Reports - Inspection / Evaluation

The Peace Corps employs more than 3,400 staff who help execute the agency mission and serve on the front lines of the Volunteer experience. Approximately 92 percent of staff at overseas posts are personal services contractors (PSCs), who also make up 70 percent of all Peace Corps staff. A significant part of the agency’s success depends on how well it manages its human resources operations to hire, train, and retain quality PSC staff.

On March 18, 2022, the Peace Corps notified the United States Congress that Peace Corps/Morocco (hereafter referred to as “the post”) intended to resume operations in September 2022. The first intake of 51 Volunteers arrived in September 2022. On November 21, 2022, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) announced this review to assess the post’s compliance with specific agency policies and procedures related to Volunteer and trainee health and safety, and the re-entry process.

On August 24, 2021, the Peace Corps notified the United States Congress that Peace Corps/Dominican Republic (hereafter referred to as “the post”) intended to resume operations in December 2021. The first intake arrived in March 2022 with 13 Volunteers, including 2 reinstated Volunteers. On September 29, 2022, the Office of Inspector General announced this review to assess the post’s compliance with specific agency policies and procedures related to Volunteer and trainee health and safety, and the re-entry process.

The Office of Inspector General conducted a follow-up review of issues identified in the Final Report on the Program Evaluation of Peace Corps/Moldova (IG-13-04-E). We followed up on five findings from this 2013 report that were significant areas of concern. Our report contains three recommendations, which, if implemented, should strengthen post operations and correct the deficiencies detailed in the report.

The Office of Inspector General conducted a program evaluation of Peace Corps/Eastern Caribbean from December 2 through December 20, 2019. Our report contains 14 recommendations, which, if implemented, should strengthen post operations and correct the deficiencies detailed in the accompanying report.

This evaluation issued 22 recommendations to address findings in the areas of leadership, collaboration, staffing, site management, Volunteer safety and security support, and Volunteer administrative support. We did not have any findings in the areas of programming, training, or Volunteer health support.

This evaluation assessed Peace Corps/Panama operations in the following areas: programming, training, site management, Volunteer health, Volunteer safety, administration, communication and collaboration, and staffing. The report made 14 recommendations, which, if implemented, should strengthen post operations and correct the deficiencies detailed in the report.