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USAID/India determine the allowability of $146,204 in questioned costs (ineligible) identified in the fund accountability statement on page 28, and further detailed in Findings 1 and 2 in the Annexure to Questioned Costs on pages 40-41 of the audit report, and recover any amount that is unallowable.

USAID/India verify that the IPE Global Limited corrects the two material instances of noncompliance discussed on page 2 of this memorandum and further discussed in Findings 1 and 2 in the Annexure to Questioned Costs on pages 40-41 of the audit report.

USAID/India verify that the IPE Global Limited corrects the material weakness in internal control identified in the report on internal control on page 46 and further discussed in Finding 1 in the Annexure on page 47 of the audit report.

USAID/India verify that the IPE Global Limited corrects the material instance of noncompliance identified in the report on compliance on page 50 and further discussed in the Annexure on pages 51-52; and the finding in the report on internal control on page 46 that we considered as a material instance of noncompliance discussed on page 2 of this memorandum and further discussed in Finding 2 in the Annexure on pages 47-48 of the audit report.

USAID/El Salvador verify that FEPADE corrects the indirect cost rate schedule detailed on page 53 of the audit report and confirm if the cumulative indirect costs charged to the program on page 18 of the audit report are correct.

USAID/Brazil ensure that IEB corrects internal control deficiency number 1 identified in the letter to management on page 22 that resulted in questioned costs and make a management decision with regards to the allowability of related costs and recover the amounts determined to be unallowable.

USAID/Southern Africa determine the allowability of $269,232 in ineligible questioned costs on page 13 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

USAID's Office of Acquisition and Assistance, Cost, Audit and Support Division determine the allowability of $3,168 in unsupported direct costs from Tetra Teck ES, Inc. detailed on page 2 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

USAID's Office of Acquisition and Assistance, Cost, Audit and Support Division verify that Tetra Teck ES, Inc. corrects Finding #1 detailed on pages 13 and 14 of the audit report.

USAID's Office of Acquisition and Assistance, Cost, Audit and Support Division determine the allowability of $7,620 in reimbursements from Associates in Rural Development, Inc. detailed on pages 1 and 2 of the report.

USAID's Office of Acquisition and Assistance, Cost, Audit and Support Division determine the allowability of $6,798 in unsupported direct questioned costs from Associates in Rural Development, Inc. detailed on pages 1 and 2 of the report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

MCC's chief risk officer develop and implement its enterprise risk management program to include a strategy to manage risks associated with the operations and use of information systems.

MCC's chief information officer update the privacy threshold analysis for the MCC management information system with the revised template to determine whether a privacy impact assessment is required.

MCC's Domestic and International Security Office update MCC's "Background Investigation and Clearances for Federal
Employment, Contract Service and/or Volunteer Service at the Millennium Challenge Corporation" policy to reflect the current personnel security controls.

MCC's Domestic and International Security Office document and implement a process to review the data within the Background Investigation Access Database to validate whether the data are complete, accurate, and kept up-to-date.

MCC's Domestic and International Security Office document and implement a process to track reinvestigations of employees and contractors and initiate reinvestigations in a timely manner.

USAID/Zambia verify that Luapula Foundation corrects the three instances of noncompliance detailed on pages 30, 31, 33 and 34 of the audit report.

USAID/West Africa Regional determine the allowability of $52,428 in questioned cost ($2,096 in ineligible and $50,332 in unsupported questioned cost) identified on pages 15, 16, and 18 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

USAID/West Africa Regional verify that West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development corrects the two significant deficiencies in internal control detailed on pages 23 to 24 of the audit report.

USAID/West Africa Regional verify that West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development corrects the two instances of material noncompliance detailed on pages 28 and 29 of the audit report.

USAID/Malawi determine the allowability of $2,095,324 in questioned costs ($254,693 ineligible, $1,840,631 unsupported) on pages 16, 22, 23 and 27 of the agreed-upon procedures report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

USAID/Malawi verify that Dignitas International corrects the 18 factual findings detailed on pages 28 to 46 of the agreed-upon procedures report.