U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Https

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock () or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Breadcrumb

Audit of Peace Corps/eSwatini

Report Information

Date Issued
Report Number
IG-19-02-A
Report Type
Audit
Component
Post
Description
OIG conducted the audit of Peace Corps/eSwatini from July 23, 2018 to August 10, 2018. The post’s financial and administrative operations required improvement to comply with agency policies and applicable Federal laws and regulations. Our report made 30 recommendations to improve the administrative and financial operations of Peace Corps/eSwatini.
Agency Wide
No (location specific)
Location(s)

Eswatini

Questioned Costs
$14386
Funds for Better Use
$0

Recommendations

Disclaimer: Open/Closed recommendations are updated semiannually.

We recommend that the director of management and operations and appropriate staff conduct annual physical inventory counts and reconcile all discrepancies to ensure data in the Sunflower system is accurate and complete.

We recommend that the director of management and operations ensure that the financial assistant and the general services manager follow the required property management process.

We recommend that the director of management and operations ensure that assets authorized to contain personally identifiable information are entered in the Sunflower system.

We recommend that the director of management and operations monitor and document that the accountability of funds is transferred to the alternate cashier when required, in accordance with policy.

We recommend that the director of management and operations establish a schedule that allows for the alternate cashier to work as acting principal cashier to ensure the necessary skill levels are maintained.