Operation Atlantic Resolve Lead Inspector General Quarterly Report to Congress, January 1, 2026 – March 31, 2026

The Inspectors General for the Department of Defense, Department of State, and the U.S. Agency for International Development conduct oversight of and report on the overseas contingency operation “Operation Atlantic Resolve (OAR),” including U.S. Government activities related to Ukraine, pursuant to Section 1250B of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 and Lead IG reporting responsibilities under 5 U.S.C. 419. This report also discusses the planned, ongoing, and completed oversight work conducted by the Department of Defense (DoD), the Department of State (State), and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Offices of Inspector General, as well as the other U.S. oversight agencies that coordinate their activities through the Ukraine Oversight Interagency Working Group. OAR is the U.S. contingency operation to deter Russian aggression against NATO and to reassure and bolster the alliance in the wake of Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine. OAR also includes security assistance activities in support of Ukraine.$45.67 billion was allocated for governance and development, provided by State, USAID, and four other government agencies. A smaller portion, $4.13 billion, was allocated for humanitarian assistance, provided by State, USAID, and USDA. More than half of this funding was appropriated for FY 2022 when the Ukraine refugee situation and disruptions to Ukrainian food production and distribution peaked following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. $3.80 billion was allocated for agency operations, including $68.00 million for oversight provided by DoW OIG, State OIG, USAID OIG, and GAO. Approximately $250 million remained in the terminated USAID Energy Security Project at the end of the quarter, according to State. The implementer reported that it is still owed approximately $37 million for items contracted or delivered for which payment has not yet been received from USAID. Based upon publicly available data, USAID OIG estimates the amount of prompt payment act interest accrued and owed to this implementer in Ukraine during the quarter was approximately $376,000, and exceeds $1 million to date. Interest continues to accrue at a rate of over $4,000 per day, according to USAID OIG calculations. In fiscal years 2022 to 2024, the United States provided approximately $30.2 billion in direct budget support to the Ukrainian government. USAID relied on the World Bank to manage the PEACE fund and contracted with two independent public accounting companies to provide, collectively, reports about the Ukrainian government’s capacity to receive funds and whether the funds are being used as intended. The USAID OIG reported in March that USAID did not receive all deliverables from these contracted companies, limiting USAID’s reasonable assurance that the Ukrainian government had the capacity to receive the PEACE funds and use them as intended before releasing additional funds.

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Operation Atlantic Resolve Lead Inspector General Quarterly Report to Congress, January 1, 2026 – March 31, 2026

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