Audit of USAID Iraq’s Oversight of Private Security Contractors in Iraq

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL AUDIT OF USAID/IRAQ’S OVERSIGHT OF PRIVATE SECURITY CONTRACTORS IN IRAQ AUDIT REPORT NO. E-267-09-002-P March 4, 2009 BAGHDAD, IRAQ Office of Inspector General March 4, 2009 MEMORANDUM TO: USAID/Iraq Mission Director, Christopher D. Crowley FROM: Acting Director, Office of Inspector General, Iraq, Mark S. Norman /s/ SUBJECT: Audit of USAID/Iraq’s Oversight of Private Security Contractors in Iraq (Report Number E-267-09-002-P) This memorandum transmits our final report on the subject audit. In finalizing the report, we considered your comments on the draft report and modified the report language as appropriate. Your comments are included in their entirety as appendix II. The report contains two recommendations for corrective action. Based on your written comments in which you described actions planned to address our concerns, we consider that a management decision has been reached on both recommendations. I want to express my sincere appreciation for the cooperation and courtesies extended to my staff during this audit. CONTENTS Summary of Results ....................................................................................................... 1 Background ..................................................................................................................... 2 Audit Objective...... ...