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USAID/Pakistan determine the allowability of $382,115 in questioned costs ($330,782 ineligible and $51,333 unsupported), as detailed on pages 17 to 19 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

USAID/Pakistan determine the allowability of $43,418 in unsupported questioned costs detailed on pages 22 to 23 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

Require Internews Network to strengthen enforcement and monitoring mechanisms to ensure conflict of interest policies and procedures are effectively implemented.

Require Internews Network to provide targeted training to relevant personnel on identifying and managing conflicts of interest in procurement processes, emphasizing compliance with conflict of interest policies.

Require Internews Network to clearly communicate conflict of interest policies to all staff and contractors to ensure widespread understanding and adherence.

Require Internews Network to exclude the vendor with an existing conflict of interest from participation in vendor selection for future procurement activities

To help the President's Malaria Initiative implement its strategy to prioritize the reduction of malaria cases and deaths in 14 high-burden African countries, we recommend that USAID's Bureau for Global Health, in conjunction with the U.S. Global Malaria Coordinator:
Update its current Strategy to include an analysis of resource requirements and priorities that reflect PMI's strategy and objectives per applicable guidance.

To help the President's Malaria Initiative implement its strategy to prioritize the reduction of malaria cases and deaths in 14 high-burden African countries, we recommend that USAID's Bureau for Global Health, in conjunction with the U.S. Global Malaria Coordinator:
Develop a plan to include in future strategies an analysis of budget priorities that reflect strategic objectives in accordance with applicable guidance.

To help the President's Malaria Initiative implement its strategy to prioritize the reduction of malaria cases and deaths in 14 high-burden African countries, we recommend that USAID's Bureau for Global Health, in conjunction with the U.S. Global Malaria Coordinator:
Develop guidance to formally document how the priorities and principles of USAID's strategies will be considered during the 653(a)-budget allocation process.

Require Internews Ukraine to adopt a policy that mandates compensation for services under U.S federal awards, reflect act

We recommended BHA develop and implement a process to determine the appropriate number of AORs needed for a given award portfolio based on factors including, but not limited to, the number of awards, amount of funding, and operating environment.

We recommend BHA develop and implement a process to regularly assess the completeness of required award documentation in ASIST and address identified gaps.

We recommend USAID/Ethiopia's Office of Humanitarian Assistance fully implement the country monitoring plan for Ethiopia in accordance with recommended guidance.

We recommend BHA update guidance for monitoring in nonpermissive environments to include criteria that trigger an assessment by BHA at the start of a response whether a country monitoring plan is necessary, and perform and document this assessment periodically, as applicable.

We recommend BHA establish a mechanism to enforce the use of guidance for monitoring in nonpermissive environments, to include assessing and determining the need for a third-party monitor and identifying and defining context-specific approaches to verify data.

We recommend BHA assess BHA's third-party monitor contracting processes and timelines, determine if adjustments are necessary to strengthen BHA's acquisition of third-party monitor support, and update BHA guidance accordingly.

We recommend BHA establish a mechanism to enforce BHA's use of internal guidance for Response Team Staffing to develop a DART staffing strategy for disaster responses.

We recommend BHA update BHA award language to clarify (1) the relationship with incident reporting requirements in USAID standard provisions and (2) ambiguous terminology related to reporting timeliness and incident impact.

We recommend BHA develop and implement a framework to address implementer noncompliance with BHA incident reporting requirements that defines response options and identifies triggers for escalation.

We recommend BHA develop and implement a process to ensure the storage and transfer of incident documentation between team files, Abacus, and ASIST, in accordance with BHA guidance.

We recommend BHA Update incident guidance to require (1) documentation of BHA's course of action for reported incidents, to include determinations that no additional action is necessary and (2) documentation of incident closure after BHA's response.

We recommend that USAID/Bureau for Management/Office of Acquisition & Assistance determine the allowability of $32,438.89 in questioned costs on page 23 of 27 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

Require PACT to update their internal controls to mitigate the risk of assigning funds from one project to another by developing a process to document how to input project expenses into the financial management system.

We recommend that USAID/Bureau for Management/Office of Acquisition & Assistance require PACT to establish and implement policies and procedures that requires a two-person review and signatures indicating that funds are accurate and solely being used for their authorized purposes.

To address weaknesses identified in Premier Group's report, we recommend that USAID's Director, Office of Acquisition & Assistance:
Determine the allowability of $53,983.41 in questioned costs on page 21 of 25 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

To address weaknesses identified in Premier Group's report, we recommend that USAID's Director, Office of Acquisition & Assistance:
Require Chemonics to establish clear guidelines for documentation
requirements for all transactions. Ensure that all supporting documents, such as invoices, receipts, and allocation details, are complete and readily accessible.

To address weaknesses identified in Premier Group's report, we recommend that USAID's Director, Office of Acquisition & Assistance:
Require Chemonics to conduct training sessions for relevant staff
on proper documentation procedures and the importance of maintaining complete and accurate records. Emphasize the connection between thorough documentation and compliance with audit requirements.

To address weaknesses identified in Premier Group's report, we recommend that USAID's Director, Office of Acquisition & Assistance:
Require Chemonics to implement a routine process for reviewing and reconciling transaction documentation with the general ledger. This should include periodic checks to identify and resolve any discrepancies in a timely manner.

We recommend that USAID/Ukraine's Controller:
Determine the allowability of $82,661 in questioned costs on page 8 of 20 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

We recommend that USAID/Ukraine's Controller:
Implement a routine process for reviewing and reconciling transaction documentation with the general ledger. This should include periodic checks to identify and resolve any discrepancies in a timely manner.

We recommend that USAID/Kenya and East Africa determine the allowability of $167,463 in ineligible questioned costs on page 28 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

We recommend that USAID/Kenya and East Africa verify that Mission for Essential Drugs and Supplies corrects the one material weakness in internal control detailed on page 32 of the audit report.

We recommend that USAID/Kenya and East Africa verify that Mission for Essential Drugs and Supplies corrects the four instances of material noncompliance detailed on pages 34 to 39 of the audit report.