Ethiopia
Open Recommendations
Recommendation Number | Significant Recommendation | Recommended Questioned Costs | Recommended Funds for Better Use | Additional Details | |
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1 | No | $0 | $0 | ||
We recommended BHA develop and implement a process to determine the appropriate number of AORs needed for a given award portfolio based on factors including, but not limited to, the number of awards, amount of funding, and operating environment. | |||||
2 | No | $0 | $0 | ||
We recommend BHA develop and implement a process to regularly assess the completeness of required award documentation in ASIST and address identified gaps. | |||||
4 | No | $0 | $0 | ||
We recommend BHA update guidance for monitoring in nonpermissive environments to include criteria that trigger an assessment by BHA at the start of a response whether a country monitoring plan is necessary, and perform and document this assessment periodically, as applicable. | |||||
5 | No | $0 | $0 | ||
We recommend BHA establish a mechanism to enforce the use of guidance for monitoring in nonpermissive environments, to include assessing and determining the need for a third-party monitor and identifying and defining context-specific approaches to verify data. | |||||
6 | No | $0 | $0 | ||
We recommend BHA assess BHA's third-party monitor contracting processes and timelines, determine if adjustments are necessary to strengthen BHA's acquisition of third-party monitor support, and update BHA guidance accordingly. | |||||
7 | No | $0 | $0 | ||
We recommend BHA establish a mechanism to enforce BHA's use of internal guidance for Response Team Staffing to develop a DART staffing strategy for disaster responses. | |||||
8 | No | $0 | $0 | ||
We recommend BHA update BHA award language to clarify (1) the relationship with incident reporting requirements in USAID standard provisions and (2) ambiguous terminology related to reporting timeliness and incident impact. | |||||
9 | No | $0 | $0 | ||
We recommend BHA develop and implement a framework to address implementer noncompliance with BHA incident reporting requirements that defines response options and identifies triggers for escalation. | |||||
10 | No | $0 | $0 | ||
We recommend BHA develop and implement a process to ensure the storage and transfer of incident documentation between team files, Abacus, and ASIST, in accordance with BHA guidance. |