<P> The Office of Management and Policy provides mission - support services to the Immediate Office of the Inspector General and other OIG components . </P> <P> The Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Action Team (HEAT) is a joint task force between OIG, other HHS agencies, and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Established by President Barack Obama in May 2009, HEAT Strike Force teams target fraud "hot spots" in cities across the country to identify and arrest perpetrators of health care fraud and develop new cutting - edge approaches to combat health care fraud . Under the HEAT initiative, Strike Force teams composed of Special Agents from OIG, DOJ prosecutors, the Federal Bureau of Investigation agents and, in some cases, State and local law enforcement agents collaborate to arrest and convict individuals and entities charged with health care fraud . </P> <P> HHS - OIG agents qualify with, and field the Glock 23 and Glock 27 pistols as well as the LWRC M6 rifle on a quarterly basis . Agents conduct regular refresher training in law enforcement defensive and arrest tactics . </P>

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