AUD-MERO-21-42-06

OIG recommends that the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, in coordination with the Bureau of Budget and Planning and the Office of U.S. Foreign Assistance Resources, determine the applicability of the Foreign Affairs Manual (18 FAM 301.4-4, “Evaluation,”) requirements to “large” awards that U.S. Embassy Kabul, Afghanistan, Public Affairs Section, administers. If determined to be applicable, they should implement a policy requiring the Embassy Kabul Public Affairs Section to comply with the requirements set forth in 18 FAM 301.4-4, “Evaluation.”