Duplicate IT Systems Cost HHS Millions

An auditor found more than $300 million in duplicative IT systems at three different government agencies, including the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services--which has six duplicative systems costing $256 million alone--according to a new Government Accountability Office report.

The six potentially duplicative investments at HHS include four investments that support enterprise information security and two for Medicare coverage determination, according to GAO. The 12 total duplicative systems in total have cost taxpayers $321 million since 2008.