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 2005-09-21 monographic deposited born digital 75 p. GA 1.13:GAO-05-882 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-882 P0b002ee180394dbc f:d05882 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-882 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-882 GAO-05-882 Congressional oversight Cost analysis Counterterrorism Data integrity Defense cost control Defense economic analysis Financial management Financial management systems Financial records Fiscal policies Funds management Military policies Policy evaluation Reporting requirements Terrorism Warfare Internal controls Afghanistan DOD Operation Iraqi Freedom Global War on Terrorism Iraq Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Noble Eagle Other Written Product A37559

Since the attacks of September 11, 2001, the Department of Defense (DOD) has reported spending $191 billion through May 2005 to conduct the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). On an ongoing basis, DOD compiles and reports information on the incremental costs of the war, and uses these data in preparing future funding requests. To assist Congress in its oversight of war spending, GAO assessed (1) whether DOD's reported war costs are based on reliable data, (2) the extent to which DOD's existing financial management policy is applicable to war spending, and (3) whether DOD has implemented cost controls as operations mature. GAO focused primarily, but not exclusively, on fiscal year 2004 reported costs--the latest full year of data available at the time of GAO's review. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-882/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-882.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-882/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-882.pdf GAO-05-882 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-882 Other Written Product GAO-05-882; Global War on Terrorism: DOD Needs to Improve the Reliability of Cost Data and Provide Additional Guidance to Control Costs; Congressional oversight Cost analysis Counterterrorism Data integrity Defense cost control Defense economic analysis Financial management Financial management systems Financial records Fiscal policies Funds management Military policies Policy evaluation Reporting requirements Terrorism Warfare Internal controls Afghanistan DOD Operation Iraqi Freedom Global War on Terrorism Iraq Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Noble Eagle Title 31 Section 1501 31 U.S.C. 1501 Volume 117 Page 559 Volume 117 Page 1054 Volume 117 Page 1209 117 Stat. 559 117 Stat. 1054 117 Stat. 1209 Public Law 108-6 Public Law 108-11 Public Law 108-87 Public Law 108-106