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To address the noncompliance identified, OIG adopts Premier Group's recommendations to USAID's Director, Office of Acquisition & Assistance:
Determine the allowability of $17,816 in questioned costs and recover any amount that is unallowable.

To address the noncompliance identified, OIG adopts Premier Group's recommendations to USAID's Director, Office of Acquisition & Assistance:
Require DAI Global, LLC to implement policies and procedures to
ensure that the exchange rate applied when billing USAID matches the rate used to pay employees based on the same date.

To address the noncompliance identified, OIG adopts Premier Group's recommendations to USAID's Director, Office of Acquisition & Assistance:
Require DAI Global, LLC to monitor implementation of invoicing
and exchange rate practices to ensure continued compliance with federal regulations and accuracy in billing.

We recommend that USAID/Zimbabwe determine the allowability of $101,722 in unsupported questioned costs identified on pages 14, 15, and 20 of the audit report.

We recommend that USAID/Zimbabwe verify that the implementer corrects the four instances of material noncompliance identified on pages 13, and 20, through 22 of the audit report.

We recommend that USAID/Zimbabwe verify that the implementer corrects the one material weakness in internal control detailed on page 18 of the audit report.

Develop and implement mechanisms to verify that USAID/Iraq personnel responsible for monitoring the Business Competitiveness and Jobs Creation Initiative ensure that the contractor complies with the contract terms to report results on all the Initiative's performance indicators.

Conduct and document a determination on the extent to which USAID/Iraq's third-party monitor can be used to enhance performance outcome monitoring of the Business Competitiveness and Jobs Creation Initiative, to include reviewing progress toward indicator targets and results, and act, as needed, to implement alternative monitoring mechanisms based on the results.

USAID/Pakistan determine the allowability of $94,863 in ineligible questioned costs detailed on pages 32 to 38 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

We recommend that USAID's Office of Acquisition and Assistance Cost, Audit and Support Division/Contract Audit Management Branch verify that Adventist Development and Relief Agency International corrects the one material weakness in internal control detailed on page 41 of the audit report.

We recommend: USAID/Ukraine's Controller:
Require Ednannia to perform a thorough review of both the General Ledger and the incurred cost submission to identify the root cause of the $27.16 variance. This should include verifying data entry processes, confirming the timing of entries and ensuring that all adjustments are accurately reflected in both records, adjust in ledger system accordingly to minimize future variances

We recommend: USAID/Ukraine's Controller:
Require Ednannia to implement a more rigorous reconciliation process between the General Ledger and incurred cost submissions, ensuring that all discrepancies are promptly identified, investigated, and resolved. This process should be documented and reviewed periodically.

We recommend: USAID/Ukraine's Controller:
Require Ednannia to consider the use of automated financial systems or software to streamline the reconciliation process, reduce the risk of human error, and improve the accuracy of financial data entries.

We recommend that USAID's Office of Acquisition and Assistance Cost, Audit and Support Division/Contract Audit Management Branch verify that the African Institute for Development Policy corrects the instances of material noncompliance detailed on pages 45 to 57 of the audit report.

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We recommend that the Bureau for Global Health take the following actions:
Establish procedures to facilitate the deployment of staff to the field when needed during a health emergency.

We recommend that the Bureau for Global Health take the following actions:
Develop a timeline for finalizing all aspects of its Global Health Emergency Management System, including provisions for periodic testing of plans and for documenting and incorporating bureau-specific lessons learned.

We recommend that the Bureau for Management take the following actions:
Develop a plan for the identification, recruitment and retention of skilled personnel to task forces in the event of a global health emergency, including contingency planning for a lack of available staff.

We recommend that the Bureau for Management take the following actions:
Develop a plan to periodically test procedures in Automated Directives System, Chapter 112 through proactive exercises and evaluation activities and integrate lessons learned into the chapter.