HUD OIG is conducting a review of HUD's Office of Residential Care Facilities.  Media reports have shown that the COVID-19 virus impacted nursing homes nationwide.  Our audit objective is to determine the biggest challenges that nursing home owners face related to COVID-19 and whether they are prepared to meet their future financial obligations.

HUD OIG is auditing HUD’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) complaint intake process.  The complaint intake process is one of the initial stages in HUD’s FHEO mission to eliminate housing discrimination, promote economic opportunity, and achieve diverse, inclusive communities.  The audit objective is to assess HUD’s Title VIII fair housing complaint intake process for complaint inquiries that result in formal filed complaints and those that are closed during the intake stage.

HUD OIG is reviewing HUD's Fostering Youth to Independence (FYI) initiative.  The FYI initiative makes Housing Choice Voucher assistance available to Public Housing Agencies in partnership with Public Child Welfare Agencies.  The review objective is to determine the effectiveness of the FYI initiative in preventing and ending youth homelessness.

HUD OIG is auditing HUD’s compliance with the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 (DATA Act) as it relates to HUD’s program funds and Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding.  OMB requires Federal agencies to report all financial and award data in accordance with DATA Act reporting standards which is displayed on USASpending.gov, a publicly available website.  This audit is statutorily mandated by the DATA Act and is the last of three required audit reports due by November 8, 2021.

To provide the HUD Secretary, senior leadership and Congress with an overview of the current status of Information Technology (IT) at HUD, the challenges they have overcome since the first 2018 IT Brief and the challenges they continue to face.

We will review HUD OCIO’s most recent IT modernization roadmap and strategy along with any other supporting documentation HUD can provide regarding modernization progress and milestones. Specifically, we will identify the various ongoing modernization projects within the roadmap and obtain documentation about the status of the individual projects. We will interview HUD officials knowledgeable about HUD’s modernization plans to confirm our understanding of the documentation we review. 

To determine if HUD has processes in place to efficiently and effectively conduct information technology (IT) acquisitions.

In accordance with the mandated work in FISMA, we are conducting the annual evaluation of information security practices, policies, and procedures established by HUD and the HUD Office of the Chief Information Officer. As part of the evaluation, we will also review 8 sample systems within 7 HUD program offices. Two products will result from our work; the mandated DHS CyberScope FISMA IG metrics report and a narrative report.

In response to a request from the The U.S. House of Representative’s Committee on Appropriations, HUD OIG is evaluating  HUD's use, accounting, and reporting of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) funding.  Our objectives are to, 1. To assess1 the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD):
a. Use2 of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) funding.
b. Accounting3 of CARES Act funding.
c. Reporting of CARES Act funding.