Joint Survey of the U.S. Embassy-Iraq's Anticorruption Program

摘要

Corruption in Iraq siphons resources from needed government services and reduces the willingness of international investors to invest in Iraq. It has been identified as a major barrier to establishing citizens' trust and confidence in their government and to improving economic growth and prosperity. Unless reforms are put in place, corruption may jeopardize the political stability of the new government. The U.S. Embassy-Iraq has identified assisting the Iraqi government in its efforts to reduce corruption as one of its highest priorities. SIGIR and the DoS, Office of the Inspector General, jointly initiated this survey of the U.S. Embassy-Iraq's Anticorruption Program at the request of the U.S. Ambassador to Iraq. This product reports SIGIR's position on the results of the joint work that address the survey objectives. The objectives of this survey were to determine (1) which U.S. government agencies participate in the anticorruption program in Iraq, and whether they have a coordinated strategic plan with identified goals; (2) whether program outcomes and metrics have been established to measure progress and success; and (3) whether organizational roles and responsibilities have been clearly identified and resources provided to meet the program goals. In addition, the survey identified international leading practices from other organizations that have had successful experience in reducing corruption.