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Department of Health & Human Services OIG

Lessons Learned During the Pandemic Can Help Improve Care in Nursing Homes

Inspection / Evaluation |

Department of Health & Human Services OIG

CDC Has Improved the Nursing Home Reporting Process for COVID-19 Data in NHSN, but Challenges Remain

Inspection / Evaluation |

Department of Education OIG

U.S. Department of Education’s Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund Audit Resolution Activities

The report presents information on independent audits with findings pertaining to the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) and audit resolution activities conducted by the U.S. Department of Education. Our review focused on independent audits of HEERF recipients from April 2020 through June 2023. We found that the number of independent audits with findings pertaining to HEERF and requiring resolution by the Office of Finance and Operations (OFO) increased significantly over the past few years, as did the number of audits with complex findings as determined by OFO staff. However, the...
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Department of Health & Human Services OIG

Early Challenges Highlight Areas for Improvement in COVID-19 Vaccination Programs

Inspection / Evaluation |

Department of Health & Human Services OIG

Challenges With Data From Federal Vaccination Partners Hinder Efforts by State and Local Immunization Programs To Combat COVID-19

Inspection / Evaluation |

Department of Health & Human Services OIG

During the Initial COVID-19 Response, HHS Personnel Who Interacted With Potentially Infected Passengers Had Limited Protections

Inspection / Evaluation |

Department of Health & Human Services OIG

Home Health Agencies Used Multiple Strategies To Respondto the COVID-19 Pandemic, Although Some Challenges Persist

Inspection / Evaluation |

Department of Health & Human Services OIG

FDA’s Work with the Tri-Agency Task Force for Emergency Diagnostics Helped Labs Implement COVID-19 Tests

Inspection / Evaluation |
Department of Justice OIG

Management Advisory Memorandum: Impact of the Failure to Conduct Formal Policy Negotiations on the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Implementation of the FIRST STEP Act and Closure of Office of the Inspector General Recommendations

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Pandemic Response Accountability Committee

Increasing Transparency into COVID-19 Spending

The objective of this review was to identify specific gaps in transparency in award data for federal assistance spending in response to COVID-19. We looked at 51,000 awards worth $347 billion that supported the pandemic response (as of June 15, 2021). The report includes three findings, including we found more than 15,400 awards worth $33 billion with meaningless descriptions that make it difficult to know how COVID-19 relief money was used. The report includes five recommendations to help improve the transparency into COVID-19 relief spending.
Inspection / Evaluation |