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 2006-09-28 monographic deposited born digital 18 p. GA 1.13:GAO-06-1130T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-1130T P0b002ee1803a4406 f:d061130t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-1130T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-1130T GAO-06-1130T Contract administration Cost analysis Defense procurement Department of Defense contractors Financial analysis Foreign governments Government contracts International cooperation International relations Program management Risk management Schedule slippages Strategic planning Iraq Testimony A61548 The United States, along with its coalition partners and various international organizations, has undertaken a challenging, complex, and costly effort to stabilize and rebuild Iraq. The Department of Defense (DOD) has responsibility for a significant portion of the reconstruction effort. Amid signs of progress, the coalition faces numerous political, security, and economic challenges in rebuilding Iraq. Within this environment, many reconstruction projects have fallen short of expectations, resulting in increased costs, schedule delays, reduced scopes of work, and in some cases project cancellations. This testimony (1) discusses the overall progress that has been made in rebuilding Iraq and (2) describes challenges faced by DOD in achieving successful outcomes on individual projects. This testimony reflects our reviews of reconstruction and DOD contract management issues, as well as work of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction. In our previous reports, we have made several recommendations to improve outcomes in Iraq. DOD generally agreed with our recommendations. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-1130T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-1130T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-1130T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-1130T.pdf GAO-06-1130T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-1130T Testimony GAO-06-1130T; Rebuilding Iraq: Continued Progress Requires Overcoming Contract Management Challenges; Contract administration Cost analysis Defense procurement Department of Defense contractors Financial analysis Foreign governments Government contracts International cooperation International relations Program management Risk management Schedule slippages Strategic planning Iraq