HUD PRIVACY PROGRAM EVALUATION
Ensure privacy awareness training is provided to all contractor and third party personnel
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HUD PRIVACY PROGRAM EVALUATION
Provide personnel tasked with handling Privacy Act requests with recurring training on Privacy Act exceptions
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HUD PRIVACY PROGRAM EVALUATION
Establish documentation procedures for accounting of disclosures made under the Privacy Act, as required by 5 USC 552a(c)
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HUD PRIVACY PROGRAM EVALUATION
Establish an annual computer matching activity reporting process to meet the requirements of OMB Circular A-108
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HUD PRIVACY PROGRAM EVALUATION
Determine if general support system privacy threshold assessments or privacy impact assessments should be completed; if not, document the rationale
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HUD PRIVACY PROGRAM EVALUATION
Develop the technical capability to identify, inventory, and monitor the existence of PII within the HUD environment
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HUD PRIVACY PROGRAM EVALUATION
Develop and implement a process to inventory all agency PII holdings not less than annually.
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HUD PRIVACY PROGRAM EVALUATION
Renew the PII minimization effort, to include a prioritization by the SAOP of specific minimization initiatives
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HUD PRIVACY PROGRAM EVALUATION
Require all system owners to review the records retention practices for each information system and take any corrective actions necessary to ensure adherence to the applicable records retention schedule
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HUD PRIVACY PROGRAM EVALUATION
A. Issue a clean desk policy prohibiting unattended and unsecured sensitive data in workplaces. B. Implement procedures to enforce the clean desk policy.
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HUD Program Offices' Policies and Approaches for Radon
Develop and issue a departmentwide policy that notes that radon is a radioactive substance and outlines HUD's requirements to test for and mitigate excessive radon levels in accordance with 24 CFR 50.3(i)(1) and 58.5(i)(2)(i).
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HUD Program Offices' Policies and Approaches for Radon
Develop and provide training for applicable program staff, grantees, and PHAs on radon testing and mitigation requirements.
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HUD Program Offices' Policies and Approaches for Radon
Update the current Multifamily radon policy to ensure that program activities comply with the departmentwide policy on radon testing and mitigation requirements.
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HUD Program Offices' Policies and Approaches for Radon
Revise the current PIH radon policy to align with 24 CFR 50.3(i)(1) and 58.5(i)(2)(i).
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HUD Program Offices' Policies and Approaches for Radon
Update the PIH radon policy to ensure that program activities comply with the departmentwide policy on radon testing and mitigation requirements.
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HUD Program Offices' Policies and Approaches for Radon
Provide the MOU with EPA designed to address radon contamination.
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HUD Remains Challenged To Serve the Maximum Number of Eligible Families Due to Decreasing Utilization in the Housing Choice Voucher Program
Establish and implement a plan to assist public housing agencies in optimizing leasing potential to maximize the number of assisted families and prevent additional vouchers from becoming unfunded. The plan should include but not be limited to (1) addressing the circumstances that prevent public Read More
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HUD Remains Challenged To Serve the Maximum Number of Eligible Families Due to Decreasing Utilization in the Housing Choice Voucher Program
Create and implement a knowledge management strategy, such as developing standard operating procedures, reference sheets, and program office fact sheets.
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HUD established and implemented a plan for the unused and unfunded vouchers, aiming to mitigate or Read More
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The HUD Single Family Insurance Operations Division Should Take Additional Action to Inform Homeowners of Changes to Its FHA Refund Process Resulting From the COVID-19 Pandemic
Adequately notify homeowners that, due to COVID-19, all FHA refund applications and supporting documents should be sent electronically to avoid delay in processing. This process should include (1) developing and expediting implementation of correspondence sent to homeowners with the application, ( Read More
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The HUD Single Family Insurance Operations Division Should Take Additional Action to Inform Homeowners of Changes to Its FHA Refund Process Resulting From the COVID-19 Pandemic
Conduct a privacy impact assessment for accepting homeowner FHA refund applications and supporting documentation that contain PII electronically to identify potential risks and develop and implement plans to mitigate those risks.
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