U.S. Treasury Seeks Help in Mending Economy -- But Whose Economy?
By Steve Peacock, U.S. Trade & Aid Monitor
As congressional and White House budget battles rage on along the littered landscape of national financial woes, the U.S. Dept. of the Treasury this week reached to the private sector for help in overseeing the following five areas of activity: (1) economic crimes; (2) government debt issuance and management; (3) budget and financial accountability; (4) banking and financial services, and: (5) revenue policy and revenue administration.
Ironically, this outsourced assistance will not target these problem areas here in the United States; on the contrary, Treasury is looking for help in monitoring these issues in nations such as Afghanistan, Haiti, Iraq, and Pakistan, U.S. Trade & Aid Monitor has discovered.
According to a personal services contract solicitation (#A11-105) dated July 21, the person filling the "Program Officer/Coordinator of Post-Conflict Countries" position will “provide administrative and management support” to advisers that Treasury’s Office of Technical Assistance has deployed or will deploy worldwide to a total of thirty countries,
The salary range for this slot is $62,467 to $115,742, depending on experience and education. Treasury is accepting applications until August 1.