Reimbursements Received Through Rent Credits From the General Services Administration
We audited rent credits that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) received from the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) during fiscal years 2015 through 2018 in exchange for financial contributions for building improvements. We initiated this audit due to concerns we identified while completing a review of HUD’s use of funds approved by Congress for building improvements.[1] Our objective was to determine…
March 29, 2021
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#2021-PH-0002
Wage Determinations for FHA-Insured Multifamily Construction Projects
We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) implementation of the prevailing wage provisions of the Davis-Bacon Act for its Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-insured multifamily construction projects. We conducted the audit because we received an anonymous complaint alleging that HUD did not implement correct wage determinations for a $33 million multifamily construction project located in Oxnard, CA. …
October 06, 2020
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#2021-PH-0001
HUD Had Implemented Most of the Required Responsibilities Stated in the Geospatial Data Act of 2018
We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Policy Development and Research’s implementation of the responsibilities stated in the Geospatial Data Act of 2018 (The Act). We performed this review in response to a congressional mandate that HUD’s geospatial data be audited at least once every 2 years. The Act requires that we audit HUD’s collection, production, acquisition, maintenance,…
September 24, 2020
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#2020-LA-0002
Review of Selected Controls of New Core Interface Solution
We audited selected controls of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s New Core Interface Solution application as part of the internal control assessments for the fiscal year 2019 financial statement audit. Our objective was to review the controls for compliance with Federal information system security and financial management requirements.
The OIG has determined that the contents of this audit report would not be…
September 22, 2020
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#2020-DP-0002
Medium Risk Identified in HUD’s Fiscal Year 2019 Travel Card Program Risk
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General (OIG), has completed its risk assessment of HUD’s travel cards as required by the Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-194). Our objective was to assess the risks of illegal, improper, or erroneous purchases and payments within HUD’s travel card program. We found that a medium risk was associated with HUD’s travel…
September 15, 2020
Memorandum
#2020-KC-0801
Additional Details To Supplement Our Fiscal Year 2019 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Financial Statements Audit
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. Our objectives were to express an opinion on the fair presentation of HUD’s consolidated financial statements and report on HUD’s internal controls over financial reporting and compliance with select provisions of applicable laws,…
February 07, 2020
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#2020-FO-0003
HUD’s Travel Cards Were Used for Illegal, Improper, or Erroneous Purchases and Were Not Always Used When Required
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General audited HUD’s compliance with the travel card program requirements for fiscal year 2018 based on our risk assessment.Our audit objective was to determine whether HUD travel cards were used for potentially illegal, improper, or erroneous purchases and whether travel cards were used when required.
We found that out of a sample of transactions that we…
January 31, 2020
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#2020-KC-0002
HUD Did Not Always Comply With the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010
We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) fiscal year 2018 compliance with the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010 (IPERA). Our audit objective was to determine whether HUD complied with IPERA reporting and improper payment reduction requirements according to guidance from Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-123, appendix C.
Fiscal year 2018 marked the sixth consecutive…
June 03, 2019
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#2019-AT-0001
HUD CPD Did Not Enforce the Disaster Appropriations Act, 2013, 24-Month Grantee Expenditure Requirement
We initiated our audit in accordance with our strategic goal to provide the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) with services and products to address vulnerabilities, to provide opportunities for improvements, and to recognize positive outcomes. The audit objective was to determine whether the HUD Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) monitored and ensured that its Disaster Relief Appropriations Act,…
May 17, 2019
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#2019-FW-0001
Additional Details To Supplement Our Fiscal Years 2018 and 2017 (Restated) U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Financial Statement Audit
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 of HUD’s principal financial statements for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2018 and
2017 (restated), related to HUD’s internal controls…
November 15, 2018
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#2019-FO-0003
HUD’s Fiscal years 2018 and 2017 (Restated) Consolidated Financial Statements Audit
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 Administration and the Government National Mortgage Administration (Ginnie Mae). Our objective was to express an opinion on the fairness of HUD’s consolidated financial…
November 15, 2018
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#2019-FO-0004
Risk Assessment of HUD’s Grant Closeout Process
We completed a risk assessment of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) grant closeout process as required by the Grants Oversight and New Efficiency (GONE) Act of 2016, Public Law 114-117. Our objective was to determine whether an audit or review of HUD’s grant closeout process was warranted.
We found that a moderate risk was associated with HUD’s grant closeout process and recommend that a full audit be…
September 27, 2018
Memorandum
#2018-NY-0801
HUD’s Travel Cards Were Used for Unauthorized, Unsupported, or Ineligible Purchases in at Least 950 Instances Totaling More Than $95,000
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Inspector General (OIG) audited HUD’s travel and purchase card programs for fiscal year 2017 based on (1) our annual risk assessment of these programs and (2) our requirement under the Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2012 to periodically review government travel and purchase cards. The most recent travel card risk assessment found that there was a moderate risk…
September 27, 2018
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#2018-KC-0005
HUD’s Office of the Chief Financial Officer Did Not Locate or Recover Its Funds Held by State Unclaimed Property Administrators
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General audited HUD because we learned while doing unrelated audit work that funds HUD was entitled to would be turned over to a State as unclaimed property if they were not claimed. This information led us to conduct searches on several States’ unclaimed property websites and find thousands of unclaimed funds listed in HUD’s name or other similar names. …
August 07, 2018
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#2018-KC-0002
Interim Report - Potential Antideficiency Act and Generally Accepted Accounting Principle Violations Occurred With Disaster Relief Appropriation Act, 2013, Funds
While performing audit work to determine whether the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Community Planning and Development (HUD CPD) monitored and ensured that grantees complied with the 24-month statutory expenditure requirement contained in the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013, we noted issues with (1) the recording of grants in the Line of Credit Control System (LOCCS) and (2) the grantees’…
May 15, 2018
Memorandum
#2018-FW-0802
HUD Did Not Comply With the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010
This report presents the results of our audit of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) fiscal year 2017 compliance with the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010 (IPERA).
Fiscal year 2017 marked the fifth consecutive year in which we determined that HUD did not comply with IPERA. We reviewed HUD’s compliance with the six IPERA requirements. Of the six IPERA requirements, HUD did not comply with…
May 15, 2018
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#2018-FO-0006
Independent Attestation Review: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Special Needs Assistance Continuum of Care, Regarding Drug Control Accounting for Fiscal Year 2017
We conducted an attestation review of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Special Needs Assistance Continuum of Care Program, regarding reporting of drug control accounting and associated management assertions for fiscal year 2017. The objective of our attestation review was to and to provide negative assurance on HUD’s drug control accounting reporting to the Office of National Drug Control Policy (…
May 04, 2018
Memorandum
#2018-FO-1801
Risk Assessment of Fiscal Year 2016 HUD Charge Card Programs
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Inspector General (HUD OIG), has completed its annual risk assessment of HUD’s charge cards as required by the Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2012, Public Law 112-194, and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum M-13-21. Our objective was to analyze the risks of illegal, improper, or erroneous purchases in HUD’s fiscal year 2016 travel and…
February 04, 2018
Memorandum
#2018-KC-0801
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…
December 05, 2017
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#2017-OE-0008
HUD’s Fiscal years 2017 and 2016 (Restated) Consolidated Financial Statements Audit
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
Administration and the Government National Mortgage Administration (Ginnie Mae). Our
objective was to express an opinion on the fairness of HUD’s consolidated…
November 15, 2017
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#2018-FO-0005