Funding The Army And Reconstructing Iraq

摘要

Lately, Washington and the defense community have been abuzz with the discovery and coverage of several illegal contracts and financial wrongdoings by military members. Most of the focus has been on major contracts in Washington and in Kuwait; overlooked, however, among the accusations of financial wrongdoing is the fact that there is little or no oversight in financial transactions conducted by the military within Iraq. The consequences of the lack of oversight and accountability are unforeseen, perilous and possibly injurious to our fighting forces.rnArmy units deployed in Iraq rely not only on traditional means of sustain-ment, but also on special funds that are available only in theater. For day-today operations, units can disburse money from a program called operations and maintenance, Army (OMA), which allows units to draw American cash for immediate purchase of equipment.