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Open Recommendations (32 total)

Central America: USAID Should Strengthen Staffing and Fraud Risk Management for Initiative Addressing Migration to the U.S.

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U.S. Agency for International Development The Administrator of USAID should work with the Secretary of State to institute long-term human capital solutions to address FSN staffing shortages in carrying out Centroamérica Local. (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.
U.S. Agency for International Development The Administrator of USAID should ensure that agencywide guidance requires regular fraud risk assessments for its programs—including programs supporting USAID initiatives—as well as documentation of program-specific fraud risk profiles in accordance with leading practices in the Fraud Risk Framework. (Recommendation 2)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

Central America: USAID Should Strengthen Staffing and Fraud Risk Management for Initiative Addressing Migration to the U.S.

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U.S. Agency for International Development The Administrator of USAID should ensure that agencywide guidance requires the regular provision of, and tracking of participation in, mandatory fraud awareness training for USAID staff involved in administering foreign assistance as well as for representatives of all partner organizations implementing the assistance. (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.

Federal Software Licenses: Agencies Need to Take Action to Achieve Additional Savings

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U.S. Agency for International Development The Administrator of USAID should ensure that the agency consistently tracks software licenses that are currently in use for its widely used licenses by, at a minimum, developing and implementing procedures for tracking license usage. (Recommendation 17)
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U.S. Agency for International Development concurred with this recommendation and stated that the agency recently implemented a software asset management solution to track software licenses purchased and is actively working on a process and an automated solution to consistently compare the inventories of software licenses in use to purchase records. When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

Federal Software Licenses: Agencies Need to Take Action to Achieve Additional Savings

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U.S. Agency for International Development The Administrator of USAID should ensure that the agency consistently compares the inventories of software licenses that are currently in use with information on purchased licenses to identify opportunities to reduce costs and better inform investment decision making for its widely used licenses on a regular basis. At a minimum, it should develop and implement procedures for comparing the inventories of licenses in use to purchase records. (Recommendation 18)
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U.S. Agency for International Development concurred with this recommendation and stated that the agency recently implemented a software asset management solution to track software licenses purchased and is actively working on a process and an automated solution to consistently compare the inventories of software licenses in use to purchase records. As of March 2024, the agency stated that it plans to provide a statement of actions on this recommendation on July 27, 2024. We will continue to monitor the agency's efforts to fully implement this recommendation.

Artificial Intelligence: Agencies Have Begun Implementation but Need to Complete Key Requirements

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U.S. Agency for International Development The Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development should ensure that the agency updates its AI use case inventory to include all the required information, at minimum, and takes steps to ensure that the data in the inventory aligns with provided instructions. (Recommendation 35)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

USAID: Management Improvements Needed to Better Meet Global Health Mission

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U.S. Agency for International Development The USAID Administrator should ensure that the Assistant Administrator for Global Health documents lessons learned from the Bureau's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Recommendation 5)
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In its response to our report, USAID concurred with this recommendation. We will monitor USAID's implementation of this recommendation and provide updated information on its progress.

USAID: Management Improvements Needed to Better Meet Global Health Mission

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U.S. Agency for International Development The USAID Administrator should ensure that the Assistant Administrator for Global Health takes steps to harmonize the Bureau's health program area data, such as by collecting common types of data across its different health program areas, to facilitate reporting of the Bureau's overall performance. (Recommendation 3)
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In its response to our report, USAID concurred with this recommendation. We will monitor USAID's implementation of this recommendation and provide updated information on its progress.
U.S. Agency for International Development The USAID Administrator should ensure that the Assistant Administrator for Global Health develops and implements a workforce plan for the Bureau. Such a plan could communicate the Bureau's optimal mix of direct hire and non-direct hire staff, as well as senior leaders; outline key actions to better align its staffing with its mission, priorities, and funding; and identify how it plans to address persistent vacancies in CS positions and the underrepresentation of certain racial or ethnic groups in its workforce. (Recommendation 1)
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In its response to our report, USAID concurred with this recommendation. We will monitor USAID's implementation of this recommendation and provide updated information on its progress.
U.S. Agency for International Development The USAID Administrator should ensure that the Assistant Administrator for Global Health institutionalizes efforts to address negative leadership behaviors identified in the Bureau's January 2022 report on strengthening processes and teamwork, such as by taking steps to (1) establish systems to promote accountability for such behaviors, (2) measure the impact of any changes made to address such behaviors, and (3) ensure senior management support for any such efforts. (Recommendation 6)
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In its response to our report, USAID concurred with this recommendation. We will monitor USAID's implementation of this recommendation and provide updated information on its progress.