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GAO-21-456PR 1 (2021-05-17)

handle is hein.gao/gaolsb0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Ioo- U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE G A O A Century of Non-Partisan Fact-Based Work 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 May 17, 2021 The Honorable Samantha Power Administrator U.S. Agency for International Development 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20523 Priority Open Recommendations: U.S. Agency for International Development Dear Administrator Power: The purpose of this letter is to provide an update on the overall status of the U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) implementation of GAO's recommendations and to call your personal attention to areas where open recommendations should be given high priority.1 In November 2020, we reported that on a government-wide basis, 77 percent of our recommendations made 4 years ago were implemented.2 USAID's recommendation implementation rate for the same time was 100 percent. As of April 2021, USAID had 27 open recommendations. Fully implementing these open recommendations could significantly improve agency operations. Since our April 2020 letter, USAID has implemented all three of our open priority recommendations. Specifically, USAID provided evidence that it has collected complete and consistent monitoring data from implementing partners for international food assistance projects, in accordance with established requirements. We believe that this, in conjunction with other steps the agency has taken, will improve how USAID manages and oversees international food assistance projects; established outcome-oriented performance measures to assess the effectiveness of its reform efforts, which we believe will enhance the agency's ability to assess the results of the changes it is making and better position USAID to make long-term and sustainable improvements in its efficiency and effectiveness; and scheduled its global roll-out strategy for a new data management system that will help the agency better track and manage performance information for its counter-trafficking in persons projects. We believe taking these steps will allow USAID to better understand 1Priority recommendations are those that GAO believes warrant priority attention from heads of key departments or agencies. They are highlighted because, upon implementation, they may significantly improve government operation, for example, by realizing large dollar savings; eliminating mismanagement, fraud, and abuse; or making progress toward addressing a high-risk or duplication issue. 2GAO, Performance and Accountability Report: Fiscal Year 2020 GAO-21-4SP (Washington, D.C.: Nov. 16, 2020). GAO-21-456PR USAID Priority Recommendations Page 1

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