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USAID/Philippines modify the project's monitoring and evaluation plan to include performance indicators that sufficiently reflect the intended accomplishments under each of the project's result areas. Performance indicators measuring accomplishments not clearly attributable to the project's efforts should be removed.

USAID/Philippines direct the contractor in writing to determine baseline data for indicators included in the monitoring and evaluation plan, and update performance targets as appropriate.

USAID/Philippines, after revising the project monitoring and evaluation plan and correcting reported results, assess the quality of reported data.

USAID/Philippines amend Mission Order 203-1 to more explicitly direct all contracting officer's representatives and agreement officer's representatives to conduct data quality assessments for their projects to verify that data collected on each project indicator meet all five quality standards referenced in ADS 203.3.11.1 and test the data's accuracy and consistency.

USAID/Philippines amend Mission Order 203-1 to require the Program Office to evaluate assessments submitted by contracting officer's representatives and agreement officer's representatives for completeness and document the results. The office should return assessments it considers inadequate for additional work.

USAID/Philippines require the contractor to implement a strategy extending training to all target areas.

USAID/Philippines determine the allowability of $737,676 in questioned costs and recover from Chemonics International Inc. any amounts determined to be unallowable.

USAID/Philippines implement written procedures to shorten the response time to action requests and documents submitted by the contractor for approval.

USAID/Philippines work with the contractor to determine the feasibility of implementing a strategy to extend workforce outreach to the remaining 23 target areas, and, if feasible, implement the strategy.

We recommend that the Millennium Challenge Corporation's Vice President, Department of Compact Operations, determine that Millennium Challenge Account-Senegal has identified viable options for compensating those affected by resettlement in Senegal and developed a written plan to timely implement the resettlement activities.

USAID/Southern Africa review its procedures for reporting exceptions to competition to the agency competition advocate and implement a documented plan to improve the relevance, reliability, and timeliness of these reports.

USAID/Afghanistan determine the allowability and recover, as appropriate, questioned costs of $661,521 ($410,783 in ineligible costs and $250,738 in unsupported costs) identified in the schedule of costs incurred in Afghanistan on pages 18 through 26 of the report.

USAID/Afghanistan require and verify that the Citizen Network for Foreign Affairs corrects two material weaknesses and seven significant internal control deficiencies identified in the report on internal control on pages 28-29 and further detailed in Findings 1 through 7 and 9 through 10 on pages 40- 66, 69-72 of the report.

USAID/Afghanistan require and verify that the Citizen Network for Foreign Affairs corrects three material instances of noncompliance identified in the report on compliance on pages 31-32 and further detailed in Findings 8, 11, and 14 on pages 67- 68, 73-75, and 81of the report.

USAID update its policy to establish a time frame for investigating and resolving potential funds control violations.

USAID investigate and resolve the potential funds control violations described in this report to determine whether they represent improper payments and/or Anti-Deficiency Act violations and report accordingly.

USAID clarify to its staff the requirements of the Improper Payment Elimination and Recovery Act. To ensure that improper payments are identified and reported in a timely manner.

USAID/Paraguay begin reporting program targets and results in the Performance Plan and Report.

USAID/Paraguay obtain access to the Training Results and Information Network for the mission and ACDI/VOCA so they can track and enter data from training provided by the Northern Zone Initiative.

USAID/Paraguay work with ACDI/VOCA to implement procedures that include criteria and verification processes for entering training data in USAID's Training Results and Information Network.

USAID/Angola implement a process for approving partner deliverables, which includes rerouting in the event of staff vacancies.

USAID/Angola implement a mission policy to create annual site visit schedules for routine monitoring and addressing performance concerns, including alternate monitoring activities to mitigate travel constraints.

USAID/Angola implement a plan to verify that
personnel performing agreement officer's representative responsibilities receive the
appropriate training and certification.

USAID/Angola sign a memorandum of understanding with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that defines the division of responsibilities for setting targets for and reporting performance on HIV/AIDS indicators.

USAID/Angola request training for its staff
and HIV/AIDS implementing partners from the Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator on setting targets for and reporting performance on HIV/AIDS indicators.

USAID/Angola implement procedures to verify that implementing partners report program income in accordance with their agreements with USAID.

USAID/Angola require Population Services International to differentiate how it expended $9,640 in program income (for different uses, including providing incentives for meeting sales targets and holiday gifts), determine the allowability of the amounts expended for the different uses, and recover from Population Services International any amount determined to be
unallowable.

USAID/Angola verify that Population Services
International reclassifies $19,656 in program income (that was incorrectly reported under
the previous social marketing program) as income under the Integrated Health Social Marketing Program.

USAID/Angola require Population Services
International to develop a written plan for the use of unexpended current and future program income to further eligible program objectives.

USAID/Angola determine whether Population Services International managed program income of $358,208 (from sales of Sensual condoms) in accordance with Title 22 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 226, Section 24, and recover from Population Services International any amount
that was managed incorrectly and determined to be unallowable.

USAID/Angola reach consensus with Population Services International on how to manage program income generated from future sales of Sensual brand condoms, and modify the cooperative agreement accordingly.

USAID/Angola develop a schedule for holding regular meetings with its HIV/AIDS partners to promote strategic coordination.

USAID/Angola implement policies and procedures for monitoring the effectiveness of approved branding and marking plans.

USAID/Angola remind Population Services International, in writing, of its obligation to brand all program materials (including
supplementary promotional materials) according to its branding and marking plan, exempting only items explicitly identified in the plan from branding and marking requirements.

USAID/Ethiopia finalize its performance management plan and collect baseline data for population-based indicators, as planned.

USAID/Ethiopia implement a plan to increase the coordination of nutrition activities between the Ethiopian Government's Agricultural Growth and National Nutrition Programs.

USAID/Ethiopia modify the task order for the
Agribusiness and Market Development program to include the clause related to preventing terrorist financing.

USAID/Ethiopia instruct ACDI/VOCA, in writing, to include the clause related to preventing terrorist financing in its subcontracts.

USAID/Ethiopia remind ACDI/VOCA, in writing, of its responsibility that grant recipients comply with award terms.

USAID/Haiti, in coordination with the Office
of Development Credit, meet with lenders to develop a strategy to increase utilization or
reduce the amount they have if they do not intend to utilize the entire guarantee.

USAID/Haiti, in coordination with the Office
of Development Credit and the lenders, implement a process to identify borrowers involved in prohibited activities and remove nonqualifying loans from coverage.

USAID/Haiti, in coordination with the Office of Development Credit, implement a plan to encourage Sogebank to lend in targeted areas outside of Port-au-Prince.

USAID/Haiti, in coordination with the Office
of Development Credit, develop annual performance targets for the number of women and the number of first-time borrowers it aims to reach, and implement a plan to lend to these preferred groups.

USAID/Haiti, in coordination with the Office of Development Credit, train lenders so they fully understand the types of loans that should be guaranteed versus those that should not be guaranteed.

USAID/Haiti, in coordination with the Office of Development Credit, work with each lender to improve its borrower screening process to confirm that underserved borrowers are targeted.

USAID/Haiti, in coordination with the Office of Development Credit, increase its monitoring and evaluation efforts to confirm that program goals are being met.

USAID/Haiti, in coordination with the Office of Development Credit, send periodic reminders to all lenders about the importance of completing every data field accurately and on time.

USAID/Haiti, in coordination with the Office of Development Credit, update its indicator tracking table to include performance targets and results.

USAID/Haiti, in coordination with the Office of Development Credit, define each loan indicator clearly and specify how the information should be entered in the credit management system.

USAID/Haiti, in coordination with the Office of Development Credit, increase monitoring when at least 10 percent of the loans in a loan portfolio guarantee are 90 days late.

USAID/Haiti, in coordination with the Office of Development Credit, work closely with Sofihdes to implement a plan to encourage timely repayment of loans, including the possibility of providing technical assistance to Sofihdes or its borrowers.

USAID/Haiti, in coordination with the Office of Development Credit, implement all DCA mitigation measures described in the initial environmental examination.

USAID/Haiti, in coordination with the Office of Development Credit, amend its initial environmental examination to include an evaluation of the pesticide procurement and use for DCA agricultural activities.

USAID/Haiti, in coordination with the Office of Development Credit, implement a plan to include the mission environment officer in site visits to confirm that environmental compliance spot checks are conducted.

USAID/Haiti, in coordination with the Office of Development Credit, incorporate technical assistance for pesticide use into DCA agricultural activities as one form of a mitigation measure.

USAID/Egypt implement a corrective action plan that establishes indicators to measure the impact of the Education Support Program and a method for analyzing indicator results.

USAID/Egypt obtain written confirmation from the Ministry of Education assigning full responsibility for the implementation of
teacher training, including budgetary resources, to the Professional Academy for Teachers.

USAID/Egypt implement procedures to confirm that American Institutes for Research is entering required data in the Training Results and Information Network, and mission staff members are monitoring entry of this information as required.