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Date Issued
Submitting OIG
Department of Health & Human Services OIG
Other Participating OIGs
Department of Health & Human Services OIG
Agencies Reviewed/Investigated
Department of Health & Human Services
Components
National Institutes of Health
Report Number
A-18-21-11500
Report Type
Audit
Location

DC,
United States

Number of Recommendations
3
Questioned Costs
$0
Funds for Better Use
$0

Open Recommendations

This report has 3 open recommendations.
Recommendation Number Significant Recommendation Recommended Questioned Costs Recommended Funds for Better Use Additional Details
23-A-18-084.01 No $0 $0

We recommend that the National Institutes of Health provide additional training and implement oversight controls to ensure that acquisition workforce and program staff adhere to the roles and responsibilities defined in the HHS Policy for Information Technology Procurements - Security And Privacy Language, including that staff must incorporate all applicable information security and privacy requirements, contract language, and clauses into acquisition documents; and complete the Information Security Program Requirements Checklist and Certification properly for all acquisitions involving the procurement of information and IT products and services.

23-A-18-084.02 No $0 $0

We recommend that the National Institutes of Health provide additional training and implement oversight controls to ensure that contractor performance assessments are completed and uploaded to the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System timely.

23-A-18-084.03 No $0 $0

We recommend that the National Institutes of Health provide additional training and implement oversight controls to ensure that NIH Competition Advocates prepare and submit timely Annual Competition Advocate Reports to HHS in accordance with the requirements of FAR 6.502(b)(2) and the HHS Competition Advocacy Directive.

Department of Health & Human Services OIG

United States