Acting Inspector General Stephen Begg testified before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations at a hearing entitled “Decades of Dysfunction: Restoring Accountability at HUD.” The Acting Inspector General focused his testimony on key areas of risk within HUD’s Top Management Challenges including: reducing improper payments, detecting and preventing fraud, managing counterparty risk,
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Hearings
The Inspector General and OIG senior executives are routinely asked to testify at congressional oversight hearings held by House and Senate committees with jurisdiction over the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Below is the most recent example;
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CORRESPONDENCE
Correspondence is OIG's written response to requests from public officials for information or prospective action directed to the Inspector General. Following is the most current example;
Acting IG Begg Response to Senator Blumenthal Regarding a Review of DOGE Activity at HUD
August 4, 2025, Letter from Acting Inspector General Begg responding to a request from the Ranking Member Blumenthal, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to review DOGE activities within HUD.
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BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS
HUD OIG’s appropriation is included as part of the Transportation and Housing and Urban Development (THUD) appropriations bill. Like most other federal agencies the OIG submits a budget request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) which is included in the President’s budget transmitted to Congress each fiscal year. The OIG’s appropriation supports the personnel cost of all OIG staff and the resources necessary to execute our mission. OIG operational expenses include travel, training, office space, supplies, and contractual services that support a nationwide network of investigators, auditors, and evaluators.
For HUD and HUD OIG’s 2026 Congressional Budget Justifications, please see the HUD Fiscal Year 2026 Budget page.