Global War on Terrorism DOD needs to more accurately capture and report the costs of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom : report to congressional committees.

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Corporate author / creator:	United States. Government Accountability Office.
Imprint:	[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2009]
Description:	i, 32 p. : digital, PDF file ;
Language:	English
Subject:	United States. -- Dept. of Defense -- Appropriations and expenditures -- Auditing. Iraq War, 2003- -- Costs. Afghan War, 2001- -- Costs. War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 -- Costs. Military assistance, American -- Afghanistan -- Costs. Military assistance, American -- Iraq -- Costs. United States -- Armed Forces -- Appropriations and expenditures -- Auditing.
Format:	E-Resource U.S. Federal Government Document Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10637167

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Varying Form of Title:	Global War on Terrorism : Department of Defense needs to more accurately capture and report the costs of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom DOD needs to more accurately capture and report the costs of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom
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Summary:	Since September 11, 2001, Congress has provided about $808 billion to the Department of Defense (DOD) for the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) in addition to funding in DOD's base budget. Prior GAO reports have found DOD's reported GWOT cost data unreliable and found problems with transparency over certain costs. In response, DOD has made several changes to its cost-reporting procedures. Congress has shown interest in increasing the transparency of DOD's cost reporting and funding requests for GWOT. Under the Comptroller General's authority to conduct evaluations on his own initiative, GAO assessed (1) DOD's progress in improving the accuracy and reliability of its GWOT cost reporting, and (2) DOD's methodology for reporting GWOT costs by contingency operation. For this engagement, GAO analyzed GWOT cost data and applicable guidance, as well as DOD's corrective actions. GAO is recommending that DOD (1) establish a methodology for determining what portion of GWOT costs is attributable to Operation Iraqi Freedom versus Operation Enduring Freedom and (2) develop a plan and timetable for evaluating whether certain expenses are incremental and should continue to be funded outside of DOD's base budget.
Other form:	Print version: United States. Government Accountability Office. Global War on Terrorism Microfiche version: United States. Government Accountability Office. Global War on Terrorism. [Bethesda, Md.] : ProQuest,[2004] CIS 2009 J942-212
GPO item no.:	0546-D (online)
Govt.docs classification:	GA 1.13:GAO-09-302