Federal watchdog assails HHS COVID-19 management
Chief Healthcare Executive January 28, 2022
The Government Accountability Office faulted the agency’s leadership in emergencies, including the coronavirus pandemic.
The watchdog of the federal government has issued a report with sharp criticisms of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The Government Accountability Office said it has issues with how the agency’s leadership has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic and other emergencies. The GAO provides non-partisan analysis of government spending and management to Congress and the White House.
In a Jan. 27 report, the GAO said it’s placing the HHS on its “High Risk List.” The GAO places agencies on the list when they are deemed to be especially vulnerable to waste and fraud and need transformation. The GAO said it’s putting HHS on...