Who is responsible for audits in the Federal Government?

• A. Office of the Inspector General in the Department of Health and Human Services
• B. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
• C. General Services Administration
• D. Department of Defense Inspector General

Answer: (A)

Audits in the federal government are carried out by Offices of Inspector General within each department or agency, acting as independent watchdogs to audit programs, detect waste and fraud, and promote efficiency. The Office of the Inspector General in the Department of Health and Human Services specifically oversees audits of HHS programs, including those run by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. This makes it the relevant auditing entity for the HHS domain. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is the program administrator, not the auditor. The General Services Administration is a separate agency with its own oversight, and the Department of Defense Inspector General handles DoD programs. The key idea is that Inspector General offices are the federal bodies charged with conducting audits within their respective departments, and the HHS OIG is the example that fits this role for the HHS domain.