Audit of Department of State Management and Oversight of Non-Lethal Assistance Provided for the Syrian Crisis

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OIG recommends that the Bureau of Administration, Office of Logistics Management, Office of Acquisitions Management, develop and implement a process to verify that grants officers conduct a comprehensive written risk assessment to identify possible "high risk" awards prior to their issuance, as outlined in the Federal Assistance Policy Directive, Subchapter 2.03, "Federal Award Review of Risk Posed by Applicants."

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OIG recommends that the Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations develop and implement a process to verify that grants officers and grants officers representatives develop monitoring plans that comply with the Federal Assistance Policy Directive, Subchapter 3.01-A, “Monitoring Plan,” at the onset of any solicitation of applications for assistance award and that the plans identify specific baselines and targets that will allow the Department of State to adequately assess the recipient’s performance.

OIG recommends that the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor develop and implement a process to verify that grants officers and grants officers representatives develop monitoring plans that comply with the Federal Assistance Policy Directive, Subchapter 3.01-A, “Monitoring Plan,” at the onset of any assistance award and that the plans identify specific baselines and targets that will allow the Department of State to adequately assess the recipient’s performance.