HUD OIG is auditing HUD's compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 (PIIA) for fiscal year 2025. PIIA helps agencies identify improper payments, which could impact HUD’s beneficiaries and ultimately undermines the integrity of HUD’s programs, which hinders HUD in fully achieving Read More

This disaster recovery biannual report and subsequent annual reports will provide curated information regarding the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and its grantees’ use of the more than $109 billion in disaster recovery funds approved by Congress since the 2001 World Trade Read More

We audited New York City (NYC) Department of Social Services (DSS) with the objective of evaluating DSS’ fraud risk management practices for its Emergency Solutions Grants Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (ESG CARES Act) funded activities and assessed the maturity of its efforts Read More

HUD OIG is conducting an evaluation of HUD’s processes related to the Buy America Preference of the Build America, Buy America Act (BABA). Our evaluation will focus on Buy America Preference processes and applicable grants awarded on or after November 15, 2021. Our evaluation objective is to assess Read More

We audited EdgeAlliance, Inc.’s Continuum of Care program funds for The Daniel R. Ruscitti Phoenix House (project).  The audit was part of the activities in our fiscal year 2015 annual audit plan.  We selected the project for review based upon a citizen’s complaint.  Our objectives Read More

In response to a request made by the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD), the Office of Inspector General, Office of Evaluation reviewed State qualified action plans to determine whether States included alternative building standards that are Read More

In accordance with the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990, as amended, we are required to annually audit the consolidated financial statements of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the stand alone financial statements of the Federal Housing  Read More

The Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA) directs the Office of Inspector General (OIG) to conduct an annual evaluation of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) information security program.  FISMA, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Read More

We are required to audit the consolidated financial statements of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) annually in accordance with the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 as amended.  This report supplements our independent auditor’s report on the results of our audit Read More

In accordance with the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-576), as amended, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) is required to audit the financial statements of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) annually. The scope of our audit included FHA’s fiscal years 2015 and 2014 Read More

We reviewed information system controls over the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) computing environment.  This review was conducted as part of the Office of Inspector General’s audit of HUD’s financial statements for fiscal year 2015 under the Chief Financial Officer’s Read More

This report presents the results of our audit of Ginnie Mae’s fiscal years 2015 and 2014 (restated) financial statements, including our report on Ginnie Mae’s internal control and test of compliance with selected provisions of laws and regulations applicable to Ginnie Mae.  For the second Read More

(Source: Realtytoday.com) Real estate attorney, Hyacinth Bellerose, pleaded guilty in participating in a wide-ranged scheme to defraud banks and mortgage companies. The scheme was done as part of a conspiracy involving sham "short" sales of numerous residential properties in the Merrimack Valley Read More

(Source: CBS6 News) ALBANY -- Public housing is a program designed to help low-income families by giving them a roof over their head.  Last year, about 1.1 million families received public housing assistance.   However, people continue to use the system - even after their salaries Read More