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Quarterly Reports and Semi-Annual Reports: These reports, published
30 days following the end of each fiscal-year quarter, summarize SIGIR findings including audits, inspections, investigations, and
analysis of data and developments related to Iraq reconstruction progress. The activities of the Inspector General during each
quarter and updates on the various SIGIR initiatives including Lessons Learned are also reported.
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Testimony Before Congress: The Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction
frequently provides testimony before U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate committees on SIGIR's oversight of the U.S.
reconstruction effort in Iraq.
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Hard Lessons: The Iraq Reconstruction Experience – Since
the March 2003 invasion, the Congress appropriated about $50 billion in taxpayer dollars for Iraq’s relief and reconstruction.
This generous provision funded a continuously evolving rebuilding program that sought, among other things, to restore Iraq’s
essential services, establish new security forces, create a free–market economy, and put the country on the path to achieving an
effective democracy. Some of the initiatives succeeded but others did not.
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Audit Reports: SIGIR primarily conducts performance
audits that assess the economy, efficiency, effectiveness, and results of Iraq reconstruction programs, often with a focus on
the adequacy of internal controls and the potential for fraud, waste, and abuse.
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Lessons Learned: The purpose of SIGIR's Lessons Learned Initiative
is to capture and apply the lessons learned from the Iraq reconstruction experience. In February 2006, SIGIR released Iraq
Reconstruction: Lessons in Human Capital Management; in August 2006, SIGIR released Iraq Reconstruction: Lessons in Contracting
and Procurement; and in March 2007, SIGIR released its third and final Lessons Learned report, Iraq Reconstruction: Lessons in
Program and Project Management. These three reports help satisfy SIGIR’s mandate from Congress to provide recommendations
that promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the administration of the reconstruction program in Iraq.
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Infographics Pictures speak loader than words. This collection of Informational
Graphics help to tell the tale of Iraq Reconstruction in a beautiful and powerful way.
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Accomplishments: SIGIR: Six Years of Oversight, Six Years of Results.
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Assessments: SIGIR assessment teams gather
contractual specifications, then travel to the project sites to inspect actual on-site efforts and accomplishments. SIGIR
inspectors have brought deficiencies in planning, design work, construction, testing, and general contractor oversight to the
attention of U.S. managers, so that action can be taken to improve project execution.
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