January 30, 2008 Quarterly Report and Semiannual Report to Congress
Source: Special Inspector General for Iraq Recconstruction (SIGIR)
From Message From the IG (PDF; 68 KB):

2008 will be a “Year of Transfer” in Iraq, bringing with it the continued evolution of the U.S. program. This evolution means that the Government of Iraq (GOI) must assert ever greater responsibility for national security and economic planning, including the full funding and sustainment of ongoing relief and recon- struction efforts. The U.S. role, at this stage, is supportive, aimed chiefly at capacity-building initiatives within the economic, political, and security spheres.

Three issues that could affect the Year of Transfer are: (1) a potential budget windfall from higher oil prices, (2) consequences from pending legal and legislative developments regarding Iraq’s governance, and (3) the continuing shift of primary provincial security responsibilities to Iraqi control. Average oil production in Iraq this quarter hit a post-war high of 2.38 million barrels per day, enhancing the likelihood that Iraq’s national income in 2008 will significantly exceed expectations.

Section 3 of this Report contains summaries of SIGIR’s seven new audit products, two of which continued SIGIR’s programmatic review of major Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund (IRRF) contracts. One report examined the work of Parsons Delaware, Inc., under its large design-build contract for projects in the build- ings, health, and education sectors. The report reveals that Parsons completed only 3 of the 11 task orders issued under the contract. The other contract review examines the reconstruction work of Parsons Infra- structure & Technology Group, Inc., on a project managed by the Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment, finding that the contract’s goals were largely met. A third Parsons audit will be released in the upcoming quarter.

+ Full Report (PDF; 11 MB)

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