There was no response to a message requesting comment, left on the home answering machine of a David Ostermeyer.

NPR: AP Exclusive: Possible USAID Bid Rigging Probed

"Gomer planned to select Ostermeyer for the position, " the memo said.

NPR: AP Exclusive: Possible USAID Bid Rigging Probed

The original investigation focused on whether Lisa Gomer, USAID general counsel, may have "wired" a contract last May so the winner of the solicitation would be the agency's retiring chief financial officer, David Ostermeyer.

NPR: AP Exclusive: Possible USAID Bid Rigging Probed