Collaborative Efforts to Increase Efficiencies and Effectiveness of Operations
Arlington, Va. - The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) became an official partner organization of the DEW Group after signing the new group charter today at NCIS Quantico.
Established in 1997, the goal of the DEW Group is to achieve efficiencies and improve the quality of criminal and counterintelligence investigative support provided to the Military Departments, Unified Commanders, Defense agencies, DoD field activities, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Office of the Secretary of Defense. The group's focus will be to find efficiencies through inter-service coordination, collaboration and cross-servicing of investigative and resources practices, technical support programs, and enterprise-wide "best business practices."
"I'm proud of SIGAR's participation in the DEW Group, which will provide additional resources to support SIGAR investigations, so we can enhance the quality of our oversight," said Acting Special Inspector General Steven J Trent. "SIGAR was invited to participate in this group, which is a testament to the quality of SIGAR's investigations directorate in particular, and our agency as a whole."
The DEW Group will consist of an Executive Board and Working Group, which meets every six to eight weeks, and is comprised of senior members of key Defense criminal investigative counterintelligence, and security organizations, as well as the Coast Guard.