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HUD OIG is reviewing a housing authority in Maryland. The Authority owns and manages public housing units to serve low-income families. Our objective is to determine whether the Authority adequately managed lead-based paint and lead-based paint hazards in its public housing.
HUD OIG is auditing HUD programs to identify fraud risks for funds that HUD received for its Capital Fund, Disaster Recovery, and Single-Family Housing programs. Our objective is to develop three separate inventories of fraud risks that HUD has not already identified for the three programs.
Departments are required by law to develop and maintain governance structures, controls, and processes to safeguard resources and assets. A robust fraud risk framework helps to ensure that programs fulfill their intended purpose and that funds are spent effectively.
Implement adequate controls to ensure that the correction of life-threatening deficiencies is reported to HUD accurately and in a timely manner.
Implement adequate controls to ensure that the Authority’s information system properly tracks the completion of work orders.
Develop and implement adequate procedures and controls to ensure that (1) the deficiencies identified during REAC inspections are corrected in a timely manner and (2) documentation is maintained to support that repairs were made.
Provide evidence to support that the Authority corrected the 3 non-life-threatening health and safety, and 19 non-health and safety deficiencies.
Implement adequate procedures and controls to ensure that inspection reports are uploaded to the Authority’s electronic filing system and work orders are created in a timely manner. This process should include but not be limited to providing training to its staff on the Authority’s systems, establishing timeframes for the creation of work orders, and monitoring the work order process.
Develop and implement a plan to manage and reduce its backlog of work orders. This plan should include but not be limited to (1) assessing and addressing staffing needs; (2) creating a timeline for completion of the work orders to ensure that its properties are maintained in decent, safe, and sanitary condition and in good repair; and (3) providing documentation showing that it is on track to meet the completion timeframe.
Implement adequate procedures and controls to ensure that the deficiencies identified during annual self-inspections are properly categorized and corrected in a timely manner.
