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Date Issued
2018-OE-0001 | September 13, 2018

HUD Privacy Program Evaluation Report

Office of Administration

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-OE-0001-15

    Ensure privacy awareness training is provided to all contractor and third party personnel

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-OE-0001-16

    Provide personnel tasked with handling Privacy Act requests with recurring training on Privacy Act exceptions

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-OE-0001-17

    Establish documentation procedures for accounting of disclosures made under the Privacy Act, as required by 5 USC 552a(c)

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-OE-0001-18

    Establish an annual computer matching activity reporting process to meet the requirements of OMB Circular A-108

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-OE-0001-19

    Determine if general support system privacy threshold assessments or privacy impact assessments should be completed; if not, document the rationale

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-OE-0001-22

    Renew the PII minimization effort, to include a prioritization by the SAOP of specific minimization initiatives

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-OE-0001-23

    Require all system owners to review the records retention practices for each information system and take any corrective actions necessary to ensure adherence to the applicable records retention schedule

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-OE-0001-24

    A. Issue a clean desk policy prohibiting unattended and unsecured sensitive data in workplaces. B. Implement procedures to enforce the clean desk policy.

Public and Indian Housing

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-PH-0002-001-A
    $7,779,450
    Questioned Costs

    Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A) resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B) that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost); or (C) that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.

    Require the 12 grantees to correct their action plans to ensure that they comply with program requirements and submit the corrected plans to HUD for review or require the grantees to repay HUD from non-Federal funds for any amount of the $7,779,450 they received that they cannot support.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-PH-0002-001-B
    $1,520
    Questioned Costs

    Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A) resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B) that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost); or (C) that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.

    Require the Housing Authority of Brevard County to repay $1,520 in ineligible escrow funds to HUD from non-Federal funds for the program participant that exceeded allowable contract terms of the FSS program.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-PH-0002-001-C

    Monitor the grantees’ efforts to improve the accuracy and completeness of the PIC program data to ensure that program outcomes reported to Congress are accurately supported.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-PH-0002-001-D

    Develop and implement a plan to monitor grantee FSS programs, including to ensure that escrow accounts are calculated correctly.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-PH-0002-001-E

    Develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure that documentation is maintained by grantees to support program participants’ contractual agreements.

Housing

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-DE-1001-001-A

    Put all project bank accounts in the name of the project.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-DE-1001-001-B

    Separate all owner bank accounts from the project’s bank accounts.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-DE-1001-001-C

    Develop and implement controls over the distinction between project funds and owner funds. These controls should include policies related to when the owner is allowed to take project funds owed to the owner.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-DE-1001-001-D

    Take HUD-approved training related to operating and maintaining a multifamily project.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-DE-1001-002-A
    $142,805
    Questioned Costs

    Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A) resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B) that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost); or (C) that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.

    Repay the project’s operating account from nonproject funds for the $142,805 spent on ineligible expenses.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-DE-1001-002-B
    $12,355
    Questioned Costs

    Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A) resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B) that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost); or (C) that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.

    Provide support for the $12,355 in project funds spent to pay individuals who were not on the payroll and for services provided for project operations. For any portion of this amount that is not supported, the owner should repay the project operating account using nonproject funds.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-DE-1001-002-C

    Obtain training on the eligible use of project funds.