United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2001-09-14 monographic deposited born digital 23 p. GA 1.13:GAO-01-1021 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-1021 P0b002ee1803a42a1 f:d011021 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-1021 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-1021 GAO-01-1021 Aircraft Contracts Drug trafficking Facility security Federal aid to foreign countries Foreign governments International cooperation Law enforcement Narcotics Bolivia C-27 Aircraft Colombia Peru Other Written Product A01788 According to the Department of State, the Andean region continues to cultivate, produce, and export almost all of the world's cocaine and an increasing amount of heroine. Colombia is the source of 90 percent of the cocaine entering the United States and approximately two-thirds of the heroin found on the East Coast. While coca cultivation estimates have decreased by approximately two-thirds in Bolivia and Peru since 1996, increases in coca cultivation in Colombia have offset much of these successes. Under State's Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, the Office of Aviation, through a contract with DynCorp Aerospace Technology, supports foreign governments' efforts to locate and eradicate illicit drug crops in the Andean region. In recent years, DynCorp has maintained and operated aircraft to locate and eradicate drug crops in Colombia, trained pilots and mechanics for the Colombian Army Aviation Brigade, and provided logistical and training support for the aerial eradication programs of the Colombian National Police and manual eradication programs in Bolivia and Peru. The Office of Aviation met both State's overall contracting oversight requirements and more specific oversight and evaluation requirements in the DynCorp contract. Office of Aviation officials interacted daily with DynCorp managers at the main operating base and in each country, made regular site visits to each country, and reviewed DynCorp's internal reports. The Office of Aviation ensured that its aviation program operates safely and is physically secure, but it can do more. The Office relied on monthly reports and the trimester performance evaluations, as well as periodic surveys and independent assessments of DynCorp's operations and facilities. Overall, these reports have concluded that the aviation program was safe and that physical security was adequate. However, several matters of concern have not been resolved. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-1021/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-1021.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-1021/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-1021.pdf GAO-01-1021 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-1021 Other Written Product GAO-01-1021; Drug Control: State Department Provides Required Aviation Program Oversight, but Safety and Security Should Be Enhanced; Aircraft Contracts Drug trafficking Facility security Federal aid to foreign countries Foreign governments International cooperation Law enforcement Narcotics Bolivia C-27 Aircraft Colombia Peru Volume 114 Page 576 114 Stat. 576 Public Law 106-246