The agency did not use all the money set aside for gender programs and did not complete all planned activities, which reduces its ability to address gender issues.

Why It Matters

Recommended Actions

• Continue to comply with existing GAD laws, policies, rules and regulations and sustain the effective implementation of Gender-Responsive Programs, Activities, and Projects in all focus areas aimed to minimize gender issues and integrate GAD plan into NHA’s regular activities in utilization of the budget to achieve GAD objectives.

Original Audit Finding Excerpt

"For the fourth request for extension, the Legal Department rendered a legal opinion recommending the termination of the contract, filing of liquidated damages and blacklisting of the Contractor due to misrepresentation by not addressing the clamor for “face to face” technical support and non-resolution of major issues, missing modules, and errors in the system. Both the HRMD and COSDD agreed to terminate the HRIS contract in whole. Accordingly, an Inventory Committee was created to inspect and evaluate the Contractor’s accomplishments, and to prepare an inventory report to support the issuance of Notice of Termination and Show Cause order. Inquiry with COSDD disclosed that the project was monitored based on milestones, and the following milestones were already accomplished: Inception Report, User Requirement Analysis, Functional Design Specification, Technical Design Specification, and Beta version. The Beta version was uploaded to the staging server for the purpose of testing; howeve"

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