Reports - Top Management Challenges

In accordance with the Reports Consolidation Act of 2000, OIG is submitting a statement on what it considers to be the most significant management and performance challenges facing the Peace Corps. At Peace Corps OIG, we base this statement on the following: our audit, evaluation, and investigative work; our knowledge of the Peace Corps’ activities and operations; and the insights of agency senior leaders who provide their perspectives and expertise. For fiscal year (FY) 2026, we identified the following challenge areas:  Volunteer Delivery System; Volunteer Health and Safety; Human Capital Management; and Information Technology Security Management. Addressing the issues related to these challenge and performance areas will enhance the agency’s operational efficiencies, minimize potential fraud, waste, and abuse, and improve mission effectiveness.

In accordance with the Reports Consolidation Act of 2000, the Office of Inspector General OIG identified and reported the following as the Peace Corps’ most significant challenges based on the results and findings of its audit, evaluation, and investigation work, as well as the information uncovered from OIG’s oversight responsibilities:• Volunteer Delivery System;• Volunteer Healthcare and Safety;• Human Capital Management; and• Information Technology Security Management

These challenges illustrate the most significant areas the Office of Inspector General (OIG) believes need improvement for the Peace Corps to effectively manage its resources and minimize the potential for fraud, waste, and abuse occurring in its operations. Addressing the issues related to these challenge areas will enable the agency to increase operational efficiencies and improve mission effectiveness.

These challenges illustrate the most significant areas the Office of Inspector General (OIG) believes need improvement for the Peace Corps to effectively manage its resources and minimize the potential for fraud, waste, and abuse occurring in its operations. Addressing the issues related to these challenge areas will enable the agency to increase operational efficiencies and improve mission effectiveness.

These challenges illustrate the most significant areas the Office of Inspector General (OIG) believes need improvement for the Peace Corps to effectively manage its resources and minimize the potential for fraud, waste, and abuse occurring in its operations. Addressing the issues related to these challenge areas will enable the agency to increase operational efficiencies and improve mission effectiveness.

These challenges illustrate the most significant areas the Office of Inspector General (OIG) believes need improvement for the Peace Corps to effectively manage its resources and minimize the potential for fraud, waste, and abuse occurring in its operations. Addressing the issues related to these challenge areas will enable the agency to increase operational efficiencies and improve mission effectiveness.