Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction

Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction. Applying Iraq’s Hard Lessons to the Reform of Stabilization and Reconstruction Operations. Arlington, VA: Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, 2010. http://www.sigir.mil/files/USOCO/ApplyingHardLessons.pdf (accessed 21 November 2011).

This paper addresses—and proposes an answer to—the question of who should be accountable for planning, managing, and executing stabilization and reconstruction operations (SROs). This paper suggests a new and comprehensive solution, comprising a collection of targeted operational reforms and the creation of an integrated management office—the U.S. Office for Contingency Operations (USOCO)—that would be accountable for planning and executing SROs.