Improvised threats : warfighter support maintained, but clearer responsibilities and improved information sharing needed : report to congressional committees.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office, author.

Contributor:

Bair, Jason.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (U.S.).

United States. Defense Threat Reduction Agency--Management.

United States.

United States. Defense Threat Reduction Agency.

Interagency coordination--United States.

Interagency coordination.

Improvised explosive devices.

Management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ii, 30 pages) : color illustrations

Other Title:

Warfighter support maintained, but clearer responsibilities and improved information sharing needed

GAO-18-509 improvised threats

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : United States Government Accountability Office, 2018.

Summary:

IEDs are one of the most lethal weapons available to terrorists and enemy combatants. DOD reported that between January 2007 and February 2018, approximately 9,000 IED incidents were targeted against U.S. and allied military forces in Iraq and Afghanistan resulting in about 23,000 casualties. This report: (1) assesses the status of JIDO's transition under DTRA; (2) describes how, if at all, the transition has affected JIDO's warfighter support; and (3) identifies what, if any, challenges could affect JIDO's continued efficiency and effectiveness. GAO is making four recommendations including that DOD clarify the categories of threats JIDO is responsible for countering and JIDO's corresponding authorities, as well as establish processes for obtaining permission to share research project information and submitting it to DOD's information sharing repository. DOD concurred with all of the recommendations and cited actions it plans to take to address them.

Contents:

Background.

JIDO completed initial transition activities, developed longer-term transition plans that reflect key practices, and identified efficiencies.

JIDO maintained warfighter support during the transition.

Unclear responsibilities and incomplete information sharing challenge JIDO's continued efficiency and effectiveness.

Conclusions.

Recommendations for executive action.

Agency comments and our evaluation.

Appendices.

Notes:

Online resource; title from PDF cover page (GAO, viewed October 1, 2018).

"GAO-18-509."

"July 2018"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references.

OCLC:

1055161940