For years, the U.S. Agency for International Development has tried to pull its policy, strategy, and budget operations back under one roof. It’s the approach USAID had for most of its history — that is, before a political back-and-forth shifted budget oversight to the State Department.
But now, a new Bureau for Planning, Learning and Resource Management is taking center stage — setting USAID policies and aligning the budgets to implement them.
“Ultimately, budget is policy, and how you decide to spend your money is important,” Michele Sumilas, the head of the new bureau, told Devex.