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We recommend that USAID/Pakistan:
Collaborate with the Sindh government to develop a plan with milestones to address the financial and human resource challenges hindering the use, operation, and maintenance of the water supply system constructed under the Municipal Services Program - Sindh.

We recommend that USAID/Pakistan:
Collaborate with the Sindh government to develop a plan with milestones to address the financial and human resource challenges hindering the availability of potable water and maintenance of schools constructed under the Sindh Basic Education Program.

We recommend that USAID/Pakistan:
Establish controls to ensure continuous risk assessment-especially
monitoring and adaptation of responses-of a recipient's capacity to fund and sustain the operation and maintenance of a USAID-funded capital project throughout the life cycle of the construction activity.

We recommend that USAID/Pakistan:
Develop and issue guidance clarifying when it is appropriate to aggregate or disaggregate construction activities to determine when the Foreign Assistance Act 611(e) certification is required and which entity should be subject to it.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.