The U.S. Agency for International Development has rejected criticism of the way it is developing a new acquisition and assistance strategy.
But it said that a staffing crisis has stifled the organization’s ability to deliver effectively on its vision for localization.
Earlier this week, Devex reported that some development experts were concerned about delays to the new A&A strategy, initially planned for release last summer. There was also criticism that there was not enough public consultation during its development. And there were questions as to whether the agency was burdened by too much red tape and an aversion to risk to realize Administrator Samantha Power’s aspiration to localize development.