Latesha Love-Grayer

Government senior executive serving congress by auditing U.S. domestic and international programs and policies.

[Latesha Love-Grayer @LoveIntlaudits]

As @StateDept manages assistance in the West Bank and Gaza, @USGAO recommended that it adopt anti-terrorism policies with leading practices to prevent that assistance from being diverted. Read more:
https://t.co/873ItigDr6

[Latesha Love-Grayer @LoveIntlaudits]

Reducing federal fraud risks has been a focus in the news. I testified last month on fraud risks in foreign assistance before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Intelligence. I discussed weaknesses and lessons for agencies. Read: https://t.co/hG1bFDhnj8

[Latesha Love-Grayer @LoveIntlaudits]

GAO helps provide oversight of the more than $174 billion Congress appropriated to assist Ukraine. Explore GAO’s body of Ukraine-related work and our recommendations for improvement: https://t.co/PwzN330ueM

[Latesha Love-Grayer @LoveIntlaudits]

@StateDept oversees over $4 billion in Ukraine assistance under a monitoring and evaluation contract. GAO’s real-time auditing helped State improve the contract’s work to provide a better sense of the effectiveness of U.S. assistance. Learn more: https://t.co/bCpCauNkeL

[Latesha Love-Grayer @LoveIntlaudits]

@USGAO is issuing a report on @StateDept’s previous funding for @UNRWA in the West Bank and Gaza and its review of UNRWA’s educational materials. Read more at https://t.co/KXy49SYFeC

[Latesha Love-Grayer @LoveIntlaudits]

U.S. and international donors have committed more than $130 billion for Ukraine’s recovery. Our new @USGAO report found that @StateDept hasn't estimated costs for achieving early recovery goals or determined how to measure progress toward them. Learn more: https://t.co/cOFtERLBeW

[James A. Reynolds @IntnatlSecWonk]

When the U.S. shares arms with foreign partners, the partners agree to keep those items secure. We found @StateDept could improve its response when it looks like partners haven’t followed through, and we made six recommendations in our new report: https://t.co/785iuDZexO

[Latesha Love-Grayer @LoveIntlaudits]

My team identified 161 unusual changes in Ukrainian expenditures that indicate anomalies, outliers, or concerns that merit further examination to improve USG oversight of support to #Ukraine. See https://t.co/A3CAdQ9sHN ?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=LLsocial

[Latesha Love-Grayer @LoveIntlaudits]

How can the USG better oversee the $45 billion it provided to #Ukraine for critical government services? Check out my team’s recommendations to @StateDept to improve accountability of these funds: https://t.co/20M2GdaIZF

[Latesha Love-Grayer @LoveIntlaudits]

Our new @USGAO report found that the U.S. African Development Foundation did not have a strategic approach or key staff to mitigate #fraud, waste, or abuse. GAO made 4 recommendations to manage fraud risks and ensure appropriate use of agency funds. Read: https://t.co/CcchRXN8aN

[Latesha Love-Grayer @LoveIntlaudits]

@USGAO found that Russia’s #economy declined after #sanctions and the invasion of #Ukraine but partially recovered. How can agencies improve the effectiveness of sanctions and export controls on Russia? See: https://t.co/wcfDCPvXNj

[Latesha Love-Grayer @LoveIntlaudits]

@USGAO found that the US provided over $3 billion in assistance, such as shelter and water, to address the migration crisis of #refugees and internally displaced persons, or #IDPs, in #Ukraine. @StateDept and USAID coordinated it well. Read more at: https://t.co/PNtn7OQw0g

[Latesha Love-Grayer @LoveIntlaudits]

Check out our conversation about Cyber Diplomacy issues during the HFAC hearing this week: https://t.co/b0BN8NA9VR

[Latesha Love-Grayer @LoveIntlaudits]

As #cyber threats grow, @StateDept created a bureau, @StateCDP, to lead #cyberdiplomacy efforts. I testified this week to the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe that the bureau still has gaps in building staff expertise. Read or watch more: https://t.co/AqVCj0apqY

[Latesha Love-Grayer @LoveIntlaudits]

I testified this week before the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe on #cyberdiplomacy. @StateDept created a bureau, @StateCDP, to lead diplomacy on global #cyber issues, but it has gaps in building staff expertise. Read or watch more at https://t.co/XJy8FbIrn3

[U.S. GAO @USGAO]

U.S. federal contractors are prohibited from engaging in human trafficking. But allegations persist.

This Human Trafficking Awareness Day, learn about our recommendations to help ensure the government doesn’t fund human trafficking: https://t.co/ePWUMfkDQL

[Latesha Love-Grayer @LoveIntlaudits]

See more details in our report. https://t.co/sDiV0cYDA9

[Latesha Love-Grayer @LoveIntlaudits]

As news about PRC hackers' access to many Americans texts and phone calls comes to light, it's a reminder that more has to be done to effectively combat these types of global cybercrimes, as we discussed in our 2024 podcast and related report. https://t.co/JTERtswOhb

[Latesha Love-Grayer @LoveIntlaudits]

In 2020, we reported that USAID had inconsistent climate adaptation funding data, limiting the understanding of how U.S. assistance contributes to countries’ abilities to adapt to climate change. GAO recommended that @USAID better report this data. Read: https://t.co/JM0kFwvV76

[Latesha Love-Grayer @LoveIntlaudits]

The #indopacific region is very vulnerable to #climatechange. GAO made 7 recommendations to @Interior @NOAA @StateDept @USAID and @USTDA to strengthen the tracking and management of their assistance to address climate risks in this region. Read more at: https://t.co/yLo800eTbH