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Revise the Development Information Solution system's cost savings plan in accordance with Office of Management and Budget's Capital Planning Guidance to determine the effects that the delayed decommissioning of redundant systems may have on the related costs to maintain the systems longer.

Document and implement lessons learned for system users that incorporates the successes achieved by the past deployments in adopting the Development Information Solution system.

Develop and implement a process to validate the data between Foreign Assistance Coordination and Tracking System Info and the Development Information Solution system to maximize its value per GAO's Agile Assessment Guide.

Develop a plan in coordination with mission executive officers, program offices and bureaus to validate participation and adoption of the Development Information Solution system to reduce reliance on external systems or components for tracking, monitoring, or reporting performance data as called for by the DIS Business Case.

We recommend that USAID/Tanzania determine the allowability of $28,000
in ineligible questioned costs for overcharged indirect costs on page
16 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

We recommend that the USAID's Office of Acquisition and Assistance Cost, Audit and Support Division: determine the allowability of $339,200 ($339,200 unsupported) in direct questioned costs on pages 5, and 61 through 64 of the report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

We recommend that the USAID's Office of Acquisition and Assistance Cost, Audit and Support Division: verify that Nexant, Inc. corrects the material weaknesses in internal control detailed on pages 2 and 13 through 16 of the audit report.

Verify that Chemonics International Inc. corrects the material instance of noncompliance detailed on pages 23 to 28 of the audit report

We recommend that Millennium Challenge Corporation determine the allowability of $ 987,010.06 in questioned costs ($ 987,010.06 ineligible) on page 7 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

We recommend that Millennium Challenge Corporation verify that MCA-Morocco corrects the two material weaknesses in internal control detailed on page 27 of the audit report.

Determine the allowability of $61,833 in total ineligible questioned costs ($7,856 related to the fund accountability statement and $53,977 related to the cost share contribution) detailed on pages 27 to 35 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

Verify that American University of Afghanistan corrects the one material weakness in internal control detailed on pages 31 to 35 the audit report.

Verify that American University of Afghanistan corrects the one instance of material noncompliance detailed on pages 27 to 30 of the audit report.

Determine the allowability of $1,168,204 ($11,256 ineligible; $1,156,948 unsupported) in questioned costs as detailed in Table 1 on page 2 of this memorandum and recover any amount that is unallowable.

We recommend that USAID/Southern Africa determine the allowability of $80,266 in ineligible questioned costs ($77,321 in overcharged indirect costs and $2,945 on page 14 of the audit report) and recover any amount that is unallowable.

We recommend that USAID/M/OAA/CAS/CAM verify that Solidarités International corrects the two instances of material noncompliance detailed on pages III-1 to III-3 of the audit report.

Determine the allowability of $66,509 in questioned costs ($56,199 ineligible and $10,310 unsupported) on pages 16 and 22 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

Verify that The Asia Foundation corrects the two instances of material noncompliance detailed on pages 28 to 39 of the audit report.