GAO REPORTS HIT IRAQ PROGRESS, STATE DEPARTMENT HIRING

Topic: Training, Recruiting, Government Accountability Office, Postwar Reconstruction, Dept. of State, News & Comment, Cabinet Level Agencies, Federal Agencies
30. August 2007 |  Print This Post |  Email This Post |

Washington Post reporting shows the importance of independent voices within government with the resources and authority to criticize government performance.  Two new GAO reports have emerged:  one describes in detail the lack of progress in meeting benchmarks in Iraq, and the second criticizes State Department effectiveness in hiring, staffing embassies, and hiring and training Arabic-language specialists.  Karen De Young and Tom Ricks have a detailed review of the Iraq report here, and the Post’s "Primary Source" feature excerpts the DOS report here.

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2 Responses to “GAO REPORTS HIT IRAQ PROGRESS, STATE DEPARTMENT HIRING”

1. Edward Hodgman:
   

   The Washington Post reports that Department of Defense officials are disputing some conclusions of the GAO report, which has not yet been officially released. The Pentagon has offered the GAO new information and has suggested that GAO “grades” on some benchmarks be improved. See the full story here.

   
   comment at 31. August 2007
   
2. Edward Hodgman:
   

   The GAO included few changes in the final version of its report in spite of objections from military officials in the U.S. and in Iraq. The Washington Post describes the dispute and its outcome here. You can get the final version of the GAO report here.

   
   comment at 05. September 2007
   

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