Audit of the Department of State Bureau of African Affairs Monitoring and Coordination of the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership Program

Submitting OIG:

Date Issued:

Friday, October 30, 2020

Agency Reviewed / Investigated:

Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:

AUD-MERO-20-42

Component, if applicable:

Bureau of African Affairs

Location(s):

Agency-Wide

Type of Report:

Audit

Questioned Costs:

Funds for Better Use:

Number of Recommendations:

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AUD-MERO-20-42.pdf	2.57 MB

Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number	Recommendation Status	Significant Recommendation
2	Open	No
OIG recommends that the Bureau of African Affairs develop and implement procedures that ensure personnel charged with monitoring and overseeing the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership projects in the countries of performance are formally authorized to perform these functions through designation as a government technical monitor or alternate contracting officer’s representatives in accordance with the Foreign Affairs Handbook Section 14 FAH-2 H-140.
10	Open	No
OIG recommends that the Bureau of African Affairs establish and implement memoranda of understanding with the Office of Security Cooperation and other partners, as applicable, to describe roles and responsibilities for coordinating, executing, and monitoring Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership (TSCTP) projects in the countries where TSCTP is implemented, including establishment of a structure for communicating and coordinating in-country.