Audit of the Sustainable Economic Policy and Institutional Reform Support (SEPIRS) Program at USAID

Audit of the Sustainable Economic Policy and Institutional Reform Support (SEPIRS) Program at USAID/Afghanistan Report No. 5-306-04-005-P August 17, 2004 Manila, Philippines August 17, 2004 MEMORANDUM FOR: USAID/Afghanistan Mission Director, Patrick C. Fine FROM: Acting Regional Inspector General/Manila, George R. Jiron Jr. / s / SUBJECT: Audit of the Sustainable Economic Policy and Institutional Reform Support (SEPIRS) Program at USAID/Afghanistan (Report No. 5-306-04-005-P) This memorandum is our final report on the subject audit. In finalizing the report, we considered your comments on the draft report, and we have included the comments (without attachments) in Appendix II. This report includes one recommendation. Based on the information provided by the Mission in response to the draft report, we consider that final action has been taken on the recommendation upon issuance of this report. I want to express my sincere appreciation for the cooperation and courtesies extended to my staff during the audit. 1 (This page intentionally left blank) 2 Table of Summary of Results………………………………………………………………5 Contents Background……………………………………………………………………….5 Audit Objective…………………………………………………………………...6 Audit Findings..…………………………………………………………………..7 Are USAID/Afghanistan’s economic governance activities on schedule to achieve ...