The USAID Office of Inspector General is initiating an audit of USAID’s 2025 reduction in force of U.S. direct hires in the Civil Service and Foreign Service. The findings and recommendations could inform any future reductions in force. This audit compliments our ongoing evaluation of USAID’s global employment terminations of locally employed staff. 

The audit objective is to determine whether USAID executed a reduction in force of U.S. direct hires in 2025 in accordance with applicable Federal requirements and internal policies

Former American Embassy Employee Sentenced for Rape of Minors in Burkina Faso

The USAID Office of Inspector General is initiating a review to identify and provide key lessons learned from our prior oversight work to inform the management of foreign assistance awards, including USAID awards transferred to the Department of State (State). Over the years, we have generated a significant body of work examining the management of U.S. foreign assistance awards.

The USAID Office of Inspector General, Information Technology Audits Division, is initiating an evaluation of IAF’s information security program for fiscal year 2026. Implementing an effective information security program is crucial for protecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the Agency’s systems and the information they contain. 

As required by the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA), the USAID Office of Inspector General is initiating an evaluation of the Millennium Challenge Corporation’s (MCC) information security program for fiscal year 2026. Implementing an effective information security program is crucial for protecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the Agency’s systems and the information they contain.