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 2007-10-04 monographic deposited born digital 15 p. GA 1.13:GAO-08-124T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-124T P0b002ee1803805db f:d08124t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-124T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-124T GAO-08-124T Agency missions Cost analysis Federal aid to foreign countries Foreign governments International organizations International relations Iraq War and reconstruction Performance measures Procurement planning Program evaluation Risk assessment Strategic planning Program coordination Program implementation Iraq Testimony A77054 The development of competent and loyal government ministries is critical to stabilizing and rebuilding Iraq. The ministries are Iraq's largest employer, with an estimated 2.2 million government workers. U.S. efforts to build the capacity of Iraqi ministries include programs to advise and help Iraqi government employees develop the skills to plan programs, execute budgets, and effectively deliver services. The administration received $140 million in fiscal year 2007 to fund U.S. capacity-building efforts and requested an additional $255 million for fiscal year 2008. This testimony discusses (1) U.S. efforts to develop ministry capacity, (2) the key challenges to these efforts, and (3) the extent to which the U.S. government has an overall integrated strategy. This statement is based on GAO-08-117. To accomplish our report objectives, we reviewed reports from and interviewed officials of U.S. agencies, the Iraqi government, the United Nations, and the World Bank. We conducted fieldwork in Washington, D.C.; New York City; Baghdad, Iraq; and Amman, Jordan. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-124T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-124T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-124T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-124T.pdf GAO-08-124T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-124T Testimony GAO-08-124T; Stabilizing and Rebuilding Iraq: Serious Challenges Confront U.S. Efforts to Build the Capacity of Iraqi Ministries; Agency missions Cost analysis Federal aid to foreign countries Foreign governments International organizations International relations Iraq War and reconstruction Performance measures Procurement planning Program evaluation Risk assessment Strategic planning Program coordination Program implementation Iraq Public Law 109-289