Audit of USAID Mission for Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova's Management of U.S. Personal Services Contractors

March 17, 2004 MEMORANDUM FOR: USAID Mission for Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova, Mission Director, Christopher Crowley FROM: Regional Inspector General/Budapest, Nancy J. Lawton /s/ SUBJECT: Audit of USAID Mission for Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova’s Management of U.S. Personal Services Contractors (Report No. B-121-04-003-P) This is our final report on the subject audit. We reviewed your comments on our draft report, made changes where appropriate, and included your comments in Appendix II. We have also adjusted some of the report language in response to comments from our headquarters staff. This report contains three recommendations to improve the Mission’s management of U.S. personal services contractors. In your written comments, you concurred with these recommendations and our estimate of $17,000 in cost savings related to Recommendation No. 2. Furthermore, you identified and documented specific actions taken to address our concerns. Therefore, we consider that final action has been taken on all recommendations. I appreciate the cooperation and courtesy extended to my staff during the audit. 1 (This Page Intentionally Left Blank) 2Table of Summary of Results…………………………………… .…………………………...5 Contents Background………………………………………………………………….…......5 Audit Objectives……………………………….. ..…………………….…………..6 Audit Findings……………………………………………………… ….……….....6 Did USAID/WNIS determine its requirement for U.S. personal services contractors in accordance ...