GAO on HHS

Executive Summary

Government Accounting Office report on HHS says FDA's "capability to approve new drugs and monitor the safety of drugs on the market has been hampered by inadequate information systems." The report cites outdated information systems as a problem for most HHS agencies. The report also cites the need for a process to coordinate the development of programs of the different HHS departments, noting that programs such as FDA's "Action Plan" are developed "without a common understanding of HHS' future"....