2018
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
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.
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Settlement with Norwegian Not-For-Profit, Resolving Claims that it Provided Material Support to Iran, Hamas, and Other Prohibited Parties Under U.S. Law
Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Ann Calvaresi Barr, Inspector General for the U.S. Agency for International Development (“USAID”), announced today the filing and settlement of a civil fraud complaint against NORWEGIAN PEOPLE’S AID (“NPA”), a non-profit, non-governmental organization headquartered in Norway, that receives funding from USAID.
USAID Inspector General Hosts Fomilenio II Anti-Corruption Workshop
San Salvador, El Salvador —At a half-day anti-corruption workshop, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Office of Inspector General (OIG) called on implementers of the Millennium Challenge Corporation’s (MCC) El Salvador Investment Compact to help prevent fraud in U.S.-funded infrastructure projects. USAID OIG, an independent office that oversees U.S. foreign assistance programs, joined U.S. and Salvadoran Government officials, along with MCC compact implementers, to raise awareness about typical fraud schemes and how to report them.