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Department of Health & Human Services
HHS Has Made Progress in Properly Classifying Documents; However, New Issues Should be Addressed
Classification is an important tool that allows the Federal government to protect information that might damage national security; however, over-classification may pose risks to national security, too. Over-classification may prevent Federal agencies from sharing information internally and with other agencies, potentially hindering efforts to identify possible risks to national security. The use of portion markings may reduce over-classification by permitting access to those portions of a classified document that are less sensitive than the overall document classification. The Reducing Over-Classification Act of 2010 requires Federal agencies to decrease over-classification.
Audit of the American Postal Workers Union Health Plan's Pharmacy Operations as Administered by Express Scripts Holding Company for Contract Years 2012 through 2014
Environmental Permitting and Compliance (EP&C), a business unit falling under TVA's Safety, River Management, and Environment, is responsible for providing oversight, consistency, and standardization in TVA's permitting and compliance activities, interactions with regulators, and alignment of environmental policy with line organization execution. EP&C's long-term vision is to "continue to improve TVA's environmental performance and reputation through integrated project planning and execution, compliance guidance and oversight, and strong regulatory strategy and engagement." The OIG assessed strengths and risks that could affect EP&C's organizational effectiveness. Our review identified strengths within EP&C related to (1) compliance with regulations, (2) providing support to Operations, (3) relationships with regulators, (4) teamwork, (5) safety, and (6) direct management support of employees. However, we also identified internal and external factors that, if left unresolved, could increase the risk that EP&C will not be able to effectively meet its long-term vision and could impact TVA's ability to meet the environmental portion of its mission. These factors are related to (1) organizational alignment and role clarity within TVA's environmental functions, (2) resource availability to cover the current and emerging TVA risk landscape, and (3) employee engagement risks.
