Amid ongoing investigation from independent agencies, International Relief and Development has now been barred from receiving U.S. government funds.
On Monday, the U.S. Agency for International Development announced it was suspending IRD, one of its longtime contractors, saying a review “revealed serious misconduct in IRD's performance, management, internal controls and present responsibility.”
The review was separate from the investigation now being undertaken by the agency’s Office of the Inspector General into how IRD conducts its business. Apart from OIG, the Office of the U.S. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction and Federal Bureau of Investigation are conducting their own probes.