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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 country director instruct the training center manager to ensure that the server room access is controlled.

We recommend that the director of management and operations ensure that offsite backups are properly safeguarded.

We recommend that the director of management and operations report the unauthorized obligations to the Office of Acquisition and Contract Management and that the agency exercise its authorities to take corrective action, including collection of the unauthorized funds from the responsible individual(s).

We recommend that the overseas contracting officer at the post ensure that all contract modifications executed at post are well supported in the contracting file and that increases in the price of the contract are detailed and also include an explanation on how the increased cost is fair and reasonable to the Peace Corps.

We recommend that the Office of Acquisition and Contract Management ensure overseas contracting officers are reminded of the seriousness of exceeding DOPA authority and their responsibility for any costs they incur beyond their DOPA limits.