Audit of the Conventional Weapons Destruction Program in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Lebanon

OIG recommends the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs conduct risk assessments and develop monitoring plans for the five grants identified in Table 2.

OIG recommends the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs conduct annual reviews of all risk assessments and monitoring plans for the twelve grants identified in Table 3 and update the plans as necessary.

OIG recommends the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs develop and implement internal controls to enforce the annual review and update of risk assessments and monitoring plans, as required by the Federal Assistance Directive.

OIG recommends the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs develop and implement a risk mitigation strategy for all risks identified for the 10 grants identified in Table 4.

OIG recommends the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs develop and implement internal controls to enforce procedures that require reviews of both performance progress reports and Federal financial reports in www.grantsolutions.gov.

OIG recommends the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs develop and implement procedures to obtain, review, and document in the corresponding grant files the reports prepared by the independent National Mine Actions Centers to enhance oversight of the grantees’ performance and the grant terms and conditions are followed.

OIG recommends the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs develop and implement internal controls to require the development of objectives with expected outcomes and target levels of achievement.