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Crime, Fraud, Waste, and Abuse
  • Recommendation Number: 2026-FW-0002-001-C
  • Status: Open
  • Date Issued: January 22, 2026

Use CPD’s fraud risk inventory to identify data needs, potential system enhancements, and implement data analysis techniques to improve CPD’s ability to monitor and respond to fraud risks in the Disaster Recovery program.

Publication Report

2026-FW-0002 | January 21, 2026

Potential Fraud Risks and Schemes for HUD’s Disaster Recovery Funds

Beginning in 2021, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted several audits to assess HUD’s anti-fraud efforts and to develop inventories of fraud risks for several of its programs.  Our… more

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Community Planning and Development

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2026-FW-0002-001-A

    Leverage HUD OIG’s fraud risk inventory and continue using the Office of the Chief Risk Officer’s risk catalog to enhance CPD’s fraud risk management process.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2026-FW-0002-001-B

    Include grantees in the fraud risk identification process and communicate the risks and schemes identified for the disaster recovery program to relevant stakeholders, including, but not limited to, all HUD staff in the CPD Office of  Disaster Recovery, grantees and sub-recipients.