Audit of USAID Guatemalas Management

Audit of USAID/Mexico’s Training, Use and Accountability of Cognizant Technical Officers (CTOs) Audit Report No. 1-523-03-005-P June 27, 2003 San Salvador, El Salvador June 27, 2003 MEMORANDUM FOR: USAID/Mexico Mission Director, Paul White Regional Contracting Officer, Beth Paige FROM: Acting RIG/San Salvador, Christine M. Byrne SUBJECT: Audit of USAID/Mexico’s Training, Use and Accountability of Cognizant Technical Officers (Report No. 1-523-03-005-P) This memorandum is our report on the subject audit. Your comments on the draft report were considered in preparing this report. They are included for your reference in Appendix II. This report contains two recommendations for your action. Regarding Recommendation No. 1 a management decision has been reached, but final action is pending. The Office of Management Planning and Innovation will make a determination of final action after the recommendation has been implemented. Regarding Recommendation No. 2, final action has been taken. Once again, thank you for the cooperation and courtesy extended to my staff during the audit. 1 (This page intentionally left blank) 2 Table of Summary of Results 5 Contents Background 5 Audit Objectives 6 Audit Findings 6 Did USAID/Mexico provide adequate guidance and training to its cognizant technical officers to ensure that they were aware of and capable of performing their ...