Special Inspector General for Afghanista

Afghan National Security Forces Facilities: Concern with Funding, Oversight, and Sustainability for Operation and Maintenance Special Inspector General for Afghanista

Publisher Marketing: This report discusses the results of the Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction's (SIGAR) audit of ITT Exelis Systems Corporation's (Exelis) implementation of two U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) contracts for operation and maintenance at Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) facilities throughout Afghanistan. We found that despite ongoing capacity development, the Afghan government continues to face challenges that will likely prevent it from fully sustaining ANSF facilities after the 2014 transition. Further, although Exelis generally invoiced and provided services in accordance with the terms of the contracts, its northern contract is projected to run out of funds in March 2014, 16 months short of the full period of performance, and Exelis has not fully implemented quality control efforts for its southern contract. This report recommends that USACE (1) implement standardized procedures for overseeing the two contracts, (2) direct Exelis to fully implement its quality control program in southern Afghanistan, and (3) complete its plan and procedures for removing partial facilities from the contracts and reclassifying these facilities in order to reduce O&M costs.