Audit of Contracting for Services (June 2004)

AUDIT OF CONTRACTING FOR SERVICESJUNE 2004Department of Foreign Affairs and International TradeOffice of the Inspector GeneralAudit Division (SIV)Table of ContentsE X E C U T IV E S U MMA R Y ............................................... 1INTRODUCTION ..................................................... 4S C OP E OF A U D IT A N D C R IT E R IA ....................................... 52.1 Scope of Audit 52.2 Audit Criteria and Work Undertaken .............................. 6A U D IT F IN D IN GS..................................................... 83.1 Response to Previous Recommendations ......................... 83 .2 C o n tra c tin g S e rv ic e s S e c tio n ................................... 93.3 The Departmental Contract Review Board/Contract Review Boards .... 133.4 Information Management and Technology Bureau .................. 163 .5 Ora l C o mmitme n ts .......................................... 2 03.6 Management Information System ............................... 213 .7 C o n tra c tin g a t Mis s io n s....................................... 2 23 .8 C o n tra c t T ra in in g ........................................... 2 43.9 Departmental Processes for Contracting for Services ............... 26A N N E X 1 .......................................................... 2 9A N N E X 2 3 0ADDENDUM ........................................................ 31EXECUTIVE SUMMARYThe Department has made significant ...