Develop and implement internal controls to ensure that housing assistance payments discontinue once a program participant is absorbed into another public housing agency’s program or leaves the program.
2018-BO-1002 | November 15, 2017
The Housing Authority of the City of New Haven, CT, Made Ineligible Housing Assistance Payments From Its Housing Choice Voucher Program
Public and Indian Housing
- Status2018-BO-1002-001-FOpenClosed
- Status2018-BO-1002-001-GOpenClosed
Provide support showing that the repayment of housing assistance overpayments found by the Authority were received.
2018-FO-0004 | November 14, 2017
Additional Details To Supplement Our Fiscal Years 2017 and 2016 (Restated) U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Financial Statement Audit
Office of Administration
- Status2018-FO-0004-008-JOpenClosed$2,266,017Funds Put to Better Use
Recommendations that funds be put to better use estimate funds that could be used more efficiently. For example, recommendations that funds be put to better use could result in reductions in spending, deobligation of funds, or avoidance of unnecessary spending.
Deobligate all obligations marked for deobligation during the departmentwide OOR, including as much as $2,266,017 in 100 administrative obligations marked for deobligation as of September 30, 2017.
Office of Chief Human Capital Officer
- Status2018-FO-0004-008-POpenClosed$257,102Funds Put to Better Use
Recommendations that funds be put to better use estimate funds that could be used more efficiently. For example, recommendations that funds be put to better use could result in reductions in spending, deobligation of funds, or avoidance of unnecessary spending.
Deobligate all obligations marked for deobligation during the departmentwide OOR, including as much as $257,102 in 55 administrative obligations marked for deobligation as of September 30, 2017.
General Counsel
- Status2018-FO-0004-008-QOpenClosed$174,132Funds Put to Better Use
Recommendations that funds be put to better use estimate funds that could be used more efficiently. For example, recommendations that funds be put to better use could result in reductions in spending, deobligation of funds, or avoidance of unnecessary spending.
Deobligate all obligations marked for deobligation during the departmentwide OOR, including as much as $174,132 in 160 administrative obligations marked for deobligation as of September 30, 2017.
Policy Development & Research
- Status2018-FO-0004-008-NOpenClosed$279,282Funds Put to Better Use
Recommendations that funds be put to better use estimate funds that could be used more efficiently. For example, recommendations that funds be put to better use could result in reductions in spending, deobligation of funds, or avoidance of unnecessary spending.
Deobligate all obligations marked for deobligation during the departmentwide OOR, including as much as $279,282 in 11 administrative obligations marked for deobligation as of September 30, 2017.
Field Policy and Management
- Status2018-FO-0004-008-ROpenClosed$78,021Funds Put to Better Use
Recommendations that funds be put to better use estimate funds that could be used more efficiently. For example, recommendations that funds be put to better use could result in reductions in spending, deobligation of funds, or avoidance of unnecessary spending.
Deobligate all obligations marked for deobligation during the departmentwide OOR, including as much as $78,021 in two administrative obligations marked for deobligation as of September 30, 2017.
Chief Procurement Officer
- Status2018-FO-0004-007-EOpenClosed
Ensure that originating base IAAs and modifications are maintained in HUD’s procurement system of record, PRISM, including manual documentation and records from HIAMS.
- Status2018-FO-0004-007-FOpenClosed
Develop, document, and implement policies and procedures for initiating, recording, and approving IAAs and subsequent modifications.
- Status2018-FO-0004-007-GOpenClosed
Monitor the records management procedures of OCPO field offices for administering consistency among contracting officers processing IAAs and corresponding modifications.
Community Planning and Development
- Status2018-FO-0004-008-COpenClosed$11,477,611Funds Put to Better Use
Recommendations that funds be put to better use estimate funds that could be used more efficiently. For example, recommendations that funds be put to better use could result in reductions in spending, deobligation of funds, or avoidance of unnecessary spending.
Deobligate all obligations marked for deobligation during the departmentwide OOR, including as much as $11,463,971 in 189 program obligations and $13,640 in 10 administrative obligations marked for deobligation as of September 30, 2017.
- Status2018-FO-0004-008-DOpenClosed$229,327,332Funds Put to Better Use
Recommendations that funds be put to better use estimate funds that could be used more efficiently. For example, recommendations that funds be put to better use could result in reductions in spending, deobligation of funds, or avoidance of unnecessary spending.
Review the 1,110 identified inactive retained obligations with remaining balances totaling $229,327,332 and close out and deobligate amounts tied to obligations that are no longer valid or needed.
- Status2018-FO-0004-008-EOpenClosed$159,437,069Funds Put to Better Use
Recommendations that funds be put to better use estimate funds that could be used more efficiently. For example, recommendations that funds be put to better use could result in reductions in spending, deobligation of funds, or avoidance of unnecessary spending.
Close out and deobligate the remaining balances on 2,741 expired homeless assistance contracts of $159,437,069.
Housing
- Status2018-FO-0004-008-FOpenClosed$45,423,522Funds Put to Better Use
Recommendations that funds be put to better use estimate funds that could be used more efficiently. For example, recommendations that funds be put to better use could result in reductions in spending, deobligation of funds, or avoidance of unnecessary spending.
Deobligate all obligations marked for deobligation during the departmentwide OOR, including as much as $42,491,202 in 581 administrative obligations and $2,932,320 in 12 program obligations marked for deobligation as of September 30, 2017.
- Status2018-FO-0004-008-GOpenClosed$56,435,559Funds Put to Better Use
Recommendations that funds be put to better use estimate funds that could be used more efficiently. For example, recommendations that funds be put to better use could result in reductions in spending, deobligation of funds, or avoidance of unnecessary spending.
Review the 84 identified inactive retained obligations with remaining balances totaling $56,435,559 and close out and deobligate amounts tied to obligations that are no longer valid or needed.
- Status2018-FO-0004-008-HOpenClosed$104,131,873Funds Put to Better Use
Recommendations that funds be put to better use estimate funds that could be used more efficiently. For example, recommendations that funds be put to better use could result in reductions in spending, deobligation of funds, or avoidance of unnecessary spending.
Review and if necessary deobligate the 40 and 30 expired or inactive Section 236 and Section 202-811 projects totaling $17,416,572 and $86,715,301, respectively.
Government National Mortgage Association
- Status2018-FO-0004-001-FOpenClosed
Develop standard operating procedures for implementing accounting changes, including steps to assess the appropriate impact on each treasury account symbol.
- Status2018-FO-0004-001-GOpenClosed
Review all of Ginnie Mae’s TAS’s to determine the appropriate accounting treatment for anticipated collections, make the appropriate adjustments as determined necessary, apply this process going forward, and make restatements if necessary. The CFO should ensure that the accounting treatment follows the USSGL guidance through all phases of the anticipated collection (before collection and after collection).
- Status2018-FO-0004-008-SOpenClosed$34,814,053Funds Put to Better Use
Recommendations that funds be put to better use estimate funds that could be used more efficiently. For example, recommendations that funds be put to better use could result in reductions in spending, deobligation of funds, or avoidance of unnecessary spending.
Deobligate all obligations marked for deobligation during Ginnie Mae’s open obligation review, including as much as $34,814,053 in eight contract obligations marked for deobligation.
- Status2018-FO-0004-010-AOpenClosed
Notify OCFO to disregard Ginnie Mae’s previously provided FMFIA and FFMIA assurance statements and issue corrected FMFIA and financial management system OMB A-123, appendix D (FFMIA), assurance statements that reflect Ginnie Mae’s noncompliance with FFMIA.