Transition Series
Foreign Economic Assistance Issues Gao ID: OCG-89-23TR November 1, 1988GAO summarized the major issues relating to the Agency for International Development's (AID) foreign economic assistance programs.
GAO found that Congress and the new administration will need to: (1) consider the policies and priorities AID should address in the next decade; and (2) identify better ways to administer, manage, and control resources allocated to the program. GAO also found that AID will need to: (1) consider focusing programs on more manageable units by reducing the number of overseas missions and concentrating resources on fewer and larger projects, rather than on numerous small projects; (2) use program funds more efficiently and in a more timely manner; and (3) strengthen control over its program funds.