Global War on Terrorism : Dod Needs to Improve the Reliability of Cost Data and Provide Additional Guidance to Control Costs

Since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the DoD has reported spending $191 billion through May 2005 to conduct the Global War on Terrorism. On an ongoing basis, DoD compiles & reports information on the incremental costs of the war, & uses these data in preparing future funding requests. This report assessed: (1) whether DoD's reported war costs are based on reliable data; (2) the extent to which DoD's existing financial management policy is applicable to war spending; & (3) whether DoD has implemented cost controls as operations mature. The report focused primarily, but not exclusively, on FY 2004 reported costs -- the latest full year of data available at the time of this review. Includes recommendations. Charts & tables.Pickup, Sharon L. is the author of 'Global War on Terrorism : Dod Needs to Improve the Reliability of Cost Data and Provide Additional Guidance to Control Costs', published 2006 under ISBN 9781422303566 and ISBN 142230356X.