State Department OIG Releases Review on End-Use Monitoring in Ukraine

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the Department of State has released a redacted report detailing its review of end-use monitoring (EUM) for U.S. security assistance in Ukraine. This follows the U.S. commitment of approximately $30 billion in aid since Russia's invasion in February 2022.

The OIG evaluated whether the Department is effectively implementing EUM for security programs in Ukraine and coordinating safeguard activities. U.S. law mandates EUM for defense articles and services under the Arms Export Control Act and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. The Department has EUM responsibility for direct foreign assistance and commercial sales, with total property subject to EUM in Ukraine valued at $311.7 million.

Findings indicate that Embassy Kyiv conducted limited in-person EUM activities, supplemented by secondary procedures involving Ukrainian government assistance. No misuse of equipment was identified, and commitments from recipients remained unchanged post-invasion. However, challenges like security restrictions and ad-hoc reporting of battlefield losses were noted.

The OIG acknowledged the Department's leadership in coordinating EUM and other safeguard activities for security assistance programs in Ukraine.

The report contains six recommendations aimed at improving EUM practices, addressed to the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, the Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, and the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs. The Department concurred with all recommendations, which are now considered resolved. Detailed responses are included in the report's appendix.

The redacted report, including the Department's responses and OIG's recommendations, contains information that is Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU) and is not available for public viewing.