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USOCO Proposal Rolls On, With Support From Ambassador Ryan Crocker

By | 01.14.10 | 11:26 am

Stuart Bowen, the special inspector general for Iraq reconstruction (SIGIR), released a new report this morning showing a surprising amount of waste on a key reconstruction project in Iraq: rebuilding Baghdad’s looted Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. While the tomb has been “significantly improved by the renovation project,” Bowen’s team More…

As SIGIR Stands Down, USOCO May Stand Up

By | 11.10.09 | 11:54 am

Last week I broke the story of a proposal from Stuart Bowen, the inspector general for the Iraq war, to create a new agency for coordinating and directing civilian governance and development activities in war zones. Bowen wants the envisioned agency, known as the U.S. Office for Contingency Operations More…