The US State Department was unable to track where the money allocated for aid to other countries goes. This is reported by RT with reference to the report of the Office of the Inspector General of the department.
Some bureaus did not understand what data on international aid should be monitored. In addition, due to the lack of a clear plan, the State Department’s administrative and financial inspector and global financial services bureaus did not train staff on innovations in information technology systems. These technologies are needed to track data for countries receiving US subsidies. Since 2017, $ 6.8 million has been spent on their implementation.
“In the absence of a plan (…) there is a risk that the Department of State will continue to release unreliable data on its work in providing foreign aid,” the report says.
Despite the rise in foreign aid, the State Department regularly made mistakes in tracking money. For example, in 2015 it was reported that the department’s computer systems did not control detailed information about budget utilization.