U.S. Government Accountability Office

U.S. Government Accountability Office. GAO-11-1, Iraq and Afghanistan: DOD, State, and USAID Face Continued Challenges in Tracking Contracts, Assistance Instruments, and Associated Personnel. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 2011. http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d111.pdf (accessed 8 August 2011).

This report assesses the implementation of the Synchronized Predeployment and Operational Tracker (SPOT) and data reported by the three agencies for Afghanistan and Iraq for FY 2009 and the first half of FY 2010 on the number of contractor and assistance personnel, including those providing security; the number of personnel killed or wounded; and the number and value of contracts and assistance instruments and extent of competition for new awards.