http://www.sigir.mil/publications/lessonsLearned.html SIGIR Lessons Learned en-us Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) Fri, 08 Jun 2007 10:00:12 EST Fri, 08 Jun 2007 10:00:12 EST http://www.sigir.mil/images/newLogo.gif http://www.sigir.mil/images/newLogo.gif 85 85 In December 2011, SIGIR published Iraq Reconstruction: Lessons in Inspections of U.S.-funded Stabilization and Reconstruction Projects. This report provides details on how SIGIR implemented its Inspections program and what lessons SIGIR derived from its assessment of projects in a war zone. The report also summarizes SIGIR's most significant and notable project assessments, and it describes the impact of SIGIR's work on the oversight of U.S.-funded reconstruction projects in Iraq. http://www.sigir.mil/publications/lessonsLearnedInIraqReconstruction.html http://www.sigir.mil/publications/lessonsLearnedInIraqReconstruction.html Wed, 4 Jan 2012 15:00:00 EST 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. Hard Lessons, the first comprehensive account of the Iraq reconstruction effort, reviews in detail the United States' rebuilding program, shedding light on why certain programs worked while others fell short of goals. Beginning with the prewar planning process, Hard Lessons traces the development of reconstruction policy from its modest initial scope to its rapid expansion during the summer of 2003 under the Coalition Provisional Authority's aegis. The report chronicles the difficult challenges that confronted the reconstruction program as Iraq slipped into the grip of a deadly insurgency during 2005 and 2006. Reconstruction officials responded by moving large sums of money into security programs, which ultimately consumed over half of the $50 billion in U.S. appropriations. Increasing conflict in Iraq required a new military strategy – counterinsurgency – and a new plan – the surge – the success of which, seen in 2007, brought violence down to levels not seen since the March 2003 invasion. This salutary development finally allowed reconstruction projects to proceed relatively unimpeded. But by 2008, most of the $50 billion was spent. U.S. efforts now focused on helping Iraq better expend its own resources on the country's continuing national recovery. Hard Lessons concludes with 13 lessons drawn from 6 difficult years of Iraq reconstruction. Virtually all the leadership interviewed by SIGIR for this report agreed that the U.S. approach to contingency relief and reconstruction operations needs reform. The lessons documented in this report could help guide reform in this critical area, so that the hard lessons learned from the Iraq reconstruction experience become lessons applied and not lessons lost. http://www.sigir.mil/hardlessons/Default.aspx http://www.sigir.mil/hardlessons/Default.aspx Mon, 2 Feb 2009 10:00:00 EST The third and final Lessons Learned report, which SIGIR released in March 2007, focuses on program and project management during the U.S.–led reconstruction mission, and tracks the evolution of the three organizations responsible for providing the strategic oversight and tactical direction of the reconstruction effort: the Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance, the Coalition Provisional Authority, and the U.S. Mission-Iraq. http://www.sigir.mil/reports/pdf/Lessons_Learned_March21.pdf http://www.sigir.mil/reports/pdf/Lessons_Learned_March21.pdf Wed, 21 Mar 2007 12:00:00 EST This is the second of three reports in SIGIR’s Lessons Learned Initiative. It begins by examining contracting activity early in the Iraq program and traces its evolutionary development through the effort’s succeeding phases. The concluding section lays out a series of key lessons followed by six recommendations for improving the U.S. government’s capacity to support and execute contracting and procurement in contingency environments. http://www.sigir.mil/reports/pdf/Lessons_Learned_July21.pdf http://www.sigir.mil/reports/pdf/Lessons_Learned_July21.pdf Fri, 21 Jul 2006 12:00:00 EST In February 2006, SIGIR released Iraq Reconstruction: Lessons in Human Capital Management. The report is the product of SIGIR audits, other research, and the Lessons Learned Forum held in September 2005 at Johns Hopkins University’s Washington, D.C. campus. The document identifies and discusses four key components of effective human resource management: • Policy Alignment • Workforce Planning • Recruitment • Continuity http://www.sigir.mil/reports/pdf/Lessons_Learned_Feb16.pdf http://www.sigir.mil/reports/pdf/Lessons_Learned_Feb16.pdf Thu, 16 Feb 2006 12:00:00 EST