This includes the Defense Procurement Agency, which buys weapons, and the State Logistics Operator, whose specialists handle food, clothing, and other necessities for the Armed Forces. Both agencies are young, formed since the full-scale invasion – not least thanks to the efforts of the Public Anti-Corruption Council at the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. Impartial oversight is essential for the effective work of these agencies (i.e., transparent and accountable spending of public money). This is both a requirement of our current reality and another step towards reforming the security and defense sector to NATO standards.

The supervisory boards of both agencies will include both state representatives and independent members. Independent members will be selected from candidates from Ukraine, USA, UK, Poland, Germany, France, Denmark, Lithuania, Norway, Turkey, and the Czech Republic. This is also important, as the agencies' work should be monitored by representatives of NATO member countries with experience in defense procurement. These supervisory boards will have quite real levers of influence.

For instance, the Defense Procurement Agency's supervisory board will be able to approve strategies and financial plans, control the effectiveness of the director's work, and form a pool of deputy directors. Now we just have to wait for the competition and look at the profiles of those chosen to understand their qualifications and competencies.

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