Emergency Food Assistance: USAID Stored Over $18 Million of Food in Houston Warehouses, but Deficiencies in Storage and Inventory Conditions May Increase Risk of Waste (E-000-26-002-M)
- Publisher
- USAID Office of Inspector General
- Published
- 2026-06-16
- Type
- official document
- Link
- https://oig.usaid.gov/node/8163
- Last checked
- 2026-10-26
- Rights
- public domain — we link and describe; we do not republish the text.
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