GAO: HHS Needs to Be a Better Leader in Health Sector Cyber

Watchdog Agency Report Points to Unimplemented Cyber Recommendations Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • November 21, 2024

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services needs to take important actions to do a better job of carrying out its duties as the lead federal agency responsible for strengthening cybersecurity in the healthcare and public health sector, said a new federal watch dog agency report.

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The Government Accountability Office report issued last week said HHS still has not yet implemented several of GAO's prior recommendations made in previous reports issued over the last four years, such as tracking the performance of several initiatives intended to mitigate ransomware risks for healthcare and public health.

"Nevertheless, our prior work has found ...