Audit of USAID-Financed Technical Assistance for Agricultural Activities in Egypt Audit Report No. 6-263-02-004-P

Audit of USAID-Financed Technical Assistance for Agricultural Activities in Egypt Audit Report No. 6-263-02-004-P September 9, 2002 Cairo, Egypt RIG/Cairo September 9, 2002 MEMORANDUM FOR: Director, USAID/Egypt, Willard J. Pearson, Jr. Director, Procurement Office, USAID/Egypt, Carlton Bennett FROM: RIG/Cairo, Darryl T. Burris /s/ SUBJECT: Audit of USAID-Financed Technical Assistance for Agricultural Activities in Egypt This report presents the results of our audit. It contains one recommendation for the Contracting Officer to add in a contract Statement of Work the task level milestones that were omitted during the contract modification process. Based on the documentation provided by the Contracting Officer, Recommendation No. 1 is closed upon report issuance. I appreciate the cooperation and courtesy extended to my staff during the audit. 1 Table of Summary of Results 3 ContentsBackground 3 Audit Objective 4 Audit Findings 4 Did USAID/Egypt monitor the technical assistance provided for Egypt’s agricultural sector in accordance with the USAID Automated Directives System? 4 USAID/Egypt Needed to Better Modify Contractsas Activities Changed 5 Management Comments and Our Evaluation 10 Appendix I - Scope and Methodology 11 Appendix II - Omitted Task Level Milestones for the Agriculture Led Export Business Project 13 2 Summary of Regional Inspector General/Cairo audited USAID-financed technical assistance Results for ...