Afghanistan development : agencies could benefit from a shared and more comprehensive database on U.S. efforts : report to Congressional requesters.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Agency for International Development--Rules and practice.

United States.

United States. Department of Defense--Rules and practice.

United States. Department of State--Rules and practice.

United States. Agency for International Development.

United States. Department of Defense.

United States. Department of State.

Economic assistance, American--Afghanistan.

Economic assistance, American.

Interagency coordination--United States.

Interagency coordination.

Afghanistan.

Genre:

Rules.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (iii, 50 pages) : color maps

Other Title:

Agencies could benefit from a shared and more comprehensive database on United States efforts

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2012]

Summary:

Congress has provided almost $20 billion for development efforts in Afghanistan since 2002 through four main programs or accounts administered by USAID, DOD, and State. These efforts are a key component of the U.S. civilian-military strategic framework focused on countering insurgents in Afghanistan. Given the volume and multifaceted nature of U.S. support for Afghan development, it is essential that agencies streamline their efforts to reduce unnecessary overlap and duplication. As such, this report examines (1) the extent to which U.S. agencies' development efforts overlap, (2) the extent to which USAID and DOD's CERP may have conducted duplicative activities, and (3) the mechanisms that U.S. agencies have used to enhance coordination of their development efforts, in Afghanistan.

Contents:

Background

U.S. agencies' development efforts in Afghanistan overlap

Analysis for potential duplication was inconclusive because of limitations and gaps in agency data

U.S. agencies use various methods to coordinate but lack a shared database that includes all development efforts

Conclusions.

Notes:

Title from PDF title screen (viewed Jan. 23, 2013).

"November 2012."

Includes bibliographical references.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (GAO, viewed December 10, 2012).

"GAO-13-34."

OCLC:

820706076