The Offices of Audit and Evaluation supervise and conduct independent and objective audits, evaluations, and other reviews of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) programs and activities to ensure they operate economically, efficiently, and effectively. This page contains links to our audit and evaluation reports and memoranda.
The Lafayette Parish Housing Authority, LA, Generally Followed Requirements When Obligating and Expending Its Public Housing Capital Fund Stimulus Recovery Act funds But Did Not Always Comply With Recovery Act Procurement and Reporting
As a spinoff of a prior assignment and as part of our annual audit plan, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General audited the Lafayette Parish Housing Authority’s (Authority) Public Housing Capital Fund Stimulus Recovery Act funded grant. Our objective was to determine whether the Authority followed HUD and American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 requirements. Specifically, we…
August 26, 2011
Report
#2011-AO-0002
The Youngstown, OH, Metropolitan Housing Authority Needs To Improve Its Procurement Process
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Inspector General audited the Youngstown Metropolitan Housing Authority’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Public Housing Capital Fund Stimulus formula and competitive grants. The audit was part of the activities in our fiscal year 2011 annual audit plan. We selected the Authority for audit based on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s…
August 16, 2011
Report
#2011-CH-1013
The Mississippi Regional Housing Authority VIII, Gulfport, MS, Generally Followed Requirements When Obligating and Expending Its Recovery Act Capital Funds but Did Not Accurately Report Recovery Act Grant Information
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General initiated an audit of the Mississippi Regional Housing Authority VIII’s (Authority) Public Housing Capital Fund formula grant program as part of our annual audit plan to review American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 funds. Our objective was to determine whether the Authority properly obligated and expended its Recovery Act capital funds in…
August 16, 2011
Report
#2011-AO-1006
The Allegheny County Housing Authority, Pittsburgh, PA, Did Not Always Procure Goods and Services or Obligate Funds According to Recovery Act and Applicable HUD Requirements
We audited the Allegheny County Housing Authority’s administration of its Public Housing Capital Fund grants that it received under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. We selected the Authority for audit because it received a $7.7 million formula grant and three competitive grants totaling $5.8 million, which was the third largest formula grant and the second largest amount of capital fund competitive grants awarded in…
August 10, 2011
Report
#2011-PH-1014
The Saginaw Housing Commission, Saginaw, MI, Did Not Fully Implement Prior Audit Recommendations and Continued To Use Its Public Housing Program Funds for Ineligible Purposes
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Inspector General audited the Saginaw Housing Commission’s Public Housing program. The audit was part of the activities in our fiscal year 2011 annual audit plan. We selected the Commission based upon our previous audit report on the Commission’s use of public housing funds, audit report number 2006-CH-1018, issued September 28, 2006, and an indication that the…
August 09, 2011
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#2011-CH-1012
The Housing Authority of the City of Elizabeth, Elizabeth, NJ, Had Weaknesses in Its Capital Fund Program’s Financial Controls
August 04, 2011
Report
#2011-NY-1011
The Housing Authority of the City of Elizabeth, Elizabeth, NJ, Had Weaknesses in Its Capital Fund Program's Financial Controls
We audited the Housing Authority of the City of Elizabeth, New Jersey’s, (Authority) administration of its capital fund program (CFP) in support of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of the Inspector General’s (OIG) goal to contribute to improving HUD’s execution and accountability of fiscal responsibilities. The audit objectives were to determine whether Authority officials (1) obligated and expended…
August 04, 2011
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#2011-NY-1011
Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority, Cleveland, OH, Did Not Operate Its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program According to HUD's Requirements
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Inspector General audited the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority’s (Authority) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. The audit was part of the activities in our fiscal year 2011 annual audit plan. We selected the Authority based upon our analysis of risk factors relating to the housing agencies in Region V’s jurisdiction. Our objective was to determine whether…
July 28, 2011
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#2011-CH-1011
The Rockford Housing Authority, Rockford, IL, Needs to Improve Its American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Contract Administration Procedures
We audited the Rockford Housing Authority’s (Authority) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) Public Housing Capital Fund Stimulus Formula and Competitive grants. The audit was part of the activities in our fiscal year 2011 annual audit plan. We selected the Authority based on a citizen complaint. Our objective was to determine whether the Authority administered its grants in accordance with Recovery Act and…
July 25, 2011
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#2011-CH-1010
The Housing Authority of the County of Monterey, Salinas, CA, Did Not Administer the Procurement and Contracting of Its Capital Fund Recovery Grant Funds in Accordance With HUD Laws and Regulations
We completed an audit of the Housing Authority of the County of Monterey’s (Authority) administration of more than $2.9 million in Capital Fund Recovery Grant funding as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Our objective was to determine whether the Authority administered the procurement and contracting of its grant funds in accordance with HUD laws and regulations. The Authority did not administer the…
July 21, 2011
Report
#2011-LA-1014
The Greensboro Housing Authority Needs To Improve Internal Controls for Administering Recovery Act Funds
We audited the Greensboro Housing Authority (Authority) as part of our annual plan to review public housing capital funds awarded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). The Authority received a $5.6 million Public Housing Capital Fund Stimulus (formula) Recovery Act Funded grant, the second highest in the State. It also received a Recovery Act funded $1.05 million capital fund competitive grant for…
July 21, 2011
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#2011-AT-1013
King County Housing Authority, Tukwila, WA, Generally Complied With Recovery Act Capital Fund Competition Grant Requirements
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Inspector General audited King County Housing Authority to determine whether its expenditures for three Recovery Act Capital Fund Competition Grants were appropriate, eligible, and adequately supported and whether related procurements were made in accordance with 24 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) Part 85 and Recovery Act requirements. We selected the Authority because…
July 20, 2011
Report
#2011-SE-1007
The Housing Authority of the City of Camden, NJ, Did Not Ensure That Its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program Units Met Housing Quality Standards
We audited the Housing Authority of the City of Camden NJ's administration of its housing quality standards inspection program for its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program as part of our fiscal year 2010 audit plan. The audit objective addressed in this report was to determine whether the Authority ensured that its program units met the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) housing quality standards.…
July 19, 2011
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#2011-PH-1013
US Dept of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Public Housing, San Francisco, CA, Monitored Recovery Act Grants Awarded to Region IX Public Housing Authority Grantees in Accordance with Applicable Requirements
We audited the monitoring practices that the San Francisco Office of Public Housing (SF OPH) used to monitor American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 supplemental capital formula and competitive grants awarded to public housing agencies in Region IX. The audit was conducted in accordance with a mandate to review the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) monitoring of Recovery Act funds to determine whether…
July 15, 2011
Report
#2011-LA-0003
The Housing Authority of the County of Los Angeles, Monterey Park, CA, Generally Administered the Procurement and Contracting of Its Recovery Act Capital Fund Formula Grant in Accordance With HUD Requirements
We audited the Housing Authority of the County of Los Angeles’ American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Capital Fund formula grant. We performed the audit because Recovery Act reviews are part of the Office of the Inspector General’s (OIG) annual plan and because the Authority was the fourth highest overall recipient of Recovery Act capital funds in California. Our audit objective was to determine whether the Authority administered the…
July 14, 2011
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#2011-LA-1013
The Housing Authority of the City of Wichita Falls, TX, Generally Ensured That Its Recovery Act Capital Fund Grant Complied With Requirements
In accordance with our goal to review funds provided under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), we audited the Housing Authority of the City of Wichita Falls’ Public Housing Capital Fund Stimulus (formula) Recovery Act-funded activities. Specifically, our objectives were to determine whether the Authority followed Recovery Act rules and regulations when obligating and expending its Recovery Act capital…
July 07, 2011
Report
#2011-FW-1014
HUD Could Improve Its Financial Reporting Process for Obtaining Information on Public Housing Authorities’ Pension and Other Postemployment Benefit Obligations
We conducted an audit of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) controls over public housing authorities’ (PHA) reporting and accounting for pension and other postemployment benefit obligations. Our concern was whether HUD needed to take action to reduce benefits or provide additional funding to ensure the continued viability of PHAs. Our objectives were to determine whether HUD verified that PHAs (1) submitted…
June 27, 2011
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#2011-NY-0002
The Wilmington, DE, Housing Authority Generally Administered Its Public Housing Capital Fund Recovery Act-Funded Formula and Competitive Grants in Accordance With Applicable Requirements
We audited the Wilmington Housing Authority's administration of its Public Housing Capital Fund Recovery Act-Funded Formula and Competitive Grants that it received under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). We selected the Authority for audit because it received a $5.2 million Public Housing Capital Fund Formula (Recovery Act-Funded) grant and two Public Housing Capital Fund Competitive (Recovery Act…
June 24, 2011
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#2011-PH-1011
The Lafayette Parish Housing Authority, Lafayette, LA, Violated HUD Procurement Requirements and Executed Unreasonable and Unnecessary Contracts
In response to a congressional and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) request to review allegations of corruption and mismanagement, we audited the Lafayette Parish Housing Authority’s (Authority) operations of its (1) public housing program and (2) Disaster Housing Assistance Program (DHAP). Our objective was to determine whether the Authority operated in accordance with HUD’s and other requirements. Specifically…
June 22, 2011
Report
#2011-AO-0001
The Housing Authority of the City of South Bend, IN, Generally Administered Its Public Housing Capital Fund Stimulus Formula Grant (Recovery Act Funded) in Accordance With Applicable Requirements
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Inspector General audited the Housing Authority of the City of South Bend, IN’s (Authority) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) Public Housing Capital Fund Stimulus Formula grant. Our objective was to determine whether the Authority obligated, disbursed, and expended funds in accordance with Recovery Act and U.S. Department of Housing and…
June 17, 2011
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#2011-CH-1009