Development Fund for Iraq: Policy Guidance Needed To Enhance Accountability of USACE-managed Funds

摘要

U. S. government agencies received more than $2.4 billion from the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI) to administer and oversee reconstruction contracts for the betterment of the Iraqi people, according to independent audit reports of the Fund prepared for the Government of Iraq (GOI) and the International Advisory and Monitoring Board. The DFI was established by the Administrator of the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA), and recognized by a resolution of the United Nations Council, to be used in a transparent manner to provide for humanitarian needs of the Iraqi people, economic reconstruction and repair of Iraq's infrastructure, continued disarmament of Iraq, cost of Iraqi civilian administration, and other purposes benefiting the people of Iraq. The Department of Defense was one of several U.S. agencies to participate in the DFI program, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) was one of several DoD components to receive DFI funds. The total amount of DFI funds that USACE received is unclear as referenced in the body of the report.