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 2006-07-18 monographic deposited born digital 23 p. GA 1.13:GAO-06-885T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-885T P0b002ee18037ad5e f:d06885t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-885T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-885T GAO-06-885T Budget obligations Cost analysis Counterterrorism Defense cost control Defense procurement Financial analysis Future budget projections Military appropriations Military forces Military operations Terrorism Warfare Afghanistan Global War on Terrorism Iraq Testimony A57086 After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the President announced a Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), requiring the collective instruments of the entire federal government to counter the threat of terrorism. Ongoing military and diplomatic operations overseas, especially in Iraq and Afghanistan, constitute a key part of GWOT. These operations involve a wide variety of activities such as combating insurgents, civil affairs, capacity building, infrastructure reconstruction, and training military forces of other nations. The U.S. has reported substantial costs to date for GWOT related activities and can expect to incur significant costs for an unspecified time in the future, requiring decision makers to consider difficult trade-offs as the nation faces increasing long-range fiscal challenges. GAO has issued several reports on current and future financial commitments required to support GWOT military operations, as well as diplomatic efforts to stabilize and rebuild Iraq. This testimony discusses (1) the funding Congress has appropriated to the Department of Defense (DOD) and other U.S. government agencies for GWOT-related military operations and reconstruction activities since 2001; (2) costs reported for these operations and activities and the reliability of DOD's reported costs, and (3) issues with estimating future U.S. financial commitments associated with continued involvement in GWOT. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-885T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-885T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-885T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-885T.pdf GAO-06-885T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-885T Testimony GAO-06-885T; Global War on Terrorism: Observations on Funding, Costs, and Future Commitments; Budget obligations Cost analysis Counterterrorism Defense cost control Defense procurement Financial analysis Future budget projections Military appropriations Military forces Military operations Terrorism Warfare Afghanistan Global War on Terrorism Iraq Public Law 109-234