Audit of USAID Missions’ Management of U.S. Personal Services Contractors

Audit of USAID Missions’ Management of U.S. Personal Services Contractors Audit Report Number 9-000-04-006-P September 16, 2004 Washington, D.C. (Page intentionally left blank.) September 16, 2004 To: M/OAA/OD, Timothy T. Beans From: IG/A/PA Director, Nathan S. Lokos /s/ Subject: Audit of USAID Missions’ Management of U.S. Personal Services Contractors (Report No. 9-000-04-006-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 this response as Appendix II. The report includes one recommendation to strengthen USAID’s management of U.S. personal services contracts. In your written comments, you concurred with the recommendation and have identified actions to address our concerns. Therefore, we consider that a management decision has been reached and that final action is pending on the recommendation. Information related to your final action on the recommendation should be provided to USAID’s Office of Management Planning and Innovation. I want to express my sincere appreciation for the cooperation and courtesies extended to my staff during the audit. (Page intentionally left blank.) 2 Summary of Results 5 Table of Contents Background 5 Audit Objectives 6 Findings 6 Did USAID missions ...