Ukraine Response Oversight
Completed Work Ongoing Work Planned Work
The Ukraine related activities of the Department of State (Department) and the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) are a top oversight priority for the Office of Inspector General (OIG). The complexity, scale, and timing of efforts in response to Russia’s war against Ukraine demand robust oversight. We are leveraging our extensive knowledge of the programs and operations of the Department and USAGM to develop a plan that provides timely and critical information for Congress and the U.S. taxpayer.
Multiple federal agencies are responding to the crisis and OIG is coordinating with offices across the inspector general community, including inspector general offices at the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). A variety of working groups, comprised of auditors, inspectors, and investigators, are meeting on a regular basis to collaborate and achieve results.
At OIG, we are deploying our resources, including recent supplemental funding, to target fraud, waste, and abuse in three high-risk areas:
- Security assistance
- Humanitarian and economic assistance
- Diplomatic operations and programs
This Fiscal Year 2023 (FY 2023) Joint Strategic Plan for Ukraine Response (JSOP – Ukraine Response) is the first joint strategic oversight plan submitted to Congress by the DoD, State, and USAID OIGs. This plan describes these three OIG’s and partner agencies’ oversight of U.S. activities related to the Ukraine response.
Joint Oversight of the Ukraine Response (March 2023 report):
**Since February 2022, the U.S. Congress has appropriated more than $113 billion for the U.S. Government’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Robust, independent oversight of these funds is essential to ensure the economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of the U.S. Government’s response efforts.
This report builds on the Joint Strategic Oversight Plan and fulfills the OIG’s reporting requirement under Section 1247 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2023 and State and USAID OIGs’ reporting requirement under Section 1707 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023.
Above are links to our work. Below are links to DoD and USAID inspector general offices as well as additional Ukraine-related oversight information.
DOD OIG
USAID OIG
Press Releases, Statements and Announcements
Fraud Awareness and Hotline Posters
Social Media
Ukraine Related Legislation
Congressional Correspondence
UKRAINE RESPONSE OVERSIGHT PROJECT ANNOUNCEMENT
Monday, April 3, 2023
Audit of Department of State Anti-Corruption Programs and Activities in Eastern Europe
"The Ukraine related activities of the Department of State (Department) are a top oversight priority for the Office of Inspector General (OIG).
The objective of this audit is to determine whether the Department implemented and monitored anti-corruption assistance programs and activities in Eastern European countries in accordance with federal and Department requirements.
— Corruption is an ongoing threat in Eastern Europe; according to Transparency International, years of inaction against corruption in Eastern Europe has undermined democratic processes, restricted civic space, and weakened public institutions—fueling violence, conflict, and instability.
Several bureaus and offices within the Department have supported longstanding anti-corruption efforts in these countries.
> In 2022, the Secretary of State established the Coordinator of Global Anti-Corruption to strengthen U.S. government anti-corruption issues alignment, work closely with international partners to advance U.S. anti-corruption policies, and lead the Department’s implementation of the United States Strategy on Countering Corruption.
Based on the unique challenges facing the region in the wake of Russia’s February 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, as well as other factors, OIG will review Department anti-corruption programs and activities active in Hungary, Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine from FY 2018 through FY 2023.
OIG will determine
1 whether the associated goals and objectives align with applicable post, bureau, Department, and federal strategic guidance;
2 how anti-corruption programs and activities have been modified in response to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine; and
3 how Department personnel monitor and evaluate anti-corruption programs and activities to ensure they achieve the intended results.
— OIG has ongoing projects related to Ukraine and will be announcing additional projects in coming months.
> Visit OIG’s Ukraine Response Oversight page to follow our work in this area and contact us at publicaffairs@stateoig.gov for additional information. U.S. Department of State OIG www.stateoig.gov
UKRAINE RESPONSE OVERSIGHT PROJECT ANNOUNCEMENT
Audit of Department of State Anti-Corruption Programs and Activities in Eastern Europe
Based on the unique challenges facing the region in the wake of Russia’s February 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, as well as other factors, OIG will review Department anti-corruption programs and activities active in Hungary, Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine from FY 2018 through FY 2023. The objective of this audit is to determine whether the Department implemented and monitored anti-corruption assistance programs and activities in Eastern European countries in accordance with federal and Department requirements.
Read the full project announcement.
State OIG has ongoing projects related to Ukraine and will be announcing additional projects in coming months. Visit OIG’s Ukraine Response Oversight page to follow our work in this area.
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