E&C Urges HHS To Learn From EPA, Commerce, Energy On Cutting Waste

House Energy & Commerce Chair Greg Walden (R-OR) in an Oct. 18 letter asked HHS Acting Secretary Eric Hargan to look at how the Environmental Protection Agency and the departments of Commerce and Energy are working to cut down on administrative waste. HHS had told the committee back in July that it would cut back on administrative waste by “reimagining” the department and working with the Office of Inspector General and Government Accountability Office to end improper use of taxpayer...