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Open Recommendations (42 total)

Cuba Democracy Assistance: USAID Should Improve Collection of Security Risk Information to Help Awardee Mitigation Efforts

GAO-25-107712
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U.S. Agency for International Development The Administrator of USAID should ensure that the Office of Cuban Affairs works with USAID's Office of Security to develop a process to gather and document known Cuba democracy assistance security risks based on USAID's and implementers' experience prior to award implementation in order to review and, as appropriate, inform the actions of implementers. (Recommendation 1)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

Climate Change: Improved Data and Performance Management Would Strengthen U.S. Support to the Indo-Pacific

GAO-25-106236
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U.S. Agency for International Development The USAID Administrator should clarify agency guidance for context monitoring to ensure the officials who manage the performance of climate activities develop mitigation strategies in their activity planning documents to address any identified external or internal factors that could affect achieving the activity's results. (Recommendation 3)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

IT Portfolio Management: OMB and Agencies Are Not Fully Addressing Selected Statutory Requirements

GAO-25-107041
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U.S. Agency for International Development The Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development should direct its agency CIO to work with OMB to ensure that annual reviews of their IT portfolio are conducted in conjunction with the Federal CIO and the Chief Operating Officer or Deputy Secretary (or equivalent), as prescribed by FITARA. (Recommendation 45)
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IT Portfolio Management: OMB and Agencies Are Not Fully Addressing Selected Statutory Requirements

GAO-25-107041
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U.S. Agency for International Development The Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development should direct its agency CIO to ensure they conduct a review in conjunction with the investment's program manager and in consultation with the Federal CIO, for major IT investments that have been designated as high risk for four consecutive quarters, as prescribed by FITARA, including identifying (1) the root causes of the high level of risk of the investment; (2) the extent to which these causes can be addressed (e.g., action items and due dates); and (3) the probability of future success (e.g., outcomes). (Recommendation 46)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

Ukraine: State and USAID Should Improve Processes for Ensuring Partners Can Perform Required Work

GAO-24-106751
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U.S. Agency for International Development The Administrator of USAID should ensure that the Office of the General Counsel and the Bureau for Planning, Learning, and Resource Management establish a requirement in USAID's operational policy for USAID award officials to periodically monitor the implementation of public international organization implementing partners' procedures for screening sub-partners for past performance when selecting them for sub-awards. (Recommendation 5)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

Human Trafficking: Agencies Need to Adopt a Systematic Approach to Manage Risks in Contracts

GAO-24-106973
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U.S. Agency for International Development The Administrator of USAID should ensure that the Senior Procurement Executive reviews a subset of contracts to determine whether contracting officials have implemented federal anti-trafficking requirements, including incorporating the certification provision in covered solicitations and obtaining contractor anti-trafficking certifications prior to award and annually thereafter. (Recommendation 8)
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Human Trafficking: Agencies Need to Adopt a Systematic Approach to Manage Risks in Contracts

GAO-24-106973
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U.S. Agency for International Development The Administrator of USAID should ensure that the Senior Procurement Executive, in consultation with agency trafficking experts, develops and implements a systematic approach to managing trafficking risks in procurements. This approach should include

  • identifying and analyzing procurements for their level of trafficking risk,
  • developing responses to address those risks, such as obtaining contractor anti-trafficking compliance plans and verifying contractor implementation of requirements, and
  • communicating this information to contracting officials.

(Recommendation 4)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

Wildlife Trafficking: Agencies Should Improve Efforts to Protect Human Rights in Overseas Activities

GAO-24-106553
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U.S. Agency for International Development The Administrator of USAID should take steps to ensure that implementing partners for awards with ranger activities meet the established timeframes to provide social safeguards plans. (Recommendation 1)
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U.S. Agency for International Development The Administrator of USAID should ensure that implementing partners for awards with ranger activities that require social safeguards plans include information in periodic monitoring reports for USAID on the status of implementation of project social safeguard mechanisms and any steps taken to assess their effectiveness. This should include information on any issues encountered, resolutions, and lessons learned. (Recommendation 4)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

Foreign Assistance: USAID Should Strengthen Risk Management in Conflict Zones

GAO-24-106192
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U.S. Agency for International Development The USAID Administrator should ensure that the USAID Nigeria mission conducts comprehensive assessments of fraud risks relevant to its programs and develops program-specific fraud risk profiles based on those assessments. (Recommendation 3)
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In its response to our report, USAID agreed with this recommendation. As of October 2024, USAID is updating its Enterprise Risk Management policies to incorporate fraud risk considerations and improving guidance on how missions can develop their annual risk profiles and conduct comprehensive risk assessments of fraud risks relevant to their programs. The USAID Nigeria mission plans to conduct a comprehensive fraud risk assessment and develop a fraud risk profile by June 2025. We will continue to monitor USAID's implementation of this recommendation and provide updated information on its progress.
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