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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Met the Requirements of the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014, but Key Areas Require Improvement
Ernst & Young (EY), under its contract with the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG), audited the second quarter for fiscal year (FY) 2017 to determine HHS's compliance with the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA Act; P.L. No. 113-101) and related guidance.
The Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA) directly affects both the Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid. Under CHIPRA, Congress appropriated $3.2 billion for qualifying States to receive bonus payments to offset the costs of increased enrollment of children in Medicaid.
The Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA) directly affects both the Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid. Under CHIPRA, Congress appropriated $3.225 billion for qualifying States to receive bonus payments to offset the costs of increased enrollment of children in Medicaid.
The OIG used data analytics to identify offices with a surge of potentially fraudulent Voyager credit card activity. We identified 128 potentially fraudulent fuel transactions totaling $7,199, made primarily in Florida with a Voyager card assigned to the Southeast (SE) Austin Station, between January 1 and July 31, 2017.
This year, we highlighted the underlying causes of the Department's persistent management and performance challenges, which hamper efforts to accomplish the homeland security mission efficiently and effectively. The challenges are two-fold. First, Department leadership must commit itself to ensuring DHS operates more as a single entity rather than a collection of components. The lack of progress in reinforcing a unity of effort translates to a missed opportunity for greater effectiveness. Second, Department leadership must establish and enforce a strong internal control environment typical of a more mature organization. The current environment of relatively weak internal controls affects all aspects of the Department’s mission, from border protection to immigration enforcement and from protection against terrorist attacks and natural disasters to cybersecurity.
