We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD)’s plans and procedures for data conversion of the HUD Integrated Core Financial System (ICFS). Our audit objective was to review HUD’s readiness to fully implement ICFS and determine whether HUD had properly managed the payments related to data conversion activities. We determined that OCFO incorrectly paid the Integrated Financial Management Improvement Project contractor...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Inspector General audited the Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer based on concerns about security risks of hard drives in multifunction devices. Our objective was to determine whether HUD had documented and implemented procedures to effectively remove sensitive data from the hard drives of multifunction devices before disposing of them. HUD did not monitor or test the...

We audited Gloucester Township, NJ's administration of its Community Development Block Grant funds that it received under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. We selected the Township for an audit because we received two complaints alleging that it misused stimulus funds and overpaid for services and because of our mandate to audit Recovery Act activities. Our audit objective was to determine whether the Township obligated...

In response to a request for review from the Office of the Department Operations and Coordination, we are auditing the Office of Labor Relations (Labor Relations) wage restitution and deposit process. We found Labor Relations has weak internal controls over their Deposit account. Our objective was to gain an understanding of the deposit process and determine whether the controls used to administer and distribute restitution payments were...

We audited the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer’s (procurement office) procedures for closing out completed and expired Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) contracts in compliance with applicable regulations. This audit was part of our audit plan for fiscal year 2010. Our objective was to determine whether the procurement office performed timely closeouts on completed and expired Ginnie Mae contracts. The procurement...

We audited the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer’s (procurement office) administration of interagency agreements (IAAs). This audit was part of our fiscal year 2010 audit plan because of congressional hearings on the use and management of IAAs throughout the Federal Government. Our objective was to determine whether the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) effectively administered its IAAs and the costs to procure these...

We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) process for hiring employees in accordance with Office of Personnel Management (OPM) guidelines. The audit was initiated due to concerns about whether HUD addressed the staffing needs of its Homeownership Centers in a timely manner to address significant increases in single family mortgage workload. Our audit objective was to determine whether HUD effectively hired...

We audited the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer’s (procurement office) procedures for administering completed and expired contracts in compliance with applicable regulations. Our objective was to determine whether the procurement office performed contract closeout procedures on completed and expired contracts in a timely manner. We expanded our objective to determine whether the contract files were complete and properly maintained. We...

We performed an audit of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) property and equipment. We performed this audit as a result of recurring findings relating to HUD’s property and equipment reported in the fiscal years 2004 through 2008 management letters. Our objective was to determine whether HUD properly recorded and tracked the acquisition and disposal of its capitalized and other accountable property and equipment. We...

We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Administration's internal controls over the processing of personnel actions in response to an anonymous complaint received by our office. Our objectives were to determine why (1) human resource actions were not processed in a timely manner, (2) employee requests to waive the automatic collection of payroll overpayments were not processed before collection...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Inspector General reviewed HUD's management of human resources. We initiated the review based on our annual audit plan and our strategic plan to help HUD resolve its major management challenges. The review also addressed a complaint to our Hotline regarding the adequacy of HUD's Total Estimation and Allocation Mechanism (TEAM) system. Our objectives were to...

Su agencia de vivienda pública (PHA, por sus siglas en inglés) es más susceptible de ser robada de forma interna por empleados que por extraños. Este boletín responderá a algunas de las preguntas básicas sobre malversación y los pasos a dar para evitarla. 6 de Noviembre de 2013  • Vivienda Pública y Asistencia de Alquiler de la Sección 8

Los bienes y servicios deben adquirirse de manera efectiva y de conformidad con las leyes federales, estatales y locales. Aunque la mayoría de las agencias de vivienda pública (PHA) cumplen con estas reglas y regulaciones, estamos publicando este boletín para ayudarlo a identificar las debilidades en los procedimientos de contratación y contratación. 18 de Junio del 2014  • Vivienda Pública y Asistencia de Alquiler de la Sección 8

El Departamento de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano (HUD) de los Estados Unidos espera que las PHA implementen controles internos sólidos sobre las tarjetas de compra y viaje. Los Requisitos Administrativos Uniformes, los Principios de Costo y los Requisitos de Auditoría para los Premios Federales en el título 2 del Código de Reglamentos Federales, Parte 200 (anteriormente, Circular de la Oficina de Administración y Presupuesto A-87) establecen los...

Se puede hacer más para combatir el fraude de los inquilinos y corregir errores. Si bien la aplicación de la ley es una herramienta, debe formar parte de un enfoque integral que intente prevenir y detectar las violaciones. Este boletín enfatiza el importante papel de las Agencias de Vivienda Pública (PHA, por sus siglas en inglés) para mantener la integridad en los programas que brindan asistencia de alquiler a familias de bajos ingresos....

Este boletín discute las mejores prácticas para una política de fraude que las juntas de comisionados deberían considerar adoptar para fortalecer su capacidad de prevenir y detectar el fraude, el desperdicio o el abuso, y actuar cuando se sospeche. 23 de Octubre del 2013  • Vivienda Pública y Asistencia de Alquiler de la Sección 8

Contratar al personal adecuado para la agencia de vivienda pública es fundamental para un éxito duradero. En este boletín, compartimos con usted las mejores prácticas y consejos que puede aplicar de inmediato para asegurarse de tener la mejor información y evitar una contratación que pueda resultar en fraude o asuntos de mala administración. 3 de Diciembre de 2013  • Vivienda Pública y Asistencia de Alquiler de la Sección 8