An Evaluation of the Organizational Relationship of the Office of Human Development Services and the Administration on Aging

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Human Development Services (0HDS) supervises program agencies, such as the Administration on Aging. GAO reviewed OHDS to determine if: (1) OHDS staff units have infringed on and usurped the responsibilities of the Commissioner on Aging, who heads the Administration on Aging; (2) staff units' placement over the Administration has resulted in duplicate functions and excessive administrative burdens; and (3) OHDS has attempted to systematically find out its workload requirements and staff needs as well as those of the Administration on Aging.