Common use of USAID Clause in Contracts

USAID. MCC’s due diligence relied heavily on the reports and findings of MCC’s Philippines Threshold Program administered by USAID. That program included support for anti-corruption activities under the aegis of the office of the ombudsman, and assistance to the Department of Finance’s anti-corruption units, as well as the extension of the Integrated Tax System (eTIS’ predecessor) to regional offices that had not previously been able to implement that system. The lessons learned under MCC’s Philippines Threshold Program were the basis for decisions to focus on internal administrative disciplinary procedures (the focus of the RIPS Activity) rather than the pursuit of tax evaders and smugglers through the courts, to broaden the scope of tax administration, and to focus more resources on training and process redesign than on hardware and software.