Audit of USAID’s Management of the Victims of Torture Fund

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL AUDIT OF USAID’S MANAGEMENT OF THE VICTIMS OF TORTURE FUND AUDIT REPORT NO. 9-000-10-006-P MAY 18, 2010 WASHINGTON, DC Office of Inspector General May 18, 2010 MEMORANDUM TO: Director, Office of Democracy and Governance, Dorothy Taft Director, Program Management, Office of the Director of Foreign Assistance, James E. Painter FROM: IG/A/PA, Director, Steven H. Bernstein /s/ SUBJECT: Audit of USAID’s Management of the Victims of Torture Fund (Audit Report No. 9-000-10-006-P) This memorandum transmits our final report on the subject audit. We have considered your comments on the draft report in finalizing the audit report and have included your response in appendix II of the report. The report contains two recommendations for your action. Based on your comments, management decisions have been made on both recommendations. I sincerely appreciate the cooperation and courtesy extended to my staff during this audit. U.S. Agency for International Development 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20523 www.usaid.gov/oig CONTENTS Summary of Results.….…………………………………………………………………...1 Background……………...………………………………………………………………… 3 Audit Objective…………..…………………………………………………………………4 Audit Findings………………….………………………………………………………..…5 USAID’s Victims of Torture ...