page_title: Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
section_title: Components
hierarchical_section_title: Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services / Components
caption_attribution_description: English: Daniel R. Levinson official portrait
context_page_description: The Office of Inspector General for the United States Department of Health and Human Services is charged with identifying and combating waste, fraud, and abuse in the HHS’s more than 300 programs, including Medicare and programs conducted by agencies within HHS, such as the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the National Institutes of Health.
context_section_description: The OIG consists of the following six components:
  The Office of Investigations (OI) conducts criminal, civil and administrative investigations of allegations of wrongdoing regarding HHS programs or HHS beneficiaries. Investigative efforts lead to criminal convictions, civil judgments and settlements, administrative sanctions, and/or civil monetary penalties.  Additionally, a small Protective Operations Branch (POB) within OI consists of special agents dedicated solely to protection of the Secretary of HHS in support of domestic and overseas missions.
  The Office of Audit Services (OAS) provides all auditing services for HHS, either through its own resources or by overseeing audit work of others. Audits examine the performance of HHS programs and/or its grantees and contractors in carrying out their respective responsibilities and provide independent assessments of HHS programs and operations.
  The Office of Evaluation and Inspections (OEI) conducts management and program evaluations that focus on issues of concern to HHS, the Congress and the public. OEI generally focuses on identifying instances in which the management of large HHS programs can be improved to increase the well-being of beneficiaries or to save Federal health care dollars.
  The Office of Counsel to the Inspector General (OCIG) represents OIG in all civil and administrative fraud cases and, in connection with these cases, negotiates and monitors corporate integrity agreements, a compliance agreement in which health care providers or other entities consent to a set of obligations in order to avoid being excluded from participating in any Federal health care program. OCIG also provides guidance to the health care industry to promote compliance with Federal laws and regulations and provides legal support to OIG operations.
  The Immediate Office, which includes the Office of External Affairs which handles OIG’s interactions with Congress and the public, is directed by the Inspector General with the assistance of the Principal Deputy Inspector General and his staff.
  The Office of Management and Policy provides mission-support services to the Immediate Office of the Inspector General and other OIG components.
caption: Daniel R. Levinson was the longest-serving HHS Inspector General from 2004 to 2019
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