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The Puerto Rico Department of Housing Could Improve its Community Energy and Water Resilience Installations Program

Require PRDOH to implement a review process to better structure its future contracts to ensure that the scope of work is clearly defined so that all parties understand the agreement. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring that the basic subtasks needed to complete projects are considered and included only as necessary in future contracts.

The Puerto Rico Department of Housing Could Improve its Community Energy and Water Resilience Installations Program

Instruct PRDOH to re-evaluate its use of the IRS Form 1040 AGI calculation methodology to assess participants’ income compared to the income calculation methodology defined under Section 8 program at 24 CFR § 5.609 and determine whether it ensures consistent eligibility determination for the program.

The U.S. Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority’s Fraud Risk Management Practices Are At or Below The Lowest Desired Level

Develop and implement a fraud risk management program with an emphasis on obtaining high-level management buy-in to ensure commitment from the board and senior management and subsequently, to ensure involvement of all levels of the program in setting an anti-fraud culture and tone to effectively combat fraud. This would include ensuring the program includes specific procedures to effectively manage fraud disclosures from employees and emphasis on reporting fraud to the HUD OIG Hotline.

The U.S. Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority’s Fraud Risk Management Practices Are At or Below The Lowest Desired Level

Evaluate its program’s fraud risk profile and fraud risk assessment outcomes to (1) design risk responses and specific actions for responding to fraud, and (2) develop, document, and communicate an anti-fraud strategy for employees and stakeholders that contain all key elements described in GAO’s “A Framework for Managing Fraud Risks in Federal Program” (3) monitor and evaluate fraud risk management activities to improve the organization’s fraud risk management.