Designate additional HUD personnel and establish an internal reporting structure to complete DATA Act implementation, while sustaining reliable DATA Act reporting for later periods.
Publication Report
2018-FO-0001 | November 03, 2017
DATA Act Compliance Audit of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
In accordance with the statutory requirements of the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 (DATA Act) and standards established by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), we audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s… moreRelated Recommendations
Chief Financial Officer
Validate, certify, and submit all reportable FHA and Ginnie Mae data through the DATA Act broker and report the data on USASpending.gov, including files A through F.
Complete data quality and error resolution for HUD’s loan programs to ensure inclusion in HUD’s subsequent submissions.
Allocate the financial resources to ensure that reconciliations are performed in the consolidation of source system data to the DATA Act submission files.
Establish and implement internal control policies and procedures for consolidating and reconciling data from HUD, Ginnie Mae, and FHA source systems are documented and include a governance structure, including roles, responsibilities, and personnel completing DATA Act reporting procedures.