The Office of Inspector General (OIG) has identified 10 top management and performance challenges facing the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as it strives to fulfill its mission "to enhance the health and well-being of Americans by providing effective health and human services and by fostering sound, sustained advances in the sciences underlying medicine, public health, and social services." These top challenges arise across HHS programs, including, Medicare, Medicaid, the Public Health Service, and the Indian Health Service. These challenges cover critical HHS responsibilities that include delivering quality services and benefits, exercising sound fiscal management, safeguarding public health and safety, and enhancing cybersecurity. OIG maintains a list of recommended solutions to address vulnerabilities detected in its audits and evaluations and identifies the top unimplemented recommendations that, if implemented, are likely to garner significant savings and improvements in efficiency and effectiveness.
| Report Date | Agency Reviewed / Investigated | Report Title | Type | Location | |
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| Department of Health & Human Services | Top Management and Performance Challenges Facing HHS | Top Management Challenges | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Department of State | Independent Auditor's Report on the U.S. Department of State 2016 and 2015 Financial Statements | Other | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Smithsonian Institution | Independent Audit Report on the Fiscal Year 2016 Audit of the Smithsonian Institution's Federal Closing Package Financial Statements | Audit | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Department of Defense | Independent Attestation Review on DoD's Progress to Comply With the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 | Review | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Federal Communications Commission | Semiannual Report to Congress, April 2016 - September 2016 | Semiannual Report | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Department of Energy | Management Challenges at the Department of Energy – Fiscal Year 2017 | Top Management Challenges |
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| Department of Homeland Security | Better Safeguards Are Needed in USCIS Green Card Issuance | Audit | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Department of the Treasury | FinCEN Needs to Improve Administration of Civil Monetary Penalty Cases | Audit | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Department of the Treasury | FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT: Audit of the Department of the Treasury's Closing Package Financial Statements for Fiscal Year 2016 | Audit | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council | RESTORE ACT: Council Faces Challenges in Establishing its Organizational Infrastructure | Audit | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
