Internal Controls: AID Missions Overstate Effectiveness of Controls for Host Country Contracts
NSIAD-91-116
Published: Feb 11, 1991. Publicly Released: Feb 11, 1991.
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Highlights
Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Agency for International Development's (AID) policies and procedures for host-country contracting, focusing on whether AID missions in Bangladesh, Egypt, Jordan, and Pakistan accurately reported the status of internal controls for host-country contracts.
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Recommendations for Executive Action
Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status Sort descending |
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U.S. Agency for International Development | The Administrator, AID, should ensure that overseas missions provide complete and accurate reports on internal control weaknesses. |
Closed – Not Implemented
Host country contacts now constitute an insignificant portion of AID's total contracting workload and therefore the need to check on mission supplied information no longer exists.
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Contract oversightEmbassiesFederal procurement policyForeign aid programsForeign governmentsInternal controlsReporting requirementsFederal agency accounting systemsNational securityInternational affairs