Fiscal Year 2017 Review of Information Systems Controls in Support of the Financial Statements Audit
We audited information system controls over the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) computing environment. This review was conducted as part of our audit of HUD’s financial statements for fiscal year 2017 under the Chief Financial Officer’s Act of 1990. Our objective was to assess general controls over HUD’s computing environment for compliance with HUD information technology policies and Federal information system...
Marzo 08, 2018
Report
#2018-DP-0003
Review of Information Systems Controls Over FHA
We audited general and application controls over selected Federal Housing Administration (FHA) information systems and the credit reform estimation and reestimation process as part of the internal control assessments required for the fiscal year 2017 financial statement audit under the Chief Financial Officer’s Act of 1990. Our objective was to review the controls for compliance with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)...
Febrero 12, 2018
Report
#2018-DP-0002
Topic Brief: Persistent IT Challenges and Issues facing HUD
This briefing paper highlights challenges the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) faces in managing and improving its Information Technology (IT) program. This document analyzed past HUD OIG and GAO IT related reports and recommendations to highlight key management challenges in HUD’s IT program. We are highlighting these challenges so HUD leadership is aware of and can be better prepared to address them.
The OIG has determined...
Enero 07, 2018
Report
#2017-OE-0010
E-Discovery Management System’s Capacity To Meet Customer Demand for Electronic Data
HUD has a contract with Leidos Innovations Corporation for E-Discovery services using the E-Discovery Management System. The process for collecting electronically stored information (ESI) and delivering it to customers has two major subprocesses: (1) an initial ESI collection and (2) a keyword search to refine the initial collection results. OGC’s and Leidos’ collection of ESI does not meet customer demand because processing ESI requests takes...
Diciembre 05, 2017
Report
#2017-OE-0008
DATA Act Compliance Audit of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
In accordance with the statutory requirements of the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 (DATA Act) and standards established by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), we audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of the Chief Financial Officer’s (OCFO) compliance with the DATA Act for the second quarter of fiscal year 2017.
In the DATA Act Compliance Audit of the U.S. Department of Housing...
Noviembre 03, 2017
Report
#2018-FO-0001
HUD Fiscal Year 2017 Federal Information Security Modernization Act Of 2014 (FISMA) Evaluation Report
The Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA) directs Inspectors General to conduct an annual evaluation of the agency information security program. FISMA, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) establish information technology (IT) security guidance and standards for Federal agencies. We conducted this evaluation to assess the...
Octubre 31, 2017
Report
#2017-OE-0007
HUD Web Application Security Evaluation Report
We reviewed the controls put into place by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to secure its publicly accessible business applications and services. The objectives were to evaluate HUD’s ability to identify, assess, and resolve security vulnerabilities in its publicly accessible web applications and review the effectiveness of key HUD processes to manage and secure its web applications.
The OIG has determined that the...
Julio 06, 2017
Report
#2016-OE-0002
Independent Attestation Review: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, DATA Act Implementation Efforts
The Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 (DATA Act) and implementation guidance provided in the Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M-15-12 mandates that Federal agencies must report their financial, budgetary and programmatic information to the USASpending.gov web site by the statutory May 2017 deadline.
In our second of two Data Act Readiness Reviews, OIG reviewed the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (...
Marzo 01, 2017
Memorandum
#2017-FO-0801
Review of Information Systems Controls Over FHA’s Single Family Premiums Collection Subsystem – Periodic and the Single Family Acquired Asset Management System
We reviewed the general and application controls over the Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA) Single Family Premiums Collection Subsystem – Periodic (SFPCS-P) and Single Family Acquired Asset Management System (SAMS) as part of the internal control assessments required for the fiscal year 2016 financial statement audit under the Chief Financial Officer’s Act of 1990. Our objective was to review the general and application controls over SFPCS...
Febrero 08, 2017
Report
#2017-DP-0002
Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) Fiscal Year 2016 Evaluation Report
The Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA) directs Inspectors General to conduct an annual evaluation of the agency information security program. FISMA, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) establish information technology (IT) security guidance and standards for Federal agencies. We conducted this evaluation to assess the...
Noviembre 09, 2016
Report
#2016-OE-0006