The State Department inspector general has launched an evaluation into nearly $75 billion of foreign aid earmarked for more than 900 awards previously established by the U.S. Agency for International Development.
The audit is part of the IG’s ongoing efforts to get a handle on and rein in awards issued by USAID since the State Department transferred many of the functions and programs from the foreign aid office after a massive restructuring.
“According to recently released figures, 951 awards with a total estimated cost of nearly $75 billion were to be distributed among 14 Department bureaus, some of which have not previously implemented foreign assistance programs and others which were created during the Department’s recent reorganization,” the IG said in Wednesday’s announcement.
The audit comes one week after Congress approved Department of Government Efficiency cuts totaling about $8 billion from previously approved foreign aid programs by USAID.
The State Department began integrating USAID functions in late March.
The IG on Thursday also announced a classified audit of State Department efforts to “counter Iran-backed groups in the Middle East.”
Newsmax reached out to the IG’s office for comment.
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