Below is a list of projects started and completed by month.
December 2022
Work Started
- Audit of Physical Security Standards for Department of State Temporary Structures at Selected Overseas Posts
- Audit of the Disposition of Defensive Equipment and Armored Vehicles in Advance of Evacuations at U.S. Embassies Kabul and Kyiv
- Audit of the U.S. Agency for Global Media FY 2023Information Security Program
- Audit of the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, U.S. Section, FY 2023 Information Security Program
- Audit of the Department of State FY 2023 Information Security Program for Sensitive Compartmented Information Systems
- Audit of Department of State FY 2023 Information Security Program
- Audit of Department of State Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation Assistance to Ukraine
- Audit of the Planning, Design, Construction, and Commissioning of the Power Plant at U.S. Embassy Baghdad, Iraq
Reports Issued
- Information Report: Countering Russian Influence Fund (AUD-MERO-23-09)
- Oversight Observations to Inform the Department of State Ukraine Response (OIG-23-01)
- Inspection of Embassy Buenos Aires, Argentina (ISP-I-23-06)
- Classified Inspection of Embassy Buenos Aires, Argentina (ISP-S-23-06)
November 2022
Work Started
- Evaluation of the Secretary of State’s Certification and Report to Congress on Direct Financial Support for the Government of Ukraine
- Audit of Selected Cooperative Agreements Supporting Department of State Refugee Resettlement Support Centers
- Audit of Selected Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Assistance Awards to the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) That Were Performed in the Western Hemisphere
Reports Issued
- Independent Auditor's Report on the U.S. Department of State FY 2022 and FY 2021 Financial Statements (AUD-FM-23-07)
- Independent Auditor's Report on the U.S. Agency for Global Media FY 2022 and FY 2021 Financial Statements (AUD-FM-IB-23-08)
- Inspection of Embassy Kuwait City, Kuwait (ISP-I-23-07)
- Inspection of the Afghanistan Affairs Unit (ISP-I-23-05)
- Classified Annex to the Inspection of the Afghanistan Affairs Unit (ISP-S-23-05A)
October 2022
Work Started
- Review of Embassy Kyiv’s Operating Status
- Review of End Use Monitoring of Security Assistance to Ukraine
Reports Issued
- Independent Accountant’s Report on the Application of Agreed-Upon Procedures: Employee Benefits, Withholdings, Contributions, and Supplemental Semiannual Headcount Reporting Submitted to the Office of Personnel Management (AUD-FM-23-02)
- Compliance Follow-Up Review of the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program (AUD-MERO-23-01)
- Information Report: International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, U.S. Section, 2022 Charge Card Risk Assessment (AUD-CGI-23-05)
- Information Report: Department of State 2022 Purchase Charge Card Risk Assessment (AUD-CGI-23-03)
- Information Report: Department of State 2022 Travel Charge Card Risk Assessment (AUD-CGI-23-04)
- Information Report: U.S. Agency for Global Media 2022 Charge Card Risk Assessment (AUD-CGI-IB-23-06)
- Targeted Inspection of the U.S. Mission to the International Civil Aviation Organization in Montreal, Canada (ISP-I-23-02)
- Targeted Inspection of the U.S. Agency for Global Media: Editorial Independence and Journalistic Standards and Principles (ISP-IB-23-01)
- Inspection of Embassy Ottawa and Constituent Posts, Canada (ISP-I-23-04)
- Classified Inspection of Embassy La Paz, Bolivia (ISP-S-23-03)
September 2022
Work Started
Reports Issued
- Audit of Department of State Emergency Action Plans at Selected Domestic Facilities (AUD-SI-22-36)
- Audit of the U.S. Agency for Global Media FY 2022 Information Security Program (AUD-IT-IB-22-41)
- Audit of the Bureau of Diplomatic Security’s Oversight of Contractor Performance and Invoice Processing for the Domestic Guard Services Contract (AUD-SI-22-37)
- Audit of the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, U.S. Section, FY 2022 Information Security Program (AUD-IT-22-40)
- Audit of Nonexpendable Personal Property at U.S. Embassy Baghdad, Iraq (AUD-MERO-22-44)
- Management Assistance Report: Department of State Process To Authorize Information Systems To Operate Requires Additional Attention (AUD-IT-22-42)
- Audit of the Department of State FY 2022 Information Security Program (AUD-IT-22-43)
- Information Report: Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program Metrics (AUD-MERO-22-38)
- Evaluation of the Department of State’s Compliance With the Authorities Act (ESP-22-04)
- Inspection of the Global Engagement Center (ISP-I-22-15)
- Classified Annex to the Inspection of the Global Engagement Center (ISP-S-22-15A)
- Classified Inspection of Embassy Ottawa and Constituent Posts, Canada (ISP-S-22-25)
- Classified Inspection of Embassy Kuwait City, Kuwait (ISP-S-22-24)
August 2022
Work Started
- Audit of Select Contract Administration Processes in the Construction of New Embassy Compound Mexico City, Mexico
- Inspection of Embassy Beirut, Lebanon
- Inspection of Embassy Abuja and Constituent Post, Nigeria
- Inspection of Embassy Khartoum, Sudan
- Inspection of Embassy Juba, South Sudan
- Inspection of Embassy Brussels, Belgium
- Inspection of the U.S. Mission to the European Union (USEU)
- Inspection of the U.S. Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (USNATO)
- Review of the U.S. Agency for Global Media’s Response to the Ukraine Crisis
Reports Issued
- Management Assistance Report: Support From the Under Secretary for Political Affairs Is Needed To Facilitate the Closure of Recommendations Addressed to the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs (AUD-AOQC-22-33)
- Audit of Department of State Efforts To Promote Competition for Overseas Construction Projects (AUD-CGI-22-34)
- Classified Audit of Cooperative Agreements and Grants Related to Iran (AUD-MERO-22-32)
- Classified Audit of the Department of State FY 2022 Information Security Program for Sensitive Compartmented Information Systems (AUD-IT-22-35)
- Audit of Department of State FY 2022 Compliance With the Geospatial Data Act of 2018 (AUD-SI-22-39)
- Review of the U.S. Agency for Global Media’s Contract with McGuireWoods (ESP-IB-22-03)
- Inspection of Embassy Tallinn, Estonia (ISP-I-22-21)
- Inspection of the American Institute in Taiwan, Washington Headquarters(ISP-I-22-22)
- Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), Lead Inspector General Report to the United States Congress, April 1, 2022–June 30, 2022
- Operation Enduring Sentinel (OES)/Operation Freedom’s Sentinel (OFS), Lead Inspector General Report to the United States Congress | April 1 to June 30, 2022
July 2022
Work Started
- Evaluation of Whistleblower Protection Notifications to Contractor and Grantee Employees
Reports Issued
- Audit of Internal Controls Managing the Procurement of Goods at U.S. Embassy Freetown, Sierra Leone (AUD-MERO-22-31)
- Inspection of Embassy Oslo, Norway (ISP-I-22-23)
June 2022
Work Started
- Audit of the Department of State’s Efforts To Identify and Terminate Unneeded Contracts Related to Afghanistan
Reports Issued
- Audit of Department of State FY 2021 Compliance With Payment Integrity Requirements (AUD-FM-22-30)
- Audit of U.S. Agency for Global Media FY 2021 Compliance With Payment Integrity Requirements (AUD-FM-IB-22-29)
- Inspection of Embassy Pristina, Kosovo (ISP-I-22-17)
- Management Assistance Report: The Department of State’s Records Retirement Process (ISP-22-20)
- Semiannual Report to the Congress | October 1, 2021, to March 31, 2022
- Classified Semiannual Report to the Congress | October 1, 2021, to March 31, 2022 (ISP-S-22-12)
May 2022
Work Started
- Audit of the International Cooperative Administrative Support Services’ Furniture and Appliance Pool Program Fees
- Audit of the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, U.S. Section, FY 2022 and FY 2021 Financial Statements
- Audit of the U.S. Agency for Global Media FY 2022 and FY 2021 Financial Statements
Reports Issued
- Audit of Department of State Actions To Prevent Unlawful Trafficking in Persons Practices When Executing Security, Construction, and Facility and Household Services Contracts at Overseas Posts (AUD-MERO-22-28)
- Audit of the Department of State Management and Monitoring of Federal Assistance Awards to For-Profit Organizations (AUD-CGI-22-26)
- Review of the Recruitment and Selection Process for Public Members of Foreign Service Selection Boards (ESP-22-02)
- Inspection of Embassy Sofia, Bulgaria (ISP-I-22-18)
- Review of Department of State Evacuations from Wuhan, China in Response to COVID-19 (ISP-I-22-19)
- Inspection of the Bureau of Diplomatic Security’s Diplomatic Courier Service (ISP-I-22-13)
- Inspection of Embassy Budapest, Hungary (ISP-I-22-12)
- Inspection of Embassy Athens and Constituent Post, Greece (ISP-I-22-14)
- Classified Inspection of Embassy Budapest, Hungary (ISP-S-22-12)
- Operation Enduring Sentinel/Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, Lead Inspector General Report to the United States Congress, January 1, 2022-March 31, 2022
- Operation Inherent Resolve, Lead Inspector General Report to the United States Congress, January 1, 2022- March 31, 2022
April 2022
Work Started
- Audit of the Management and Administration of the ConsularOne Systems Modernization Program
- Audit of the Department of State FY 2022 Information Security Program
- Audit of the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, U.S. Section, FY 2022 Information Security Program
- Audit of the U.S. Agency for Global Media FY 2022 Information Security Program
Reports Issued
- Inspection of Embassy Montevideo, Uruguay (ISP-I-22-11)
- Management Assistance Report: Improvements Needed in Procedures for Emergency Action Planning at Selected Department of State Domestic Facilities (AUD-SI-22-27)
March 2022
Work Started
- Audit of Department of State FY 2022 and FY 2021 Financial Statements
- Inspection of the Afghanistan Affairs Unit (AAU)
- Inspection of Embassy Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Inspection of Embassy Kuwait City, Kuwait
- Inspection of Embassy La Paz, Bolivia
- Inspection of Embassy Ottawa, Canada, and constituent posts
- Inspection of the United States Mission to the International Aviation Organization (USICAO)
- Inspection of the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL)
Work Completed
- Management Letter Related to the Audit of the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, U.S. Section, FY 2021 Financial Statements (AUD-FM-22-25)
- Audit of the Process To Prepare Residences for New Tenants at U.S. Embassy Cairo, Egypt (AUD-MERO-22-23)
- Information Report: Systemic Deficiencies Related to the Department of State’s Fuel Management From FY 2016 Through FY 2020 (AUD-MERO-22-20)
- Inspection of Embassy Santiago, Chile (ISP-I-22-10)
- Inspection of the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Domestic Operations, Office of Protection (ISP-I-22-08)
February 2022
Reports Issued
- Management Letter Related to the Audit of the U.S. Department of State FY 2021 Financial Statements (AUD-FM-22-22)
- Audit of the Department of State’s Use of “Not Otherwise Classified” Budget Object Codes (AUD-FM-22-21)
- Independent Auditor’s Report on the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, U.S. Section, FY 2021 and FY 2020 Financial Statements (AUD-FM-22-24)
- Management Assistance Report: Internal Controls Are Needed To Safeguard Inherently Governmental Functions at the Global Engagement Center (AUD-MERO-22-19)
- Inspection of Embassy Luxembourg, Luxembourg (ISP-I-22-09)
- Operation Freedom’s Sentinel/Operation Enduring Sentinel, Lead Inspector General Report to the United States Congress, October 1, 2021- December 31 (February 2022)
- Operation Inherent Resolve, Lead Inspector General Report to the United States Congress, October 1, 2021-December 31, 2021 (February 2022)
January 2022
Work Started
- Audit of the Department of State FY 2022 Information Security Program for Sensitive Compartmented Information Systems
- Audit of U.S. Agency for Global Media FY 2021 Compliance With the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019
- Inspection of Embassy Oslo, Norway
- Inspection of Embassy Tallinn, Estonia
- Targeted Review of the Department of State’s Record Retirement Process
- Inspection of the American Institute in Taiwan/ Washington (AIT/Washington)
Reports Issued
- Information Report: Office of Inspector General’s Analysis of Open Recommendations Specific to U.S. Embassy Kabul, Afghanistan (AUD-MERO-22-18)
- Inspection of the Bureau of Administration, Office of the Executive Director (ISP-I-22-07)
December 2021
Work Started
- Review of Emergency Action Planning and Guiding the Evacuation and Suspension of Operations at U.S. Embassy Kabul, Afghanistan
- Project Related to Authorizations to Operate for Department of State Information Systems
- Audit of Department of State FY 2021 Compliance With the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019
- Audit of Department of State FY 2022 Compliance With the Geospatial Data Act of 2018
- Review of the Department of State Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program
Reports Issued
- Inspection of the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs (ISP-I-22-06)
- Inspection of Embassy Asuncion, Paraguay (ISP-I-22-05)
- Inspection of the U.S. Mission to the Dutch Caribbean (ISP-I-22-04)
- Information Report: Review of Allegations Related to the U.S. Agency for Global Media’s Personnel Suitability and National Security Program (AUD-SI-IB-22-01)
- Management Assistance Report: Support From the Under Secretary for Management Is Needed to Facilitate the Closure of Office of Inspector General Recommendations Addressed to the Bureau of Information Resource Management (AUD-AOQC-22-07)
- Information Report: International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, U.S. Section, 2021 Charge Card Risk Assessment (AUD-CGI-22-15)
- Information Report: U.S. Agency for Global Media 2021 Charge Card Risk Assessment (AUD-CGI-IB-22-16)
- Information Report: Department of State 2021 Travel Charge Card Risk Assessment (AUD-CGI-22-14)
- Information Report: Department of State 2021 Charge Card Risk Assessment (AUD-CGI-22-13)
November 2021
Work Started
- Audit of Department of State Actions to Prevent Unlawful Trafficking in Persons Practices When Executing Security, Construction, and Household Services Contracts at Overseas Posts
Reports Issued
- Audit of Compliance With Cost-Sharing Requirements for Selected Department of State Grants and Cooperative Agreements (AUD-CGI-22-12)
- Audit of the U.S. Agency for Global Media’s FY 2021 Implementation of the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 (AUD-FM-IB-22-09)
- Auditor's Report on the U.S. Department of State FY 2021 and FY 2020 Financial Statements (AUD-FM-22-10)
- Independent Auditor's Report on the U.S. Agency for Global Media FY 2021 and FY 2020 Financial Statements (AUD-FM-IB-22-11)
- Audit of the Department of State’s FY 2021 Implementation of the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 (AUD-FM-22-08)
- Review of the Bureau of Consular Affairs’ ConsularOne Modernization Program – Significant Deployment Delays Continue (ISP-I-22-03)
- Management Assistance Report: Office of the Chief of Protocol Gift Vault Access Controls (ESP-22-01)
- Lead Inspector General for Operation Inherent Resolve | Quarterly Report to the United States Congress | July 1, 2021 – September 30, 2021 (November 3, 2021)
- Lead Inspector General for Operation Freedom's Sentinel | Quarterly Report to the United States Congress | July 1, 2021 – September 30, 2021 (November 15, 2021)
- FY 2022 Comprehensive Oversight Plan for Overseas Contingency Operations (November 8, 2021)
October 2021
Work Started
- Audit of Internal Controls Over Procurement at U.S. Embassy Freetown, Sierra Leone
Reports Issued
- Audit Requirements for Federal Financial Statements, we are providing the Independent Accountant’s Report on the Application of Agreed-Upon Procedures: Employee Benefits, Withholdings, Contributions, and Supplemental Semiannual Headcount Reporting Submitted to the Office of Personnel Management (AUD-FM-22-02)
- Audit of Noncompetitive Contracts in Support of Overseas Contingency Operations in Afghanistan and Iraq (AUD-MERO-22-03)
- Audit of the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, U.S. Section, FY 2021 Information Security Program (AUD-IT-22-04)
- Audit of the U.S. Agency for Global Media FY 2021 Information Security Program (AUD-IT-IB-22-05)
- Audit of the Department of State FY 2021 Information Security Program (AUD-IT-22-06)
- Inspection of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (ISP-I-22-01)
- Inspection of Embassy Reykjavik, Iceland (ISP-I-22-02)
September 2021
Work Started
- Audit of Department of State Efforts to Promote Competition for Overseas Construction Projects
- Audit of Department of State Emergency Action Plans at Selected Domestic Locations
Reports Issued
- Inspection of the Bureau of Administration’s Property Management Division (ISP-I-21-34)
- Inspection of the Bureau of Consular Affairs’ Passport Services Directorate (ISP-I-21-17)
- Inspection of the Bureau of Administration, Office of Overseas Schools (ISP-I-21-32)
- Audit of U.S. Embassy Kabul, Afghanistan, Public Affairs Section Administration of Grants and Cooperative Agreements (AUD-MERO-21-42)
- Management Assistance Report: Process To Report Department of State Security Clearance Data to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence Needs Improvement (AUD-MERO-21-41)
- Audit of Acquisition Planning and Cost Controls While Transitioning Support Service Contracts in Iraq (AUD-MERO-21-43)
- Audit of the Department of State’s FY 2021 Information Security Program for Sensitive Compartmented Information Systems (AUD-IT-21-44) (CLASSIFIED)
August 2021
Work Started
- Audit of Department of State Actions to Prevent Unlawful Trafficking in Persons Practices When Executing Security, Construction, and Facility and Household Services Contracts at Overseas Posts
- Inspection of Embassy Santiago, Chile
- Inspection of Embassy Montevideo, Uruguay
- Inspection of Embassy Pristina, Kosovo
- Inspection of Embassy Athens, Greece, and Constituent Post
- Inspection of Embassy Budapest, Hungary
- Inspection of Embassy Sofia, Bulgaria
- Inspection of the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Office of the Diplomatic Courier Service
- Inspection of the Global Engagement Center
- Review of Repatriation Flights from Wuhan, China in Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic
- Review of the U.S. Agency for Global Media’s Compliance with Editorial Independence and Journalistic Standards and Principle
Reports Issued
- Compliance Follow-Up Audit of the Department of State Process To Select and Approve IT Investments (AUD-IT-21-34)
- Audit of the Bureau of Diplomatic Security’s Process To Verify That Purchased Protective Equipment Complied With Performance and Contractual Requirements (AUD-SI-21-39)
- Audit of Official and Diplomatic Passport Records Maintained by the Bureau of Consular Affairs (AUD-SI-21-40)
- Inspection of the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (ISP-I-21-23)
- Inspection of Embassy Praia, Cabo Verde (ISP-I-21-31)
- Inspection of the Office of the Science and Technology Adviser to the Secretary (ISP-I-21-30)
- Inspection of the Bureau of Diplomatic Security's Overseas Security Advisory Council Program Office (ISP-I-21-33)
- Lead Inspector General for Operation Inherent Resolve | Quarterly Report to the United States Congress | April 1, 2021 – June 30, 2021 (August 3, 2021)
- Lead Inspector General for Operation Freedom's Sentinel | Quarterly Report to the United States Congress | April 1, 2021 – June 30, 2021 (August 17, 2021)
July 2021
Work Issued
- Inspection of the Bureau of Information Resource Management’s Office of Consolidated Customer Support (ISP-I-21-19)
- Inspection of the Bureau of Administration, Office of the Procurement Executive, Office of Acquisitions Management, International Programs Division’s Grants Branch (ISP-I-21-26)
- Review of the Bureau of Global Talent Management, Office of the Executive Director, Office of Technology Services’ Information System Processes (ISP-I-21-29)
- Inspection of the Bureau of Consular Affairs, Office of 1CA: Leadership, Management, and Innovation (ISP-I-21-28)
- Inspection of the Bureau of Administration, Office of the Procurement Executive, Office of Acquisitions Management, Diplomatic Security Contracts Division (ISP-I-21-15)
- (SBU) Targeted Inspection of the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Criminal Investigative Liaison Branch (ISP-I-21-35)
- Audit of the Bureau of Global Talent Management, Office of Talent Services, Fulfillment of Service-Level Agreement Requirements (AUD-CGI-21-36)
- Management Assistance Report: Improved Guidance and Acquisition Planning is Needed to Reduce the Use of Bridge Contracts in Afghanistan and Iraq (AUD-MERO-21-37)
- Management Assistance Report: Financial Monitoring of Foreign Assistance Grants and Cooperative Agreements in Somalia Needs Improvement (AUD-MERO-21-35)
- Audit of Department of State Compliance With Requirements Relating to Undefinitized Contract Actions (AUD-MERO-21-38)
- Audit of Department of State Protocols for Establishing and Operating Remote Diplomatic Missions (AUD-MERO-21-33)
- Management Alert: U.S. Embassy Baghdad, Iraq Body Armor (MA-21-01)
June 2021
Work Started
- Capping Report on the Department of State’s Fuel Management
Reports Issued
- Inspection of the Bureau of Legislative Affairs (ISP-I-21-20)
- Management Assistance Report: Department Can Take Further Steps to Improve Executive Direction of Overseas Missions (ISP-21-14)
- Inspection of the Office of Global Criminal Justice (ISP-I-21-27)
- Management Assistance Report: Support From the Under Secretary for Management Is Needed to Facilitate the Closure of OpenOffice of Audits Recommendations (AUD-AOQC-21-32)
- Audit of Foreign Per Diem Rates Established by the Department of State (AUD-FM-21-31)
May 2021
Work Started
- Evaluation of the Diplomatic Security Canine Training and Operations Center
Reports Issued
- Review of the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the International Exchange Programs of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ISP-I-21-25)
- Management Assistance Report: Accountability of Official and Diplomatic Passports of Separating Employees Needs Improvement (AUD-SI-21-28)
- Inspection of the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations’ Office of Fire Protection (ISP-I-21-22)
- Lead Inspector General for Operation Freedom's Sentinel | Quarterly Report to the United States Congress | January 1, 2021 – March 31, 2021
- Targeted Inspection of the Bureau of Diplomatic Security’s Office of Special Investigations (ISP-I-21-18)
- Audit of U.S. Agency for Global Media FY 2020 Compliance With Improper Payment Requirements (AUD-FM-IB-21-29)
- Audit of Department of State FY 2020 Compliance With Improper Payment Requirements (AUD-FM-21-30)
- Lead Inspector General for Operation Inherent Resolve | Quarterly Report to the United States Congress | January 1, 2021 – March 31, 2021
April 2021
Work Started
- Inspection of the Bureau of Administration, Office of the Executive Director
- Inspection of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
- Inspection of the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
- Inspection of the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Office of Protection
- Targeted Inspection of the Bureau of Consular Affairs, Office of Consular Systems and Technology’s Consular One Program
- Inspection of U.S. Consulate General Curaçao
- Inspection of Embassy Reykjavik, Iceland
- Inspection of Embassy Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Inspection of Embassy Asuncion, Paraguay
Reports Issued
- Review of Allegations of Misuse of Department Resources (ESP-21-02)
- Audit of Department of State Use of Appropriated Funds Prior to Expiration and Cancellation (AUD-FM-21-27)
- Audit of the Department of State FY 2020 Information Security Program (AUD-IT-21-25)
- Compliance Follow-Up Audit of the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs Selection and Management of Contract Oversight Personnel in Iraq (AUD-MERO-21-24)
- Review of the Public Diplomacy Staffing Initiative (ISP-I-21-24)
- Inspection of the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations’ Office of Safety, Health, and Environmental Management (ISP-I-21-21)
March 2021
Work Started
- Audit of Department of State Management and Monitoring of Federal Assistance Awards to For-Profit Organizations
- Audit of Department of State Use of the "Not Otherwise Classified" Budget Object Codes
- Audit of the Department of State FY 2021 Financial Statements
- Audit of the Department of State FY 2021 Information Security Program for Sensitive Compartmented Information Systems.
Reports Issued
- Management Assistance Report: Remote Missions Face Challenges Maintaining Communications With Locally Employed Staff and Host Government Officials (AUD-MERO-21-16)
- Audit of the Department of State’s Risk Assessments and Monitoring of Voluntary Contributions to Public International Organizations (AUD-MERO-21-18)
- Management Letter Related to the Audit of the U.S. Department of State 2020 Financial Statements (AUD-FM-21-19)
- Information Report: Review of Department of State Preparations to Return Personnel to Federal Offices During the Coronavirus Pandemic (AUD-MERO-21-22)
- Independent Review of the U.S. Department of State Accounting of FY 2020 Drug Control Funds and Related Performance Report (AUD-FM-21-23)
- Inspection of the Bureau of Administration’s Office of Commissary and Recreation Affairs (ISP-I-21-16)
February 2021
Work Started
- Research for Proposed Office of Inspector General Audit of Internal Controls Over Management Processes at U.S. Embassy Cairo, Egypt
- Research for Proposed Office of Inspector General Review of the U.S. Agency for Global Media’s (USAGM) Security and Suitability Process To Ensure USAGM Personnel Possess Valid Security Clearances
- Audit of Department of State’s Use of Not Otherwise Classified Budget Object Codes
- Research for Proposed Office of Inspector General Audit of Cooperative Agreements and Grants Related to Iran
- Audit of Department of State Management and Monitoring of Federal Assistance Awards to For-Profit Organizations
Reports Issued
- Management Assistance Report: Deficiencies in Consular Physical Space at Overseas Missions (ISP-21-08)
- (SBU) Management Assistance Report: Deficiencies in Management of Active Directory Privileged Accounts and Security Groups at Overseas Posts (ISP-21-13)
- Management Letter Related to the Audit of the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, U.S. Section, FY 2020 Financial Statements (AUD-FM-21-15)
- Management Letter Related to the Audit of the U.S. Agency for Global Media FY 2020 Financial Statements (AUD-FM-IB-21-17)
- Lead Inspector General for Operation Inherent Resolve | Quarterly Report to the United States Congress | October 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020
- Lead Inspector General for Operation Freedom's Sentinel | Quarterly Report to the United States Congress | October 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020
January 2021
Work Started
- Audit of Department of State’s Implementation of the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014
- Audit of U.S. Agency for Global Media FY 2020 Compliance With the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019
- Audit of U.S. Agency for Global Media’s Implementation of the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014
- Inspection of the Bureau of Administration, Office of Acquisitions Management, International Programs Division, Grants Branch
- Inspection of the Bureau of Administration, Office of Program Management and Policy, Property Management Division
- Inspection of the Bureau of Administration, Office of Overseas Schools
- Inspection of the Bureau of Global Talent Management, Systems Development Division
- Inspection of the Bureau of Diplomatic Security,Office of Overseas Security Advisory Council
- Inspection of the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Office of the Criminal Investigative Liaison
- Inspection of the Bureau of Consular Affairs, Office of 1CA: Leadership, Management, and Innovation
- Inspection of the Office of the Science and Technology Adviser
- Inspection of the Office of Global Criminal Justice
- Resumption of Inspection of Embassy Praia, Cape Verde
- Review of the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Exchange Programs
Reports Issued
- Independent Auditor's Report on the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, U.S. Section, FY 2020 Financial Statements (AUD-FM-21-09)
- Audit of the Department of State’s Unarmored Overseas Motor Vehicle Fleet (AUD-SI-21-13)
- Inspection of the Office of Global Women’s Issues (ISP-I-21-10)
- Inspection of the Bureau of Diplomatic Security’s Special Program for Embassy Augmentation and Response (ISP-I-21-12)