What is the mission of HHS Office of Inspector General?
The Office of Inspector General’s statutory mission is to protect the integrity of the department’s programs as well as the health and welfare of beneficiaries served by those programs. The mission is carried out through a nationwide network of audits, investigations, and inspections. Q: Who is the Inspector General? A: Ms. Janet Rehnquist was sworn in as HHS’ fourth Inspector General on August 8, 2001. Prior to joining HHS, she served for several years as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, concentrating on health care fraud enforcement. Q: How is the Office of Inspector General organized? A: The OIG is organized into five components. Of these, states are most likely to interact with the Office of Audit Services, which provides policy direction for and conducts and oversees comprehensive audits of HHS programs, and the Office of Evaluation and Inspections, which conducts evaluations of HHS programs to identify vulnerabilities, to prevent and detec
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