AUDIT OF USAID EGYPT’S SEVERANCE PAYMENTS TO FOREIGN SERVICE NATIONAL EMPLOYEES.

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERALAUDIT OF USAID/EGYPT’S SEVERANCE PAYMENTS TO FOREIGN SERVICE NATIONAL EMPLOYEES AUDIT REPORT NO. 6-263-05-005-P July 17, 2005 CAIRO, EGYPT Office of Inspector General July 17, 2005 MEMORANDUM TO: Director, USAID/Egypt, Kenneth C. Ellis FROM: Acting Regional Inspector General/Cairo, Catherine Trujillo /s/ SUBJECT: Audit of USAID/Egypt’s Severance Payments to Foreign Service National Employees (Report No. 6-263-05-005-P) This memorandum transmits our final report on the subject audit. In finalizing the report, we considered your comments on our draft report and have included your response as Appendix II. This report includes one recommendation to the Director, USAID/Egypt, to develop a supervisory review process to verify severan ce payment calculations and to collect signed and dated “Declaration and Final Release” forms from terminated staff. Based on the actions taken by the Mission to implement the recommendation, both a management decision and final action have been reached for Recommendation No. 1. I appreciate the cooperation and courtesy extended to my staff during the audit. Regional Inspector GeneralPlot 1/A off El Laselki Street,New Maadi, CairoPostal #11435www.usaid.govCONTENTSSummary of Results ............................................................................................................1Background .........................2Audit Objective..................................... ...