Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction –

July 30, 2008 Quarterly Report and Semiannual Report to Congress: “This 18th Quarterly Report to the Congress provides a new look at the relief and reconstruction effort in Iraq, presenting a province–by–province review of progress on reconstruction and capacity–building in four key areas of concern economics, essential services, governance, and security. This new review catalogues a series of informative snapshots on the achievements and challenges affecting each of Iraq’s 18 provinces.

Total Iraqi funds made available for reconstruction since 2003 have now reached the $50 billion mark, roughly equaling the total amount of U.S. funds appropriated to date to support Iraq’s relief and reconstruction. The picture of provincial progress in this Report further amplifies how that money has been spent, updating the markedly mixed story that SIGIR has unfolded over the past four–and–a-half years through nearly 250 audits and inspections.