Persian Gulf: U.S. Business Participation in the Reconstruction of Kuwait

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO examined how the Army Corps of Engineers and the Department of Commerce implemented their responsibilities under the Persian Gulf Conflict Supplemental Authorization and Personnel Benefits Act of 1991, focusing on: (1) Commerce's delay in meeting the reporting date for the U.S. government report on the extent of contracts awarded to U.S. companies; (2) the reliability of information that Commerce used in compiling its two reports; and (3) the degree of competition the Corps of Engineers used to award contracts and Corps efforts to encourage contracting for U.S. small and small-disadvantaged businesses.