Audit of USAID/Afghanistan's Afghanistan Stabilization Initiative For the Southern Region

USAID/Office of Transition Initiatives direct Chemonics to develop detailed work plans for program implementation based on the district stability framework and determine the adequacy of these plans.

USAID/Office of Transition Initiatives develop objective standards for evaluating Chemonics' performance, including standards for timeliness of program implementation.

USAID/Office of Transition Initiatives develop formal communication protocols to facilitate interaction and communication between USAID/Office of Transition Initiatives managers and Chemonics.

USAID/Office of Transition Initiatives prepare activity manager designation letters describing field program manager responsibilities.

USAID/Office of Transition Initiatives provide training for its field program managers on their roles and responsibilities and program implementation practices and procedures.

USAID/Office of Transition Initiatives instruct Chemonics to adjust its program grants portfolio to include more small-scale activities.

USAID/Office of Transition Initiatives formally delegate contracting officer's technical representative responsibilities for directing Chemonics to the USAID/Office of Transition Initiatives Regional Representative in Kandahar.

USAID/Office of Transition Initiatives implement budgetary controls at the district level to manage existing and future grants.

USAID/Office of Transition Initiatives recover as appropriate the $12,200 spent for supporting other agencies under the ASI-SR program.

USAID/Office of Transition Initiatives develop and implement benchmarks to assess Chemonics' progress in closing out completed grants.

USAID/Office of Transition Initiatives issue written guidance to Chemonics describing time frames for project closeout.

USAID/Office of Transition Initiatives direct Chemonics to assist Afghan Government officials in developing a local branding plan.

USAID/Afghanistan 1) identify the districts in which it intends to implement post-transition development projects, 2) develop transition plans for districts in which it plans to implement future projects, and 3) closeout plans for districts where it will not implement new projects.

USAID/Office of Transition Initiatives determine the allowability of $6.5 million in security costs and recover costs determined to be unallowable.

USAID/Office of Transition Initiatives instruct Chemonics to develop compensating controls for use in conjunction with cash payments.

USAID/Office of Transition Initiatives instruct Chemonics to report actual results in its progress reports.

USAID/Office of Transition Initiatives develop procedures for validating reported results on a periodic basis.

USAID/Office of Transition Initiatives complete all required contractor performance reviews under the Afghanistan Stabilization Initiative for the Southern Region contract.