Today, the Inspectors General from the Department of Defense (DoD), the U.S. Department of State (State), and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) released the third quarterly report to the United States Congress on Operation Atlantic Resolve (OAR).
The Special Inspector General report summarizes U.S. programs and operations from April 1 through June 30, 2024, in support of the U.S. Government’s response to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The report describes the oversight work of the DoD, State, and USAID Offices of Inspectors General (OIG), the Government Accountability Office (GAO), and the other members of the Ukraine Oversight Interagency Working Group.
Notable developments covered in this new report include:
• Congress in April approved an additional $61 billion for the United States’ Ukraine response, bringing total appropriations since 2022 for the Ukraine response to more than $174 billion.
• NATO concluded Steadfast Defender 24, the largest series of military exercises in Europe since the end of the Cold War.
• The United States and partner countries moved to seize Russian sovereign assets outside of Russian control and transfer them to Ukraine for reconstruction.
• The U.S. Government and international partners deepened efforts to strengthen anticorruption institutions in Ukraine and the broader region.
• USAID continued to support approximately 26,600 small and medium Ukrainian enterprises in areas such as agriculture, information technology, light manufacturing, and apparel.
In addition, robust whole-of-government oversight of the U.S. Ukraine response continued during the reporting period. Between April and June, the OIGs for DoD, State, and USAID and the GAO issued one management advisory and 15 oversight reports while continuing work on 77 additional ongoing oversight projects. The OIGs and other federal law enforcement agencies also had 57 open investigations related to the Ukraine response as of June 30.
“Collaborating closely with our oversight partners, we are dedicated to providing thorough oversight of all American taxpayer resources allocated for Ukraine's support,” said DoD Inspector General and Special Inspector General for OAR, Robert P. Storch. “Conducting comprehensive oversight of the U.S. Ukraine response in wartime conditions has been a tremendous challenge, but the combined efforts of the U.S. Government oversight community are showing that we are up to the task.”
"The quality of our coordinated efforts is a direct reflection of the high priority we have placed on oversight of the U.S. government's Ukraine response." State Inspector General Cardell K. Richardson, Sr., said. "Our collaboration on this quarterly report, which provides critical information on the progress of Ukraine response efforts, is one of the many ways we are demonstrating our unwavering commitment to whole-of-government oversight of this strategically important operation."
“This report serves as an important resource describing in great detail the United States’ support to Ukraine and its people,” said Paul K. Martin, USAID’s Inspector General. “USAID OIG continues to provide rigorous oversight of the tens of billions of dollars provided in USAID-funded humanitarian aid, development assistance, and direct budget support for Ukraine.”
More information about completed reports by the DoD, State, and USAID OIGs and other oversight agencies is available on their respective websites and at www.ukraineoversight.gov.