Highlights of GAO18509 a report to congressionalcommitteesJuly 201IMPROVISEDTHREATSWarfighter SupportMaintained but CleareResponsibilitiesand Improved NeededWhat GAO FoundThe Department of Defense D ID: 862898
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United States Government Accountability Office Highlights of GAO - 18 - 509 , a report to congressional committees July 201 IMPROVISED THREATS Warfighter Support Maintained, but Cleare Responsibilities and Improved Needed What GAO FoundThe Department of Defense (DOD) established the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization in 2006 to lead and coordinate the department’s counterimprovised explosive device (IED) efforts. In response to a ongressional mandate, DOD renamed this entity the Joint ImprovisedThreat Defeat Organization (JIDO) and placed it under the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) in 2016. Since that point, JIDOhas transferrpersonnel and pay systems, funding, and staff functions to DTRAidentified additional, longterm Joint Improvisedhreat Defeat Organization Developed Capabilities However, GAO identified two challenges toJIDO’s efficiency and effectiveness:Unclear esponsibilitiesDOD has not clarifiedwhich categories of threats View GAO - 18 - 509 . For more information, contact JasonBair at (202) 5126881or bairj@gao.gov . Why GAO Did This Study IEDare one of the most lethal