Report on Audit of USAID Bulgaria’s Participant Training Activities (Report No. B-183-04-001-P)

November 19, 2003 MEMORANDUM FOR: USAID/Bulgaria, Mission Director, Debra McFarland FROM: Regional Inspector General/Budapest, Nancy J. Lawton /s/ SUBJECT: Report on Audit of USAID/Bulgaria’s Participant Training Activities (Report No. B-183-04-001-P) This is our final report on the subject audit. We reviewed your comments to our draft report and included them as Appendix II to this report. In summary, the report recommends that USAID/Bulgaria (1) establish and follow procedures on individual application data, (2) conduct periodic management reviews of its participant training implementing contractor, and (3) develop and document mission-specific guidance for mission staff and contractors involved in participant training and visa applications. Based on our evaluation of your comments to our draft report and all supporting documentation provided, we consider that final action has occurred on Recommendation Nos. 1, 2, and 3. 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 Summary of Results.................................................................................................5 Table of Contents Background..............................................................................................................6 Audit Objectives .............. ...