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Audit of Peace Corps/Guatemala

Report Information

Date Issued
Report Number
IG-19-01-A
Report Type
Audit
Component
Post
Description
Our report contains 27 recommendations directed to the post and headquarters. We recommend that the post store controlled substances according to policy and maintain an adequate medical inventory count. We also recommend that the post strengthen its controls over management of inventory and disposal of property, collection of overpayments, and issuance of bills of collection in a timely manner. In addition, we recommend that the post follow agency contracting policy, provide security certifications for all personal services contractors, and conduct and record Volunteer allowance surveys.
Agency Wide
No (location specific)
Location(s)

Guatemala

Questioned Costs
$12347
View report on Oversight.gov

Recommendations

Disclaimer: Open/Closed recommendations are updated semiannually.

We recommend that the director of management and operations provide training to all administrative and financial staff on the importance of bills of collection and who to notify when a debt is known, as well as examples of these debts.

We recommend that the director of management and operations monitor the outstanding bills of collection log every month and initiate a collection process as required by agency policy.

We recommend that the director of management and operations ensure compliance with policy to not hold funds prior to issuing a bill of collection.

We recommend that the director of management and operations review all users of the system to verify that they have proper access to the IT system.

We recommend that the country director work with the regional director to ensure that policy for background investigations is followed.