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Date Issued
Submitting OIG
Department of Health & Human Services OIG
Agencies Reviewed/Investigated
Department of Health & Human Services
Report Number
A-18-22-09008
Report Type
Audit
Agency Wide
Yes
Number of Recommendations
3
Questioned Costs
$0
Funds for Better Use
$0
Report updated under NDAA 5274
No
External Link
https://oig.hhs.gov/reports/all/2024/some-hhs-requirements-for-vetting-mobile-a…

Open Recommendations

This report has 3 open recommendations.
Recommendation Number Significant Recommendation Recommended Questioned Costs Recommended Funds for Better Use Additional Details
25-A-18-027.01 No $0 $0

We recommend that the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality reassess the Question Builder app to determine if the unnecessary functionality and privileges built into the app can and should be removed or formally assess, document, and accept the risk of not removing them.

25-A-18-027.02 No $0 $0

We recommend that the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality update the AHRQ Mobile Application Development Policy to require project officers and app developers to assess AHRQ mobile apps for unnecessary or unused functionality and remove or disable such functionality where feasible before submitting it to an app store and establish a procedure to ensure adherence to these requirements.

25-A-18-027.03 No $0 $0

We recommend that the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality update the AHRQ Mobile Application Development Policy to require vetting the security of all AHRQ mobile apps for compliance with the HHS secure coding policy requirements and correcting any security vulnerabilities identified before releasing a mobile app to app stores for public use and establish a procedure to ensure adherence to these requirements

Department of Health & Human Services OIG

United States