The Administration for Children and Families Did Not Always Resolve Audit Recommendations in Accordance With Federal Requirements

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), did not always resolve audit recommendations in a timely manner during Federal fiscal years (FYs) 2015 and 2016. Specifically, ACF resolved 1,570 of the 2,248 audit recommendations that were outstanding during FYs 2015 and 2016. However, it did not resolve 1,392 of the 1,570 recommendations (88.7 percent) within the required 6-month resolution period. In addition, as of September 30, 2016, ACF had not resolved 678 audit recommendations that were past due for resolution. The dollar amounts associated with these past-due recommendations totaled $36.5 million.