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OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is an independent and objective unit within the Agency with the following statutory responsibilities: 1) to conduct audits and investigations relating to the programs and operations of the Agency; 2) to provide coordination and recommend policies for activities designed to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness and to detect waste, fraud and abuse in the programs and operations of the Agency; 3) to provide a means for keeping the Administrator and the Congress fully and currently informed about problems and deficiencies relating to the Agency; and 4) to provide audit and investigative services and oversight for the Inter-American Foundation and the African Development Foundation.

The Office of Inspector General's (OIG) FY 2001 appropriation request of $27.0 million, when combined with $3.2 million in section 511 recovered funds, includes the resources to maintain its presence throughout the world. This universe is comprised of Washington, D.C. and four major regions of the world: Africa, Asia and the Near East, Europe and Eurasia, and Latin America and the Caribbean. OIG maintains an overseas presence with regional offices in Dakar (Senegal), Pretoria (South Africa), Manila (Philippines), Cairo (Egypt), Budapest (Hungary), and San Salvador (El Salvador). With last year's passage of Public Law 106-113, OIG assumed audit and investigative oversight of the Inter-American Foundation and the African Development Foundation. These organizations' activities were thus added to OIG's areas of responsibility. At the requested funding level, the OIG will accomplish legislated and mandated responsibilities for all USAID missions and posts.

The goal of the Office of Inspector General/Audit (OIG/A) is to help USAID implement its strategies for sustainable development and provide USAID managers with information and recommendations that improve program and operational performance. In FY 2001, OIG/A plans to conduct both financial and performance audits of USAID programs. Audit activity will be focused on USAID's efforts to implement the requirements of: (1) the Federal Manager's Financial Integrity Act of 1982; (2) the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993; (3) the Government Management Reform Act of 1994; (4) the single Audit Act as amended in 1996; (5) the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996; and (6) the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act of 1996. OIG/A will look to new and innovative approaches for quickly examining and reporting upon various aspects of USAID operations. In addition, OIG/A plans to improve program effectiveness and efficiency by identifying and working with Supreme Audit Institutions (SAI) which have both the potential and willingness to perform such audits. The objective is to work with USAID management to provide accountability for USAID contracts and grants and to increase the number of SAIs participating in the program.

The Office of Inspector General/Investigations (OIG/I) will work with USAID to protect and maintain the integrity of the Agency and its programs by investigating allegations of Federal criminal violations and serious administrative violations involving USAID programs and personnel. Most of the investigations are reactive, which means they are initiated in response to an allegation from any source. However, OIG/I will continue to focus part of its resources on proactive investigations, which attempt to detect and prevent fraud in agency programs. Investigative priorities are twofold. First OIG/I will focus on ensuring that USAID employees and programs maintain the highest ethical standards. Second, OIG/I will conduct investigations into allegations of procurement and contract fraud, grant and cooperative agreements fraud, and serious misconduct by USAID employees.