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Audit of Peace Corps/Ghana

Report Information

Date Issued
Report Number
IG-20-04-A
Report Type
Audit
Component
Post
Description
OIG conducted the audit of Peace Corps/Ghana from July 15, 2019 to August 2, 2019. Our overall objective in auditing overseas posts is to determine whether the financial and administrative operations are functioning effectively and in compliance with Peace Corps policies and Federal regulations. The post’s financial and administrative operations required improvement to comply with agency policies and applicable Federal laws and regulations. Our report contains 52 recommendations directed to both the post and headquarters. Our recommendations included strengthening controls over managing imprest funds, Volunteer payments, property accountability, grants management, security certifications, financial management system access, and bill of collections; ensuring that contracts are adequately executed, and purchases are adequately authorized.
Agency Wide
No (location specific)
Location(s)

Ghana

Questioned Costs
$346335
Funds for Better Use
$38,404
View report on Oversight.gov

Recommendations

Disclaimer: Open/Closed recommendations are updated semiannually.

We recommend that the director of management and operations ensure that bills of collection and bill of collection voids are reviewed and signed by properly authorized individuals, and that this authority is removed timely when no longer needed.

We recommend that the director of management and operations ensure that bills of collection are maintained with all the required information.

We recommend that the director of management and operations review all users of Peace Corps information technology systems and update their forms to ensure that they have proper access to these systems.

We recommend that the post designate a second staff member as a backup user administrator and provide the necessary training.

We recommend that the country director ensure that the server room at the main facility is located in a place that cannot be easily accessed, including mitigating any physical vulnerabilities to the server room.