2026

Former HR Executive Agrees to Pay $160,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

WASHINGTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia announced today that it reached a civil settlement agreement with Carleena Graham, whereby the former Vice President of Human Resources for World Learning has agreed to pay $160,000 to resolve allegations that she violated the False Claims Act by submitting false invoices to her employer for reimbursement of expenses that benefitted her personally and organizations with which she was affiliated.  

PROJECT ANNOUNCEMENT: Audit of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Award

The USAID Office of Inspector General is initiating an audit of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) award. USAID signed a $30 million fixed amount award with GHF to provide emergency food aid in Gaza between June 26 and July 25, 2025. The Department of State assumed responsibility for managing and overseeing the award on July 1, 2025. Recent letters from Congress have raised concerns about how USAID designed and awarded the GHF award, and its implementation.