Audit of USAID Egypts Performance Monitoringfor Indicators Appearing in the FY 2002Results Review

Audit of USAID/Egypt’s Performance Monitoring for Indicators Appearing in the FY 2002 Results Review and Resources Request Report Audit Report No. 6-263-01-003-P March 20, 2001 Cairo, Egypt In 1995, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) developed a new reporting system that included the Results Review and Resources Request (R4) report. This is the most significant performance report that operating units send annually to their respective bureaus. USAID’s Automated Directives System (ADS) requires that information in the R4s be used, as appropriate, for internal analyses, responding to external inquiries, and USAID-wide results reporting. In April 2000, USAID/Egypt submitted its annual R4, which highlighted 1999 program accomplishments and strategic directions for fiscal years 2000 through 2002. Underpinning the Mission’s annual R4 report is a USAID-prescribed performance monitoring system, which encompasses: (1) establishing performance indicators, (2) preparing performance monitoring plans, (3) setting performance baselines, (4) collecting performance data, and (5) assessing data quality. Audit Objective This audit represents one of a worldwide series of audits that were requested by USAID’s Bureau for Policy and Program Coordination (PPC) and are being carried out by USAID’s Office of Inspector General. The audit objective and methodology for this series of audits were developed in coordination with PPC. This audit was performed by ...