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ID-78-41; &B-133220. April 27, 1978. 4 pp.
Report to Rep. Clarence D. Long, Chaitran, House Committee on
Appropriations: Foreign Operations Svbcommittee; by filmer 1.
Staats, Comptroller General.
Issue Area: International Economic-and Military Program: U.S.
Development Assistance Overseas (603); International-
Economic and Military Programs: Impact of U.S. Secwrity
Supporting Assistance Abroad (611).
Contact: International Div.
Budqet Function: International Affairs: foreign Sconomic and
Financial Assistance (151).
Organization Concerned: Department of State; Agency for
International Development.
Congressional Relevance: House Committee on A;Fropriations:
Foreiqn Operations Subcommittee, Ep. Clarence D.Ltong.
In response to a congressional inquiry, the..
documentation the Agency for International Development (AiD)
used to arrive at cost estimates for placing personnel akrcad
was revieved, and AID's costs were compared with allowances
provided by other agencies and the private sector. AID's
approach to identifying initial assignment costs involved two
steps: (1) determination of what items would be needed anywhere
in the world to fill & new position and what these items would
cost; and (2) identi..cation of those costs or portions of costs
in mission operating budgets that could be attributed to U.S.
direct-hire positions. Certain costs could te allocated easily,
but many costs required AID officials to make some assumptions
based on judgment and experience. From this limited analysis, it
appears that AID's approach to estimating the coats of placing
additional staff overseas is reasonable. However, sch figures
derived on an overall basis are of limited value in prcjecting
the cost of adding new positions at any one mission. A lbruary
1978 report pointed out that: AID's mission operating expense
budqets are not adequately evaluated, AIL has so assurance that
mission requests for operating expense funds are reasonable, and
AID's operatinq expense funds have been used for questionable
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