Office of Inspector General to HHS: Make former Secretary Tom Price pay back $341,000 in travel costs
Former HHS Secretary Tom Price did not comply with federal regulations for chartered aircraft and other government travel, OIG says.
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The Office of the Inspector General has recommended that the Department of Health and Human Services determine appropriate action to recoup inappropriate travel costs by former HHS Secretary Tom Price.
Price did not comply with federal regulations for chartered aircraft and other government travel, the OIG said in a report released today.
"Our rigorous review of former HHS Secretary Price's use of chartered, military, and commercial aircraft found that 20 out of 21 trips did not comply with applicable federal regulations and HHS policies and procedures, resulting in waste of at least $341,000 in federal funds," said Tesia Williams, HHS OIG spokeswoman. "We recommend the Office of the Secretary review the lack of compliance with federal requirements and determine appropriate actions to recoup the travel costs."
Price resigned last year after reports came to light that he and staff had spent over $1 million on travel, including chartered flights, during his short tenure at HHS.
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