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The Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense conducted this audit in response to a congressional request. Their objective was to review the status of Afghanistan Security Forces funds that DoD provided to the Department of State (DOS) for the training of the Afghan National Police (ANP), the contract management activities, and the ability of the ANP training program to address the security needs for Afghanistan. The audit showed that the DOS Civilian Police Program contract does not meet DoD's needs in developing the ANP to provide security in countering the growing insurgency in Afghanistan. The DOS and DoD agreed to have DoD assume contractual responsibility for the primary ANP training program, which includes Regional Training Centers, basic ANP training, mentoring within the Afghan Ministry of Interior, and the DoD police mentor teams embedded in ANP units in districts throughout Afghanistan. The DOS internal controls were ineffective. The audit identified internal control weaknesses in DOS contract oversight for the ANP training program. Specifically, DOS did not maintain adequate oversight of Government-furnished property, maintain contract files as required by the Federal Acquisition Regulation, always match goods to receiving reports, or follow internal control procedures requiring in-country contracting officers' representatives to review contractor invoices to determine if the costs were allowable, allocable, or reasonable prior to payment and validation of deliverables. The audit was unable to determine if DOS expended Afghanistan Security Forces funds provided by DoD in accordance with Congressional intent. It also identified $80 million in potential monetary benefits. In addition, DOS and DoD have not provided enough resources to adequately train members of the Afghan Women's Police Corps.