The USAID Office of Inspector General, Inspections and Evaluations Division, is initiating a series of inspections of USAID Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) warehouses that preposition food aid. As of May 2025, BHA warehouses in Djibouti, Djibouti; Durban, South Africa; and Houston, Texas stored a reported nearly $100 million in prepositioned food aid for use in humanitarian responses worldwide. Ensuring that these goods do not spoil or are otherwise damaged and that plans are in place for their storage and disposition are critical to preventing waste and enabling the U.S. government to continue to be ready to respond to emergency situations.
We plan to inspect each warehouse and issue three separate reports. The objectives of the inspections are to (1) determine the status of food stored in BHA’s warehouses and (2) identify plans for the continued storage, transfer, and/or disposal of these goods.