The IG Transmits Whistleblower Protections in HUD’s Nondisclosure Agreements Evaluation Report to Senator Grassley
December 17, 2024, letter from Inspector General Oliver Davis transmitting the evaluation report, “The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Nondisclosure Agreements’ Incorporation of Whistleblower Protections” to Senator Grassley. We commenced this evaluation based on the Senator’s request to review whether the nondisclosure policies, forms, agreements, and related documents specific to HUD include the anti-gag provision required by law.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Nondisclosure Agreements’ Incorporation of Whistleblower Protections
We obtained the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) two nondisclosure policies and two nondisclosure forms applicable to HUD employees. We also obtained 13 nondisclosure agreements between HUD and HUD employees. The nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements did not include the anti-gag provision as required by the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act (WPEA) of 2012. HUD had not ensured that these nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements included the anti-gag provision as required by law.
Fiscal Year 2024 Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 Penetration Test
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted penetration testing concurrently with our fiscal year 2024 Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA) evaluation.
Ginnie Mae Concentration Risk Oversight
HUD OIG is conducting an audit of Ginnie Mae's portfolio and issuer oversight. According to a Ginnie Mae report issued in December 2024 , 88.97% of Ginnie Mae's approximately $2.6 trillion in guaranteed pooled loans are owned by 30 mortgage companies, of which 22 of them are nonbank institutions. Our audit objective is to assess Ginnie Mae's evaluation of nonbank issuer concentration risk.