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.
What We Audited and Why
We audited the East St. Louis Housing Authority (Authority) because of a hotline complaint alleging that Authority’s management misused U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funds. Our audit objective was to determine whether the Authority followed HUD’s regulations and its own policies when procuring goods and services, granting leave, and managing vehicle operations.
What We…
January 12, 2007
Report
#2007-KC-1004
What We Audited and Why
We audited the Marion Housing Authority's (Authority) nonprofit development activities. The review of public housing authorities' development activities is set forth in our fiscal year 2006 annual audit plan. We selected the Authority because it was identified as having high-risk indicators of nonprofit development activity. Our objective was to determine whether the Authority diverted or pledged resources…
December 13, 2006
Report
#2007-CH-1001
What We Audited and Why
We audited the Housing Authority of the County of Cook's (Authority) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program (program). The audit was part of the activities in our fiscal year 2005 annual audit plan. We selected the Authority based upon a risk analysis that identified it as having a high-risk program. Our objective was to determine whether the Authority managed its program in accordance with the U.S.…
September 30, 2006
Report
#2006-CH-1021
What We Audited and Why
We audited the Rockford Housing Authority's (Authority) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program (program). The audit was part of the activities in our fiscal year 2005 annual audit plan. We selected the Authority based upon a risk analysis that identified it as having a high-risk program. Our objective was to determine whether the Authority managed its program in accordance with the U.S. Department of Housing…
September 29, 2006
Report
#2006-CH-1020
What We Audited and Why
We audited the Saginaw Housing Commission's (Commission) Public Housing Operating Fund program (program). We initiated the audit based on a request from the Detroit Office of Public Housing for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). We audit was also part of the activities in our fiscal year 2006 annual audit plan. Our objective was to determine whether the Commission properly used its…
September 28, 2006
Report
#2006-CH-1018
"HUD OIG performed the seventh of the ongoing audits of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation’s (LMDC’s) administration of the $2.783 billion in Community Development Block Grant (Block Grant) Disaster Recovery Assistance funds provided to the State of New York following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City. HUD OIG’s audit objectives were to determine whether the LMDC (1)…
September 27, 2006
Report
#2006-NY-1013
What We Audited and Why
In response to a hotline complaint that the Housing Authority of the City of Passaic (Authority) was being mismanaged, we audited the Authority's Section 8 and Public Housing Capital Fund programs. We also audited controls over disbursements and costs allocated to different programs. The objective of the audit was to determine whether the allegations of hotline complaint were valid. We also determined if…
September 22, 2006
Report
#2006-NY-1012
What We Audited and Why
We audited the Orange City Housing Authority's (Authority) Housing Choice Voucher program because a regional risk assessment ranked the Authority fifth on our list of potential public housing authority audits in New Jersey.
Our audit objectives were to determine whether (I) the Authority's Housing Choice Voucher program units met housing quality standards; (2) costs charged to the Housing Choice Voucher…
September 20, 2006
Report
#2006-NY-1010
What We Audited and Why
We audited the Commonwealth of Virginia's (Commonwealth) HOME Investment Partnerships program (HOME as part of our fiscal year 2006 annual audit plan. Our audit objective was to determine whether the Commonwealth's Department of Housing and Community Development was properly administering its HOME program.
What We Found
The Commonwealth did not ensure that HOME funds were disbursed and used in accordance with…
September 18, 2006
Report
#2006-PH-1013
August 31, 2006
Report
#2006-AO-1002
August 29, 2006
Report
#2006-AT-0001
HUD OIG audited the 2004 Community Development Block Grant disaster recovery funds provided to the State of Florida (State). We selected this grant for review based on risk factors associated with fraud, waste and abuse. HUD OIG's audit objectives were to determine whether the State (1) awarded and disbursed disaster recovery funds in accordance with HUD requirements and (2) implemented adequate procedures for monitoring the…
July 26, 2006
Report
#2006-AT-1014
June 23, 2006
Report
#2006-AO-1001
We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Public and Indian Housing, phase-down for demolition add-on funding (phase-down funding) calculations for the Public Housing Operating Fund program. We initiated the audit based on results of a prior audit that indicated the Office of Public and Indian Housing add to always obtain adequate supporting documentation for public housing agencies before…
June 11, 2006
Report
#2006-BO-0001
We audited the Benton Harbor Housing Commission's (Commission) Public Housing Captial Fund program (program). The audit was conducted based upon a request from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Detroit Office of Public Housing. Our objectives were to determine whether the Commission operated its program in a manner that provides reasonable assurance that (1) expenditures were adequately supported and eligible…
May 18, 2006
Report
#2006-CH-1010
HUD OIG performed the sixth of the ongoing audits of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation’s (LMDC’s) administration of the Community Development Block Grant (Block Grant) Disaster Recovery Assistance funds provided to the State of New York following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City. HUD has allocated $2.783 billion in Disaster Recovery Assistance funds to the LMDC. …
March 31, 2006
Report
#2006-NY-1006
January 30, 2006
Report
#2006-NY-1002
We audited the Housing Authority of the City of Gary's (Authority) Section 8 housing program. The audit was part of the activities in our fiscal year 2005 annual audit plan. We selected the Authority based upon a risk analysis the identified it as having a high risk Section 8 housing program. The objective of the audit was to determine whether the Authority managed its Section 8 program in accordance with the U.S. Department of Housing…
September 29, 2005
Report
#2005-CH-1020
What We Audited and Why
We completed an audit of the Corporación para el Fomento Económico de la Ciudad Capital (Corporation) independent capital fund. The review was initiated in response to a request from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) San Juan Office of Community Planning and Development, which was not satisfied with the Corporation's overall performance in administering its independent capital fund. HUD's…
September 15, 2005
Report
#2005-AT-1013