Review of the Use of Contractors in Managing Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Projects

Abstract : In May 2004, National Security Presidential Directive 36 replaced the PMO as the program manager with a new program management office called the Project and Contracting Office (PCO). As a result, the SPMOs became the Sector Project and Contracting Offices (SPCOs), and the contractors who supported them became known as Sector Project and Contracting Office Contractors (SPCOC). In October 2006, USACE Gulf Region Division (GRD) replaced the PCO as the project manager. In this report, SIGIR refers to the government offices responsible for contract administration as the sector project and contracting offices (SPCOs), and the contractors as Sector Project and Contracting Office Contractors (SPCOCs), regardless of the timeframe. The overall objectives of this audit were to determine the roles and responsibilities assigned to the SPCOCs and the extent to which the U.S. government benefited from the services provided by the SPCOCs. Specifically, SIGIR's reporting objectives for this report were to (1) assess contractor performance in managing another contractor, and (2) review the effectiveness of the government in managing the contracts.