Develop and implement a strategy for collecting and analyzing agency-wide data, to include subrecipient and beneficiary data, to identify trends and potential indicators of fraud across programs.
Publication Report
2023-FO-0001 | October 26, 2022
Improvements are Needed in HUD’s Fraud Risk Management Program
We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) fraud risk management program at the enterprise and program-office levels and assessed its overall maturity. Our objective was to determine HUD’s progress in implementing a… moreRelated Recommendations
Chief Financial Officer
Develop and implement a procedure to collect and analyze reported suspected instances of fraud, along with other relevant data points, that can be leveraged to develop more robust antifraud risk mitigation tools.
Communicate to HUD program staff the differences between HUD’s enterprise risk management, PIIA, and financial risk management risk assessment processes to ensure an understanding of their roles and responsibilities within HUD’s fraud risk management program.
Develop and implement activities to raise awareness of fraud, such as participating in organized antifraud conferences or a newsletter that includes instances of recent fraud in Federal programs.
Collaborate with the Chief Risk Officer to conduct a workforce assessment to determine the level of dedicated full-time staff resources needed by the Chief Risk Officer to effectively (1) administer HUD’s enterprise and fraud risk management programs and (2) support program risk officers by increasing employee and stakeholder awareness of potential fraud schemes that could impact each program respectively.
If the workforce assessment determines that additional staff are needed, work with the Chief Risk Officer to staff the necessary positions.