Iraq IG Procurement Report Slams System Inefficiencies
A new report from the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGR) makes several recommendations for streamlining and improving efficiency on Iraq reconstruction efforts. Chief among them: the United States should create a new contingency federal acquisition regulation to remove bureaucratic hurdles on contingency operations such as the one in Iraq. The report also recommended that procurement officers develop a short list of pre-qualified contractors with expertise in reconstruction projects and limit sole-source and limited-competition projects.
The "Lessons Learned" report and the SIGR Quarterly Report to Congress, both released this week, describe a quagmire of delays, cost overruns and enormous waste that occurred largely due to a lack of government planning, limited oversight and problems with security.