Ernst & Young, contracted through the Office of Inspector General, conducted the audit and found some “errors and irregularities.” For example, the audit found that HHS’ general ledger and the U.S. Treasury Department’s records differed by roughly $500 million. Sen. Coburn and Rep. Boustany also wrote the 2010 audit found approximately 102,500 transactions involving travel, grants and contracts totaling $1.8 billion that had no activity for more than two years.
The Congressmen requested that HHS provide responses and a detailed corrective action plan by no later than March 15.
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