Afghanistan
Subtitle: actions needed to improve accountability of U.S. assistance to Afghanistan government : report to Congressional addressees
Publisher: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Washington, D.C.]
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 43
Subjects: Accounting; Rules and practice; American Economic assistance; United States. Agency for International Development; United States; United States. Department of Defense
Other titles: Actions needed to improve accountability of US assistance to Afghanistan government; Actions needed to improve accountability of United States assistance to Afghanistan government
Description: The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Department of Defense (DOD) award direct assistance to Afghanistan, using bilateral agreements and multilateral trust funds that provide funds through the Afghan national budget. GAO assessed (1) the extent to which the United States, through USAID and DOD, has increased direct assistance, (2) USAID and DOD steps to ensure accountability for bilateral direct assistance, and (3) USAID and DOD steps to ensure accountability for direct assistance via multilateral trust funds for Afghanistan.
Notes: Title from PDF title page (viewed on July 25, 2011).

"July 2011."

"GAO-11-710."

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Background; title: The United States more than tripled its awards of direct assistance to Afghanistan in 2010 through USAID and DOD; title: USAID and DOD have taken steps to help ensure accountability over bilateral direct assistance, but USAID has not required risks to be assessed in advance in all cases; title: USAID has not consistently assessed risks of contributions to ARTF, while DOD has recently established risk assessment guidance for LOTFA; title: Conclusion.