USAID Earns First ‘A’ on FITARA Scorecard

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) became the first agency to receive an “A” on the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) scorecard, lifting its grade from a “D” to an “A+” in just six months. They achieved this improvement by reaching out to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) for advice. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), ranking member of the subcommittee on government operations and a co-author of FITARA, praised the effort. “They listened to advice and they implemented it. And they now have the highest score and the greatest progress of a federal agency.” In addition to working with GAO, USAID CIO Jay Mahanand and other executives led a joint effort to identify areas of improvement and institute new internal measures.

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