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Date Issued

Chief Financial Officer

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-FO-0004-005-A

    Implement an information system or system application that can produce HUD’s consolidated financial statement notes accurately and in a timely manner.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-FO-0004-006-A

    Establish and implement policies and procedures that require identification and performance of complementary controls and periodic evaluation of established complementary controls to ensure that they continue to address financial and operational risks and document, assign, and communicate user complementary controls roles and responsibilities.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-FO-0004-007-A

    Establish and approve funds control matrices for S&E transactions and ensure traceability to the program funds, adopting the policies for budget execution, obligation, and expenditure of funds.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-FO-0004-007-B

    Ensure that each program office maintains current reporting elements in its funds control documentation, including the appropriation fund, CAM1, and BOC, to provide traceability to the Oracle financial system and the transaction source.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-FO-0004-007-C

    Establish records maintenance policies and procedures to ensure the accurate recording of IPAC transaction details, including summary amount, detail amount, unit amount, and unit price.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-FO-0004-007-D

    Monitor the review and verification processes to ensure that each IPAC transaction is accurately posted to the appropriate fund (TAS) in the Oracle financial system in a timely manner.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-FO-0004-008-A

    Improve controls to ensure that the OOR process is successful. This includes but is not limited to the following: (1) providing clarity on what constitutes a reasonable justification for retaining obligations marked for review during the OOR and (2) ensuring that a reasonable amount of time is provided for program offices to adequately complete the markup review phase of the OOR.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-FO-0004-008-B
    $348,403
    Funds 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 $212,447 in 46 administrative obligations and 1 program obligation totaling $135,956 marked for deobligation as of September 30, 2017.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-FO-0004-010-B

    Update policies and procedures to require evidence supporting component and program office assurance statements to ensure submissions’ completeness and accuracy, including but not limited to (1) outstanding material weaknesses, (2) remediation plans, and (3) overall scope of assurance statements.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-FO-0004-011-E

    Work with PIH to determine which debts should be transferred to the Departments of Treasury or Justice and which debts should be written off. The Deputy CFO should ensure that proper documentation is maintained to support a decision for writeoff.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-FO-0004-011-F

    Establish controls to ensure that program offices send all outstanding debts to the Fort Worth Accounting Center for appropriate recording and management in a timely manner and in accordance with the debt collection handbook.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-FO-0004-013-A
    $330,177,362
    Funds 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.

    Determine the amount of additional funds needed to cover the remaining administrative costs and any possible upward adjustment of current obligations and seek authority from Congress to return up to $329,370,982 of the unapportioned authority remaining in the EHLP program account that is not needed.

Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-FO-0004-008-L
    $1,200,679
    Funds 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 $559,569 in 53 administrative and $641,110 in 9 program obligations marked for deobligation as of September 30, 2017.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-FO-0004-008-M
    $143,344
    Funds 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 seven identified retained inactive obligations with remaining balances totaling $143,344 and close out and deobligate amounts tied to obligations that are no longer valid or needed.

Lead Hazard Control

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-FO-0004-008-K
    $2,165,769
    Funds 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 14 identified retained inactive obligations with remaining balances totaling $2,165,769 and deobligate amounts tied to obligations that are no longer valid or needed.

Chief Information Officer

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-FO-0004-008-O
    $264,476
    Funds 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 $264,476 in 108 administrative obligations marked for deobligation as of September 30, 2017.

Government National Mortgage Association

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-FO-0002-002-A

    Require its mission support contractors to submit a capitalization report and other supporting documentation in a timely manner, which would allow Ginnie Mae to record fixed asset activities during the proper period.

Housing

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-BO-1001-001-A
    $2,666,082
    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 operator to notify HUD of future management agents prior to participation and to complete the required management agent documents with the current management agent or seek reimbursement for the $2,666,082 in management fees paid in fiscal years 2015 and 2016.

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

    Submit the operating lease for HUD review and complete the operating lease addendum in accordance with HUD requirements.

Public and Indian Housing

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-FW-0801-001-A

    We recommend that the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Housing and Voucher Program follow departmental clearance procedures and issue clarification to public housing agencies to explain what is being certified to in the Application.