The National Institutes of Health Submitted OIG Clearance Documents for Just Over One-Half of Its Audit Recommendations, and the Remaining 225 Recommendations Were Unresolved as of September 30, 2016

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), is subject to Federal audits of its internal activities as well as Federal and non-Federal audits of activities performed by its grantees and contractors. As a followup to these audits, NIH is responsible for resolving Federal and non-Federal audit report recommendations related to its activities, grantees, and contractors within 6 months after formal receipt of the audit reports. HHS, Office of Inspector General (OIG), prepares and forwards to NIH monthly stewardship reports that show the status of these reported audit recommendations.