Building partner capacity, State and DOD need to define time frames to guide and track Global Security Contingency Fund projects : report to congressional committees.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Department of State--Appropriations and expenditures--Management.

United States.

United States. Department of Defense--Appropriations and expenditures--Management.

United States. Department of Defense.

United States. Department of State.

Military assistance, American--Finance--Management.

Military assistance, American.

United States--Military relations.

Expenditures, Public.

Military relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ii, 41 pages) : color illustrations

Other Title:

State and Department of Defense need to define time frames to guide and track Global Security Contingency Fund projects

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : United States Government Accountability Office, 2014.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

"As instability abroad threatens U.S. and foreign partners' interests, the United States has emphasized the importance of building partner capacity to address emerging threats. Congress established GSCF in fiscal year 2012, and this pilot authority allows State and DOD to pool funds and expertise to address near- to mid-term needs for training, equipping, and enhancing foreign security forces. State and DOD jointly administer GSCF and are required to notify Congress of their intent to transfer funds and initiate GSCF activities before starting project execution. GAO was mandated to review State and DOD's procedures for managing GSCF. This report (1) describes processes State and DOD have developed to manage the program, (2) describes the status of GSCF projects, and (3) assesses the extent to which State and DOD have clearly defined time frames for GSCF projects. GAO analyzed State and DOD guidance and GSCF documents, and compared GSCF guidance to internal control standards. GAO also interviewed State and DOD officials about GSCF"--Preliminary page

Contents:

Background

State and DOD have developed processes to manage the GSCF program

State and DOD's GSCF projects have not met originally planned execution target dates

State and DOD have not defined time frames to guide and track GSCF projects

Conclusions.

Notes:

"November 2014."

"GAO-15-75."

"Report to Congressional committees."

Includes bibliographical references.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (GAO, viewed November 21, 2014).

OCLC:

896671971