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IG: Afghan reconstruction efforts in big trouble

Arnold Fields says poor planning and weak management are undermining the effort to build up the Afghan army and police.

Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , Commission on Wartime Contracting , Michael Thibault , Afghanistan , contracting

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Thibault defends departing Afghanistan IG

The U.S. official in charge of overseeing the billions of dollars being spent to rebuild Afghanistan announced his resignation. Mike Thibault, commission co-chair, talks with us about what's next.

Tags: Federal Drive , contracting , Commission on Wartime Contracting , Mike Thibault , oversight , Suzanne Kubota ,

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Watchdog for Afghanistan reconstruction resigns

Ret. Major General Arnold Fields has submitted his resignation, the White House announced Monday.

Tags: SIGAR , Afghanistan , oversight , White House , accountability , management , Jolie Lee

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Senate committee not convinced by SIGAR's testimony

Arnold Fields, the special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction, failed to convince his congressional critics that he's qualified to handle his watchdog job.

Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , SIGAR , Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Co , Claire McCaskill , Scott Brown , contracting , management

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