Each year, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD or Department) Office of Inspector General (OIG) provides the Department with a memorandum of priority open recommendations the OIG issued in its reports. The OIG designated these recommendations as “priority” because, if implemented, the recommendations will have the most significant impact on increasing efficiency in HUD programs, reducing fraud and wasteful spending, and assisting HUD with addressing its top management challenges.

April 11, 2025, Letter from Acting Inspector General Begg responding to a request from sixteen Ranking Members of Senate committees to review employment actions at HUD.

April 10, 2025, Letter from Acting Inspector General Begg responding to a request from Ranking Member Waters to conduct oversight of HUD’s compliance with statutory requirements to maintain field office capacity.  

This report was issued from a developing series of six reports taking an in-depth look at how six communities used the pandemic funding they received to address a wide range of needs. This report focused on Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, with a detailed look at six of the 27 pandemic programs that provided funding to the community. This report was led by the Pandemic Relief Accountability Committee (PRAC) in coordination with HUD OIG as a project participant as well as five additional Federal OIGs.

This report was issued from a developing series of six reports taking an in-depth look at how six communities used the pandemic funding they received to address a wide range of needs. This report focused on White Earth Nation Reservation in Minnesota with a detailed look at ten of the 56 pandemic programs that provided funding to the community. This report was led by the Pandemic Relief Accountability Committee (PRAC) in coordination with HUD OIG as a project participant as well as six additional Federal OIGs.

This report was issued from a developing series of six reports taking an in-depth look at how six communities used the pandemic funding they received to address a wide range of needs. This report focused on Sheridan County, Nebraska, with a detailed look at six of the 31 pandemic programs that provided funding to the community. This report was led by the Pandemic Relief Accountability Committee in coordination with HUD OIG as a project participant as well as  additional Federal OIGs.

This report was issued from a developing series of six reports taking an in-depth look at how six communities used the pandemic funding they received to address a wide range of needs. This report focused on Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, with a detailed look at eight of the 45 pandemic programs that provided funding to the community. This report was led by the Pandemic Relief Accountability Committee (PRAC) in coordination with HUD OIG as a project participant as well as additional Federal OIGs.