Southwest Asia

Mr. Michael Child, Deputy Inspector General for Southwest Asia

In support of the mission in Southwest Asia, DoD IG established an executive level position, the Deputy Inspector General for Southwest Asia. In November 2009, the Deputy established the forward headquarters at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.

The Deputy is the single point of contact for all matters relating to oversight activity in Southwest Asia.

Other duties and responsibilities include:

  • Recommends the development of strategic and operational oversight plans.
  • Monitors and evaluates the success of integration efforts relative to audits, investigations, inspections, and various oversight and policy activities.
  • Identifies gaps and overlaps, conflicting priorities, and senior leadership requests in the planning and execution of Southwest Asia oversight activities.
  • Improves and ensures effective communications and coordination among the oversight organizations and theater
    leadership.
  • Enables the oversight teams to provide relevant and timely information with actionable recommendations to
    commanders to improve accountability, visibility, transparency, controls and effectiveness on the battlefield.

News

FY 2013 Comprehensive Oversight Plan for Southwest Asia Issued

FY 2013 Comprehensive Oversight Plan for Southwest Asia IssuedSeptember 28, 2012 - The Department of Defense Inspector General and the Southwest Asia Joint Planning Group have issued the FY 2013 update to the Comprehensive Oversight Plan for Southwest Asia. To view the FY 2013 update, click here.

The Comprehensive Oversight Plan for Southwest Asia incorporates planned and ongoing oversight by members of the Southwest Asia Joint Planning Group. The plan update also includes ongoing oversight efforts related to Southwest Asia by the Government Accountability Office.

New this year is the inclusion of an overall strategic oversight plan for Afghanistan. The strategic oversight plan was developed for Afghanistan because most of the ongoing and planned oversight work in Southwest Asia occurs in Afghanistan or is related to Afghanistan. This plan is presented in two parts: (1) reconstruction, and (2) other than reconstruction. (more)