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USAID’s Actions on Top Management Challenges and OIG’s Continuing Oversight - Statement of the Honorable Ann Calvaresi Barr Before the US Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs

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Chairman Graham, Ranking Member Leahy, and Members of the Subcommittee: In fiscal year 2017, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) managed nearly $30 billion in budgetary resources to provide humanitarian assistance and advance economic growth and democracy around the world. This statement for the record provides a high-level overview of the top management challenges facing USAID that we identified and reported on, and actions it has taken to address these challenges (attachment 1), as well as related oversight work that we are currently conducting.

USAID Needs Better Monitoring and Focus To Promote and Sustain Economic Integration Under Its APEC Contract

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USAID Planning and Monitoring Gaps Weaken Accountability for Results Through the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund

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USAID Program Has Not Done Enough To Promote Civic Participation and Public Accountability in Pakistan

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OPIC Implemented Controls in Support of FISMA for Fiscal Year 2017 but Improvements Are Needed

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USAID Has Advanced STEM Education in Egypt Despite Some Implementation Challenges

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Pakistan’s Gomal Zam Dam Has Not Generated the Electricity Anticipated Despite Millions in USAID Investments

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USAID’s Redesign Efforts Have Shifted Over Time

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How does someone contact the USAID OIG Hotline?

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Complainants can reach the USAID OIG Hotline in a number of different methods to report fraud, waste and abuse including:

By completing an online form on our website
By mail:
- U.S. Agency for International Development
- Office of Inspector General
- P.O. Box 657
- Washington, DC 20044-065

What is considered fraud, waste, or abuse?

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Fraud is defined as the wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain. Fraud includes false representation of fact, making false statements, or by concealment of information.

Waste is defined as the thoughtless or careless expenditure, mismanagement, or abuse of resources to the detriment (or potential detriment) of the U.S. government. Waste also includes incurring unnecessary costs resulting from inefficient or ineffective practices, systems, or controls.