Neighborhood Housing Services of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, CA, Did Not Always Follow Program Requirements in Administering Its NSP2
Return the outstanding balance of $529,745 owed to NSP2. In addition, cease the practice of depositing NSP2 funds in non-NSP2 accounts and making them available to be used or borrowed for non-NSP2 activities.
Preventing Duplication of Benefits When Using Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery and Mitigation Funds
We recommend that the Director, Office of Disaster Recovery, develop and implement a process to review grantees’ detailed procedures for preventing duplication of benefits and require grantees to correct any deficiencies identified in the review before grantees process applications for assistance.
Neighborhood Housing Services of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, CA, Did Not Always Follow Program Requirements in Administering Its NSP2
Provide documentation to support that program activities within NHSLA’s interfund were for eligible NSP2 activities or repay the program $3,425,679 from non-Federal funds.
The City of South Gate, CA, Did Not Administer Its Community Development Block Grant Program in Accordance With HUD Requirements
Develop and implement procedures and controls to ensure that graffiti abatement expenditures, including salaries and benefits, are accurately charged to CDBG grants and properly supported.
The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, Did Not Adequately Manage Lead-Based Paint in Its Public Housing Units
Implement procedures and controls to ensure that visual assessments for lead-based paint are completed at least every 12 months.
The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, Did Not Adequately Manage Lead-Based Paint in Its Public Housing Units
Implement procedures and controls to ensure that risk assessments and reevaluations are conducted in accordance with HUD’s requirements.
The Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration Has Not Adequately Managed Lead-Based Paint in Its Public Housing
Coordinate with HUD to provide training for the Authority’s employees on managing of lead-based paint hazards and to provide technical assistance such as developing written procedures, improving internal controls, or contracting with subject matter experts to address the issues cited in this report.
The Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration Has Not Adequately Managed Lead-Based Paint in Its Public Housing
Revise and update the Authority’s policies to ensure that environmental investigations are completed for EBLL cases and ensure that HUD and residents are notified of the results of environmental investigations in a timely manner.
New York State Can Improve Its Disaster Recovery Procurement Processes
Require the State to implement a control to ensure that it follows its mini bid process to ensure that it obtains the best services for the best price or document those exceptions and have the Corporation’s approval for them.
New York State Can Improve Its Disaster Recovery Procurement Processes
Require the State to implement a control to ensure that it follows its procurement policy and limits contract terms to 1 year unless it has the Corporation’s approval and it documents those exceptions.
The Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration Has Not Adequately Managed Lead-Based Paint in Its Public Housing
Provide evidence that it abated lead-based paint hazards in one EBLL case where the Authority did not abate the hazards identified in an environmental investigation.
New York State Can Improve Its Disaster Recovery Procurement Processes
Revise its procurement policies, practices, and controls to ensure that it executes and renews contracts in a timely manner to prevent lapses and backdating of agreements.
New York State Can Improve Its Disaster Recovery Procurement Processes
Require the State to implement a control, including documenting exceptions, to ensure that all contracts that exceed 5 years are approved by the Corporation.
The Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration Has Not Adequately Managed Lead-Based Paint in Its Public Housing
Ensure that it provides appropriate and accurate lead-based paint disclosures to prospective and current tenants.
The New York City Department of Social Services Should Enhance Its Fraud Risk Management Practices for its ESG CARES Act Funding
Evaluate and enhance its fraud risk management activities by incorporating fraud risk management practices that are in alignment with the best practices identified in GAO’s A Framework for Managing Fraud Risks in Federal Programs and Chief Financial Officers Council’s Antifraud Playbook.
The New York City Department of Social Services Should Enhance Its Fraud Risk Management Practices for its ESG CARES Act Funding
Obtain training or technical assistance on the implementation of fraud risk management practices consistent with the Internal Control Integrated Framework, issued by COSO.
New York State Can Improve Its Disaster Recovery Procurement Processes
Revise its ethics, conflict-of-interest and contractor certification policies and forms to address issues that can arise, including when using embedded consultants.
HUD Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA) Evaluation
The OIG has determined that the contents of this recommendation would not be appropriate for public disclosure and has therefore limited its distribution to selected officials.
New York State Can Improve Its Disaster Recovery Procurement Processes
Revise its procurement policies to include requiring Corporation oversight for material changes in an agreement’s scope or amount.
Potential Fraud Risks and Schemes for HUD’s Capital Fund Program
Use the fraud risks and fraud schemes HUD OIG identified and involve relevant stakeholders to create a program-specific fraud risk inventory to support HUD’s anti-fraud efforts and enhance oversight of the Capital Fund program.