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Public and Indian Housing

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2023-CH-0003-001-B
    Priority
    Priority

    We believe these open recommendations, if implemented, will have the greatest impact on helping HUD achieve its mission to create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for all.

    Implement adequate policies, procedures, and controls to ensure that public housing properties will be inspected within required timeframes.


    Status

    As of July 2025, according to HUD, all development and enhancement of the NSPIRE software system are presently on hold pending Administrative guidance on HUD funded software system improvements. Additionally, the required software changes recommended under this finding depend on the final Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS) rule, but most regulatory work has been paused for review per Executive Order from the Administration. Pending the required resources and funding approval, HUD cannot move forward at this time. According to HUD, it has planned for and proposed the needed improvements to meet this recommendation and will provide updates when available. The current final action target date is September 30, 2025.


    Analysis

    To fully address this recommendation, HUD must provide evidence demonstrating that it has implemented control activities that ensure public housing properties are inspected within the required timeframes.

    Implementation of this recommendation will result in HUD accurately tracking the dates on which public housing properties should be inspected and that they are timely completed.

    Due to the uncertainty of when software changes to NSPIRE can take place to enforce the timing of inspections, REAC cannot enforce the requirements of inspection timing.

Chief Procurement Officer

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2023-BO-0002-001-A
    Closed on January 06, 2025

    We recommend that the Chief Procurement Officer direct the contracting officers to review the current FSM contracts’ QASP and update accordingly to ensure that all minimum contract requirements are included.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2023-BO-0002-001-B
    Closed on January 06, 2025

    We recommend that the Chief Procurement Officer direct the contracting officers to oversee the implementation of the current FSM contracts’ QASP.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2023-BO-0002-001-C
    Closed on January 06, 2025

    We recommend that the Chief Procurement Officer require the contracting officers to implement the policies and procedures in the HUD Acquisition Policy and Procedure Handbook for completion of HUD’s FSM contractor performance assessment reports in CPARS to ensure that Government past performance is documented properly and in a timely manner, at least annually, for use by all Federal agencies and maintained in the contract files.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2023-BO-0002-001-D
    Closed on January 06, 2025

    We recommend that the Chief Procurement Officer require all staff involved in the oversight of FSM contracts to maintain the required documentation in the official contract file identified by HUD policy to support the contracts.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2023-BO-0002-001-F
    Closed on January 06, 2025

    We recommend that the Chief Procurement Officer require the contracting officers to formally designate CORs in a timely manner and maintain the required documentation in the proper location identified in the relevant HUD policies and procedures, which fully supports the CORs’ oversight of the FSM contract.

Public and Indian Housing

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2023-LA-0004-001-A
    Closed on August 23, 2024

    Develop and implement a plan to assist PHAs in improving voucher utilization, including providing additional guidance to PHAs to improve coordination between PHAs and PCWAs to improve voucher utilization and limit barriers to leasing.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2023-LA-0004-001-B
    Closed on July 26, 2023

    Require PHAs to document that they informed FYI participants at program entry of their eligibility for supportive services and the availability of those services for the duration of the program.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2023-LA-0004-001-C
    Closed on October 29, 2024

    For each youth referred, require PHAs to obtain PCWA certification that the PCWA will provide or secure access to supportive services.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2023-LA-0004-001-D
    Closed on July 03, 2024

    Include FYI in its voucher risk assessment and develop and implement monitoring policies, procedures, and controls.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2023-LA-0004-001-E
    Closed on May 01, 2024

    Establish and implement methods to regularly assess the effectiveness of the program in preventing and ending youth homelessness and improving participants’ self-sufficiency, which could include performance metrics and periodic studies performed by the Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R).

Public and Indian Housing

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2023-CH-1001-001-A
    Closed on May 29, 2024

    We recommend that the Director of the Philadelphia Office of Public Housing require the Authority to establish and implement procedures and controls to ensure that lead-based paint visual assessments are performed within the required timeframe.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2023-CH-1001-001-B
    Closed on May 29, 2024

    We recommend that the Director of the Philadelphia Office of Public Housing require the Authority to implement adequate procedures and controls to ensure that lead-based paint hazard reduction work is performed within the required timeframe and that all identified hazards are abated or treated with interim controls.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2023-CH-1001-001-C
    Closed on May 29, 2024

    We recommend that the Director of the Philadelphia Office of Public Housing require the Authority to maintain lead-based paint documentation for its properties in a manner that it is readily available for review by HUD and the Authority’s tenants if requested.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2023-CH-1001-001-D
    Closed on May 29, 2024

    We recommend that the Director of the Philadelphia Office of Public Housing require the Authority to perform a search for historical lead based paint documentation and if any documents are found, compare the results from the historical documents with the results of the recent testing to identify any potential issues or inconsistencies and maintain all lead-based paint documentation related to the Authority’s properties according to HUD’s requirements.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2023-CH-1001-001-E
    Closed on May 29, 2024

    We recommend that the Director of the Philadelphia Office of Public Housing require the Authority to Implement adequate procedures and controls to ensure that accurate lead disclosures are provided to current and prospective tenants.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2023-CH-1001-001-F
    Closed on May 29, 2024

    We recommend that the Director of the Philadelphia Office of Public Housing require the Authority to implement adequate controls to ensure that contracted inspectors’ deliverables comply with HUD’s and EPA’s requirements.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2023-CH-1001-001-G
    Closed on November 07, 2023

    We also recommend that the Director of the Philadelphia Office of Public Housing work in conjunction with HUD’s Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes to provide training to the Authority’s staff involved with managing lead-based paint and technical assistance in developing and implementing new procedures and controls.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2023-CH-1001-001-H
    Closed on August 01, 2024

    We also recommend that the Director of the Philadelphia Office of Public Housing work in conjunction with HUD’s Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes to assess the quality of the lead-based paint inspections and risk assessments performed by the Authority’s contractors to determine whether they are sufficient to fulfill HUD’s requirements.

Public and Indian Housing

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2023-CH-0002-001-A

    We recommend that the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Housing and Voucher Programs enhance SEMAP or develop a new performance measurement process that would identify PHAs with underperforming HCV Programs, which should include an assessment of PHAs’ ability to maximize assistance to house families.