Although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Resolved Nearly All Audit Recommendations, It Did Not Always Do So in Accordance With Federal Timeframe Requirements

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), did not always resolve audit recommendations in a timely manner during Federal fiscal years (FYs) 2015 and 2016. Specifically, CDC resolved 855 of the 888 audit recommendations that were outstanding during FYs 2015 and 2016. However, it did not resolve 827 of the 855 recommendations (96.7 percent) within the required 6-month resolution period. In addition, as of September 30, 2016, CDC had not resolved 33 audit recommendations that were past due for resolution. Some of the past-due recommendations had associated dollar amounts that totaled $140,946; others of the past-due recommendations were procedural in nature and involved policies and procedures and internal controls.