Potential for Improving AID's Deobligation and Project Analysis Processes
ID-83-25
Published: Jan 03, 1983. Publicly Released: Jan 03, 1983.
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Highlights
GAO examined aspects of the Agency for International Development's (AID) deobligation process, including efforts to identify and monitor projects which are potentially subject to deobligation, to consider issues which would help improve the management of AID projects.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| U.S. Agency for International Development | The Administrator of AID should establish more definitive policy guidelines and procedures for all bureaus and missions to use in identifying and reporting potential problem projects and in reviewing whether project funds should be deobligated. The policy and guidelines should include the use of common set agencywide procedures for applying the criteria established, including: (1) how and when the results are to be reported; (2) what reports and data the Washington staff should produce; and (3) when the AID staff should follow up on problem projects identified. |
Closed – Implemented
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
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| U.S. Agency for International Development | The Administrator of AID should establish more definitive policy guidelines and procedures for all bureaus and missions to use in identifying and reporting potential problem projects and in reviewing whether project funds should be deobligated. The policy guidelines should include the development of a common set of agencywide criteria for categorizing the AID project portfolio and identifying potential pipeline problem projects by consolidating or improving the various criteria which regional bureaus use. |
Closed – Implemented
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
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