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HHS has steadfastly refused to release any records pertaining to Harvard's indirect costs since 1987, citing the current negotiations between the department and the University. And Harvard has declined to release the Coopers & Lybrand audit report it recently commissioned to examine indirect cost billings for this year.
The government concluded that more than $3 million in direct and indirect cost billings were made "on an arbitrary basis" and that it could not determine the appropriateness of $40 million in salaries and wages because "the University's salary certification procedure is meaningless."
In the wake of these disclosures, the Office of Management and Budget has said it will likely overhaul the regulations that determine proper overhead billings--known in contracting circles as "indirect costs."
* The terms of a 1987 rate agreement specifically prohibit any adjustments to the indirect cost payment rates, which one government official says may prevent HHS from recovering any inappropriate billings.
In July 1987, HHS believed the negotiations were at a stand-still and asked the Inspector General's office to audit the Medical School's indirect cost billings for fiscal years 1985 and 1986.