State and DOD Need to Assess How the Foreign Military Financing Program for Egypt Achieves U.S. Foreign Policy and Security Goals

GuidanceGovernment Accountability Office (GAO)General Information

Why GAO Did This Study

Since 1979, Egypt has received about $80 billion in military and economic assistance with about $34 billion in the form of foreign military financing (FMF) grants that enable Egypt to purchase U.S.-manufactured military goods and services. In this report, GAO (1) describes the types and amounts of FMF assistance provided to Egypt; (2) assesses the financing arrangements used to provide FMF assistance to Egypt; and (3) evaluates how the U.S. assesses the program's contribution to U.S. foreign policy and security goals.

What GAO Recommends

We recommend that the Secretaries of State and Defence conduct: (1) an assessment of the impact of potential shifts in appropriations on the Egypt FMF program; and (2) periodic program-level evaluations of the program. Specifically, the agencies should define the current and desired levels of modernization and interoperability the U.S. would like to achieve.

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