Oversight of Aegis's Performance on Security Services Contracts in Iraq with the Department of Defense

摘要

This report pertains to the Department of Defense's (DoD) contracts with Aegis Defence Services, Limited (Aegis), in furtherance of a mandate in Section 842 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 2008 (Public Law 110- 181), which requires the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) to develop, in coordination with other audit agencies, a comprehensive plan of audits of private security functions in Iraq. A major provider of security services to DoD in Iraq, Aegis had received $624.4 million for those services, as of November 2008. From May 2004 through November 2008, approximately $612.8 million (98% of those funds) was received for services rendered under three Reconstruction Security Support Services (RSSS) contracts. This report focuses on those three contracts, examining their costs, the government s process for awarding them, and the government s oversight of Aegis s bills, inventories, performance, and operations, including the reporting of serious incidents and compliance with the requirements of the Government of Iraq. The report also examines Aegis s personnel screening, selection, and training processes to determine whether they meet contract requirements. The RSSS-I contract (W911S0-04-C-0003) was awarded in May 2004 and ended in November 2007. The RSSS-II contract (W91GDW-07-D-4021) was awarded in September 2007, but the start of performance was delayed to February 2008 because the award was protested with the Government Accountability Office. Because the RSSS- II contact was delayed, a separate contract (W91GDW-08-C-4003) was awarded to bridge the period during which the protest was Over the years, several organizations have been involved in managing the RSSS contracts.