U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Met the Requirements of the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014, With Key Areas That Require Improvement

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) must review a statistically valid sample of the spending data submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in accordance with the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA Act; P.L. No. 113-101). The DATA Act expands the reporting requirements pursuant to the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (FFATA) (P.L. No. 109-282). Ernst & Young (EY) LLP, under its contract with the HHS OIG, audited the fiscal Year (FY) 2018 second quarter spending submitted to USAspending.gov to determine compliance with the DATA Act.