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HUD FY 2023 Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) Evaluation Report

The Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA) directs Inspectors General to conduct an annual evaluation of the agency information security program. FISMA, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) establish information technology (IT) security guidance and standards for Federal agencies.

HUD Personal Identifiable Information Risk Management in a Zero Trust Environment

HUD OIG is performing this evaluation to assess HUD’s capability to meet privacy and data protection requirements and provide appropriate stakeholders with an understanding of any related potential risks to HUD’s data and the operational mission. The evaluation will also provide HUD an independent assessment of the level of maturity it has reached in developing the data and identify pillars of CISA's zero-trust architecture.

Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA) Evaluation

HUD OIG is conducting the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 evaluation of the HUD's information security program and practices, as required by the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA). The objectives are to (1) assess the maturity level of HUD’s InfoSec program and practices based on the annual IG FISMA reporting metrics.

Fiscal Year 2023 Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 Penetration Test Evaluation Report

We have completed our fiscal year (FY) 2023 Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA) penetration test and vulnerability assessment.  The objective of this evaluation was to test and verify the technical implementation of a limited set of security controls on judgmentally selected U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) information systems and applications.

Audit of FHA’s Fiscal Years 2023 and 2022 Financial Statements

We contracted with the independent public accounting firm of CliftonLarsonAllen LLP (CLA) to audit the financial statements of FHA as of and for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, and to provide reports on FHA’s (1) internal control over financial reporting and (2) compliance with laws, regulations, contracts, and grant agreements and other matters.  Our contract with CLA required that the audit be performed in accordance with U.S.