Compliance Follow-Up Audit of the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs Selection and Management of Contract Oversight Personnel

OIG recommends that the Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs develop and execute an action plan that dedicates appropriate resources to implement Recommendations 1, 2, and 4 from OIG report Audit of the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs Selection and Management of Contract Oversight Personnel in Iraq (AUD-MERO-19-10, November 2018). The plan should outline the steps and resources necessary to determine the technical expertise in the contract subject matter for Contracting Officer's Representatives (COR) and Government Technical Monitors (GTM), provide those determinations and requirements to Contracting Officers, and ensure only CORs and GTMs that meet the requirements of the updated study are nominated. The action plan should include milestones to ensure efficient and timely implementation considering the time that has elapsed since the recommendations were made in November 2018.