Update and continue to maintain a central collaboration area to include all current privacy program policies, procedures, and guidance
2018-OE-0001 | September 13, 2018
HUD Privacy Program Evaluation Report
Office of Administration
- Status2018-OE-0001-12OpenClosed
- Status2018-OE-0001-13OpenClosed
Establish standard processes to ensure consistent work flow and communications between program office and Privacy Office personnel
- Status2018-OE-0001-14OpenClosed
Ensure role-based privacy training is provided to all personnel with privacy responsibilities
- Status2018-OE-0001-15OpenClosed
Ensure privacy awareness training is provided to all contractor and third party personnel
- Status2018-OE-0001-16OpenClosed
Provide personnel tasked with handling Privacy Act requests with recurring training on Privacy Act exceptions
- Status2018-OE-0001-17OpenClosed
Establish documentation procedures for accounting of disclosures made under the Privacy Act, as required by 5 USC 552a(c)
- Status2018-OE-0001-18OpenClosed
Establish an annual computer matching activity reporting process to meet the requirements of OMB Circular A-108
- Status2018-OE-0001-19OpenClosed
Determine if general support system privacy threshold assessments or privacy impact assessments should be completed; if not, document the rationale
- Status2018-OE-0001-20OpenClosed
Develop the technical capability to identify, inventory, and monitor the existence of PII within the HUD environment
- Status2018-OE-0001-21OpenClosed
Develop and implement a process to inventory all agency PII holdings not less than annually.
- Status2018-OE-0001-22OpenClosed
Renew the PII minimization effort, to include a prioritization by the SAOP of specific minimization initiatives
- Status2018-OE-0001-23OpenClosed
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
- Status2018-OE-0001-24OpenClosed
A. Issue a clean desk policy prohibiting unattended and unsecured sensitive data in workplaces. B. Implement procedures to enforce the clean desk policy.
2018-DE-1001 | September 06, 2018
Meeker Housing Authority, Meeker, CO, Improperly Used Project Operating Funds for Its 221(d)(3) Multifamily Housing Insurance Program
Housing
- Status2018-DE-1001-001-AOpenClosed
Put all project bank accounts in the name of the project.
- Status2018-DE-1001-001-BOpenClosed
Separate all owner bank accounts from the project’s bank accounts.
- Status2018-DE-1001-001-COpenClosed
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.
- Status2018-DE-1001-001-DOpenClosed
Take HUD-approved training related to operating and maintaining a multifamily project.
- Status2018-DE-1001-002-AOpenClosed$142,805Questioned 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.
- Status2018-DE-1001-002-BOpenClosed$12,355Questioned 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.
- Status2018-DE-1001-002-COpenClosed
Obtain training on the eligible use of project funds.