Audit of USAID/Iraq's Local Governance Program II Activities

Under the Local Governance Program--Phase III, USAID/Iraq specifically review and approve any training course proposed by its implementing partner to be offered to Iraqi governmental officials.

USAID/Iraq develop and implement controls under Local Governance Program--Phase III to ensure that training participants do not take training courses more than once unless justified.

USAID/Iraq require its Local Governance Program--Phase III implementing contractor to develop criteria for selecting training participants and to implement controls to ensure compliance with the selection criteria.

USAID/Iraq require that the contractor performance reviews be prepared promptly by contracting officers and not redelegated to other staff members.

USAID/Iraq establish a procedure to ensure that contractor performance reviews prepared by contracting officers and contracting officer's technical representatives are accurately supported and represent the actual performance of the contractors.