Audit of the USAID Honduras Trade, Investment, and Competitiveness Policy Program

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL AUDIT OF THE USAID/HONDURAS TRADE, INVESTMENT, AND COMPETITIVENESS PROGRAM AUDIT REPORT NO. 1-522-09-006-P FEBRUARY 26, 2009 SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR Office of Inspector General February 26, 2009 MEMORANDUM TO: USAID/Honduras Director, William Brands FROM: RIG/San Salvador, Timothy E. Cox /s/ SUBJECT: Audit of the USAID/Honduras Trade, Investment, and Competitiveness Policy Program (Report No. 1-522-09-006-P) This memorandum transmits our final report on the subject audit. We have carefully 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 includes eight recommendations to improve accountability and implementation of the trade, investment, and competitiveness program in the future. Based on your comments, management decisions can be made on Recommendation Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8 once the mission provides target dates for completion of the planned actions. Based on the mission’s comments and documents provided following the audit fieldwork, we have determined that final action has been made regarding Recommendation No. 7. Determination of final action on the remaining recommendations will be made by the Audit Performance and Compliance Division (M/CFO/APC). I appreciate the mission’s support assistance during this audit. U.S. Agency for ...