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  • Recommendation Number: 2021-KC-0003-002-A
  • Status: Closed
  • Date Issued: July 26, 2021
Closed Date:
June 07, 2023

Establish and implement a process to ensure that the Office of Single Family Housing’s policies, procedures, and supervisory controls are effective. This process should address the proper use, maintenance, and reporting of gathered information on disaster-damaged properties as well as the proper assessment of properties with appropriate disaster codes. This process should also integrate with other HUD program offices as appropriate to improve consistency with HUD’s overall disaster response and to ensure the effectiveness of disaster controls.

Publication Report

2021-KC-0003 | July 26, 2021

HUD’s Major Program Offices Can Improve Their Preparedness To Respond to Upcoming Natural Disasters

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General, has completed its audit of the HUD’s disaster preparedness from 2005 to 2018.  We performed this audit due to an agreement with six other Inspectors General as… more

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