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Emergency Response to Hurricane Katrina: Use of the Government Purchase Card
"The Government purchase card program was designed to save the Government money by avoiding costly paperwork and to expedite the process of making purchases. According to U.S. Bank data, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) cardholders used Government purchase cards to make 851,511 purchases, totaling approximately $458 million in calendar year (CY) 2005. On September 8, 2005, in response to Hurricane Katrina, Congress authorized agencies to streamline certain purchasing requirements for procurement of supplies or services to support rescue and relief operations. In response, the Office of Management and Budget and HHS issued guidance regarding management controls for implementing temporary changes to normal purchasing requirements. Of the total CY 2005 purchases, HHS officials identified 1,139 purchases totaling $2,109,173 related to Hurricane Katrina for the period of August 28 through December 14, 2005. For a stratified sample of 243 of these Hurricane Katrina purchases, we assessed whether the purchases complied with selected requirements for the use of the card. We interviewed 62 cardholders who made these 243 purchases to gather relevant documentation."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of Inspector General
Levinson, Daniel R.
2007-05
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HHS's Office of Refugee Resettlement Improved Coordination and Outreach to Promote the Safety and Well-Being of Unaccompanied Alien Children
"Each year, tens of thousands of children without legal status enter the United States unaccompanied by their parents or legal guardians. These children are referred to as unaccompanied alien children (UAC). Between fiscal years 2012 and 2016, the number of UAC entering the United States increased dramatically. Concern for the safety and well-being of these children after their release from Federal custody has risen in recent years, especially in response to instances of human trafficking. In response to the influx and ongoing concerns, this Office of Inspector General (OIG) report follows up on a 2008 report on the placement, care, and release of UAC. In the 2008 report, OIG found a lack of clarity between the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regarding their roles and responsibilities related to UAC. OIG also found that at the time neither Department checked on children's safety and well-being after their release from Federal custody. OIG recommended that the Departments delineate their roles and responsibilities in a formal agreement."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of Inspector General
Levinson, Daniel R.
2017-07
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Review of the Food and Drug Administration's Monitoring of Imported Food Recalls
"The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible for safeguarding the Nation's food supply by ensuring that all ingredients are safe and free from disease-causing organisms, chemicals, or other harmful substances. No statute existed prior to 2011 to authorize FDA to require manufacturers/processors or importers to recall food except for infant formula. When a problem arises with a particular food, the manufacturer/processor or importer may voluntarily recall the product. FDA established regulations that are explicit in that the regulations are nonbinding guidance that FDA and the recalling firm should consider in planning and implementing a recall. This report refers to these regulations as 'recall guidance.' The recall guidance specifies that when a firm initiates a recall, FDA should assess the seriousness of the health hazard that the recalled product poses and assign a recall classification of Class I, II, or III. Class I indicates the greatest health hazard. The recall guidance also specifies the elements of the firm's recall process that FDA should monitor and assess in determining the adequacy of the firm's recall. These elements include recall initiation, recall strategy, recall communications, recall status reports, and product disposal."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of Inspector General
Levinson, Daniel R.
2011-06
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Emergency Response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Audit of Program Support Center's Award Process for a Contract With Doleac Electric Company, Inc.
"The audit is one of several reviews of procurements by the Program Support Center (PSC) and other components of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005. The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and the Health and Human Services Acquisition Regulation (HHSAR) provide, among other things, that HHS agencies award each contract to a responsible party and document compliance with requirements for full and open competition and the determination that the price was fair and reasonable. As part of HHS's hurricane relief operations, PSC awarded a contract to Doleac Electric Company, Inc. (Doleac), to repair electrical lines on the site of a portable hospital unit that furnished emergency medical services to hurricane victims. Our objective was to determine whether PSC complied with FAR and HHSAR requirements during the award process involving Doleac. PSC complied with the requirements."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
Levinson, Daniel R.
2007-04-06
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HHS Public Health and Medical Services Emergency Support Preparedness
"In 2010, the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE), a group of Inspectors General (IG) from agencies across the Federal Government, created 'An IG's Guide for Assessing Federal Response Capabilities' (IG's Guide). The 'IG's Guide' recommends that IGs assess their Federal agency's emergency preparedness capabilities. It provides a framework for Offices of Inspectors General to conduct independent assessments of their department or agency's (agency) incident response capabilities. The 'IG's Guide' is based on the National Response Framework (NRF), Emergency Support Functions, and the National Planning Scenarios. Recent incidents such as Hurricane Sandy emphasize the need for Federal agencies to assess their emergency response capabilities."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of Inspector General
Levinson, Daniel R.
2012-11
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Vulnerabilities in FDA's over Sight of State Food Facility Inspections
"Each year, 128,000 Americans are hospitalized and 3,000 die after consuming contaminated foods and beverages. FDA [Food and Drug Administration] is responsible for safeguarding the Nation's food supply and for routinely inspecting food facilities. In addition to conducting its own inspections, FDA relies on State agencies to conduct inspections on its behalf; however, in recent years, concerns have been raised about the rigor of these State inspections. For example, the peanut processing plant responsible for a 2009 salmonella outbreak was inspected multiple times by a State agency working on behalf of FDA. This outbreak resulted in one of the largest food recalls in U.S. history and has led to serious questions about the effectiveness of State food facility inspections. Because of concerns about food facility inspections conducted by State agencies, this review was requested by the House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of Inspector General
Levinson, Daniel R.
2011-12
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