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| https://www.mccaskill.senate.gov/media-center/news-releases/mccaskill-plan-to-fix-pow/mia-recovery-efforts-included-in-defense-bill | McCaskill Plan to Fix POW/MIA Recovery Efforts Included in Defense Bill | 2014-12-09 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | MO | Claire McCaskill | M001170 | www.mccaskill.senate.gov | legacy | McCaskill Plan to Fix POW/MIA Recovery Efforts Included in Defense Bill Once law, Senator’s proposal will create single POW/MIA agency to ensure accountability of efforts Tuesday, December 9, 2014 WASHINGTON – Following a nearly two-year effort, this year’s annual defense bill will include a plan by U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill that directs the Secretary of Defense to designate a single organization to handle POW/MIA accounting efforts. “This is a critical step in the right direction,” said McCaskill, the daughter of a World War II veteran. “For too long our country’s POW/MIA recovery efforts have been stymied by mismanagement and a lack of oversight. These crucial reforms will centralize a currently decentralized process and hopefully allow the accounting mission to proceed more effectively and efficiently than it has in the past.” McCaskill, a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, has been at the forefront of the fight to address systemic mismanagement of the Pentagon's POW/MIA recovery efforts. In May, the Senate Armed Services Committee approved McCaskill’s plan to strengthen POW/MIA recovery efforts by establishing a single agency responsible for those efforts, with one federal official in charge. The amendment to this year’s annual defense bill—which follows a similar recommendation by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel—addresses the key deficit identified by the Government Accountability Office and McCaskill, which is that there was no one agency or official in charge to coordinate and be held accountable for POW/MIA recovery. This is the first official step in restructuring POW/MIA accounting following McCaskill's investigation last year into the troubled recovery efforts. Visit mccaskill.senate.gov/veterans to read highlights of McCaskill’s work to deliver for our veterans. ### Print Email Tweet | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |