Peace Corps

The OIG conducted a program evaluation of Peace Corps/North Macedonia from December 2024 through June 2025. Our objectives were to determine the post's effectiveness and compliance in the areas of Volunteer health and safety, project activities, training and support, and leadership. We found that...

The report presents key considerations for decision makers when conducting overseas post closure activities, including suggestions on how to increase the closure process’s effectiveness while mitigating risk. The insights, lessons learned, and best practices captured in this review are based on the...

The OIG conducted a review of Peace Corps operations in Peru from April 2024 through December 2025. Our objective in reviewing the Peace Corps/Peru post was to determine whether its financial and administrative operations were functioning effectively and in compliance with Peace Corps policies and...

Peace Corps OIG'S Semiannual Report to Congress describes OIG's work in identifying significant findings relating to the Peace Corps' administration programs and operations at both headquarters and overseas posts during the semiannual reporting period from April 1, 2025, through September 30, 2025.

In accordance with the Reports Consolidation Act of 2000, OIG is submitting a statement on what it considers to be the most significant management and performance challenges facing the Peace Corps. At Peace Corps OIG, we base this statement on the following: our audit, evaluation, and investigative...

The audit concluded that the Peace Corps’ financial statements were fairly presented, in all material respects, in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), and noted two significant deficiencies in the agency’s internal control over financial reporting, as well as one...

The objective of this Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA) review was to determine the effectiveness of the Peace Corps’ information security program and practices based on the fiscal year (FY) 2025 Inspector General (IG) FISMA Reporting Metrics v2.0,1 which are categorized...

Established in February 1989, the Peace Corps Office of Inspector General (OIG) receives its legal authority from the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended (IG Act). The IG Act establishes OIG as an independent entity within the Peace Corps. The law requires that the Inspector General keep the...

OIG conducted an evaluation of the Volunteer Delivery System to assess the challenges Peace Corps has recently faced in recruiting, selecting, and placing Volunteers. To perform this evaluation, OIG reviewed the agency’s strategic planning and performance documents, recruiting and hiring data, and...

In September 2025, the OIG issued a special report on the Peace Corps’ Information Technology environment. OIG contracted with technical subject matter experts to conduct three cybersecurity tests from January 2025 to March 2025. The three tests included a simulated phishing campaign, a review of...