Audit of USAID Southern Africa’s Audit Management Program

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL AUDIT OF USAID/SOUTHERN AFRICA’S AUDIT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AUDIT REPORT NO. 4-674-09-003-P JANUARY 29, 2009 PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA January 29, 2009 MEMORANDUM TO: USAID/Southern Africa, Mission Director, Carleene Dei FROM: Regional Inspector General/Pretoria, Nathan S. Lokos /s/ SUBJECT: Audit of USAID/Southern Africa’s Audit Management Program (Report No. 4-674-09-003-P) This memorandum transmits 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 in appendix II. The report includes seven recommendations to strengthen USAID/Southern Africa’s audit management program. In response to the draft report, the mission agreed with all seven recommendations and included corrective action plans and target completion dates. Therefore, we consider that management decisions have been reached for recommendation numbers 1 through 6. A management decision has not been reached for recommendation no. 7 as discussed in the report. Please provide my office written notice within 30 days of any additional information related to the actions planned or taken to implement recommendation no. 7. In addition, please provide USAID’s Office of Audit, Performance and Compliance Division (M/CFO/APC) with the necessary documentation demonstrating that ...