Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction
U.S. government's leading oversight authority on Afghanistan reconstruction / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) is the U.S. government's leading oversight authority on Afghanistan reconstruction. Congress created the Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction to provide independent and objective oversight of the Afghanistan Reconstruction funds. Under the authority of Section 1229 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (PL 110-181), SIGAR seeks to conducts audit, inspections, and investigations to promote efficiency and effectiveness of reconstruction programs, and to detect and prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer dollars. SIGAR also has a hotline that allows individuals to report suspected fraud.[1]
This article needs to be updated. The reason given is: almost no information since 2014, and no mention of the Afghanistan withdrawal. (April 2022) |
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Formed | 2008 |
Jurisdiction | United States Government |
Headquarters | Crystal City, Virginia, U.S. |
Employees | 197 (October 2014) |
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Website | www.sigar.mil |