Resources, but DoD Cost Reports and Budgets Limit Transparency; Enclosure III: Security Conditions Have Deteriorated as Iraq Has Assumed Additional Security Responsibilities; Enclosure IV: Assessing the Capabilities of the Iraqi Security Forces Is Critical; Enclosure V: DoD May Be Unable to Ensure That U.S.-Funded Equipment Has Reached Iraqi Security Forces; Enclosure VI: The Iraqi Government Needs to Staff an Effective Civil Service and Fight Corruption; Enclosure VII: Ministry Capacity Development Efforts Need Integrated Plan; Enclosure VIII: Several Factors Affect Iraqi Ministry Efforts to Spend Capital Budgets; Enclosure IX: Iraq Owes Significant Foreign Debt and Faces Challenges in Meeting IMF Conditions; Enclosure X: U.S. Efforts to Restore Iraq's Oil Sector Have Been Slowed by Major Challenges; Enclosure XI: U.S. Efforts to Improve Iraq's Electricity Sector Have Been Constrained by Security, Management, and Funding Challenges; Enclosure XII: Extended Operations Have Had Significant Consequences for the U.S. Military; Enclosure XIII: Securing Munitions Sites and Alleviating Armor Shortages Have Been Serious Problems; Enclosure XIV: Deficiencies in Supply Support for U.S. Ground Forces Have Resulted in Shortages of Critical Items; Enclosure XV: DoD Needs to Improve Its Capacity to Manage Contractors; Enclosure XVI: Objectives, Scope, and Methodology; and Enclosure XVII: Staff Acknowledgments.