Audit of USAID Malawi's Training, Use and Accountability of Cognizant Technical Officers

Audit of USAID/Malawi’s Training, Use and Accountability of Cognizant Technical Officers Audit Report No. 4-612-03-002-P August 27, 2003 PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA August 27, 2003 MEMORANDUM FOR: Mission Director, USAID/Malawi, Roger Yochelson FROM: Regional Inspector General/Pretoria, Jay Rollins /s/ SUBJECT: Audit of USAID/Malawi’s Training, Use and Accountability of Cognizant Technical Officers (Report No. 4-612-03-002-P) This is our report on the subject audit. In finalizing this report, we considered management comments on the draft report and have included those comments, in their entirety, as Appendix II in this report. This report has 4 recommendations. In response to the draft report, USAID/Malawi did not indicate agreement with Recommendation Nos. 1 and 2, but did agree with Recommendation Nos. 3 and 4. In addition, corrective action plans and target completion dates were not included for any of the four recommendations. Management decisions can be reached for Recommendation Nos. 1 and 2 when USAID/Malawi indicates its agreement and provides corrective action plans and target completion dates. Management decisions can be reached for Recommendation Nos. 3 and 4 when USAID/Malawi provides corrective action plans and target completion dates. Please advise my office within 30 days of the actions you have planned or taken to implement all four recommendations. I appreciate the ...