Inspection of Embassy Baghdad and Constituent Post, Iraq

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Date Issued

Thursday, January 18, 2024

Submitting OIG

Department of State OIG

Other Participating OIGs

Department of State OIG

Agencies Reviewed/Investigated

Department of State

Components

Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs

Report Number

ISP-I-24-06

Report Type

Inspection / Evaluation

Number of Recommendations

Questioned Costs

Funds for Better Use

Open Recommendations

This report has 10 open recommendations.

Recommendation Number	Significant Recommendation	Recommended Questioned Costs	Recommended Funds for Better Use
2	No	$0	$0
Embassy Baghdad should update its Leahy vetting standard operating procedure in accordance with the requirements of the Leahy Vetting Guide.
4	No	$0	$0
Embassy Baghdad should bring consular crisis preparedness at the Baghdad and Erbil Consular Sections into compliance with Department standards.
5	No	$0	$0
Embassy Baghdad should expand the American Liaison Network in Baghdad and Erbil in accordance with Department standards.
10	No	$0	$0
The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, in coordination with Embassy Baghdad and the Bureaus of Counterterrorism; Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; Economic and Business Affairs; International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs; International Security and Nonproliferation; Political-Military Affairs; and Population, Refugees, and Migration, should implement a process to confirm that monitoring data for foreign assistance programs in Iraq is recorded in the official system of record as required by Department standards.
16	No	$0	$0
Embassy Baghdad should manage its armored vehicles in accordance with Department standards.
18	No	$0	$0
Embassy Baghdad should bring its management of expendable property and fuel deliveries into compliance with Department standards.
22	No	$0	$0
Embassy Baghdad, in coordination with the Bureau of Global Talent Management, should update the mission's local compensation plan, in accordance with Department standards.
34	No	$0	$0
Embassy Baghdad should comply with mandatory training requirements for Diplomatic Post Office staff.
35	No	$0	$0
Embassy Baghdad should upload to the State Messaging and Archive Retrieval Toolset all diplomatic notes it prepares and receives in accordance with Department standards.
36	No	$0	$0
Embassy Baghdad should manage mission records in accordance with Department standards.