Congressional watchdog to review Army’s sexual harassment and assault prevention program

Army Times: The Government Accountability Office accepted a request from Army veteran Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., to conduct an independent review of the Army’s Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention, or SHARP, program, Duckworth’s office announced Friday.

A full scope and timeline for the GAO review wasn’t released. But in her initial request in July, Duckworth asked that the GAO to design a survey to obtain soldiers’ views on the SHARP program’s effectiveness and shortcomings, as evaluated against the Army’s own stated objectives for the program.

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