Work with Treasury to identify and obtain reimbursement for FHA’s and Ginnie Mae’s portion of the $1.9 million in HUD funds that Treasury collected.
2018-KC-0002 | August 06, 2018
HUD’s Office of the Chief Financial Officer Did Not Locate or Recover Its Funds Held by State Unclaimed Property Administrators
Chief Financial Officer
- Status2018-KC-0002-001-BOpenClosed$1,946,286Questioned 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.
Closed on April 22, 2020 - Status2018-KC-0002-001-COpenClosed$2,156,191Funds 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.
Closed on March 03, 2020Establish and implement policies and procedures to ensure that all of its unclaimed funds are claimed and the money is appropriately routed to put $2.2 million to better use. At a minimum, these policies and procedures should address what constitutes FHA and Ginnie Mae funds, ensure that these funds are returned to FHA or Ginnie Mae as appropriate, and include policies to claim co-owned funds with any appropriate thresholds or limitations.
2018-OE-0002 | June 11, 2018
Fire Safety Planning for the Weaver Building Needs Improvement
Office of Administration
- Status2018-OE-0002-01OpenClosedClosed on March 26, 2019
Update the occupant emergency plan so that it lists the ways occupants are to report fires or other emergencies
- Status2018-OE-0002-02OpenClosedClosed on January 05, 2022
Periodically provide training on the occupant emergency plan once it is updated
- Status2018-OE-0002-03OpenClosedClosed on December 11, 2018
Create a process to help ensure that fire drills for the Weaver Building occur every year
2018-FW-0802 | May 14, 2018
Interim Report - Potential Antideficiency Act and Generally Accepted Accounting Principle Violations Occurred With Disaster Relief Appropriation Act, 2013, Funds
Chief Financial Officer
- Status2018-FW-0802-001-AOpenClosed$160,360,714Questioned 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.
Closed on February 07, 2022We recommend that the Chief Financial Officer determine whether the summary expenditures totaling $160,360,714, which exceeded the grant round obligations for the two grantees, were ADA violations. If the transactions were violations, action should be taken as required by the ADA.
- Status2018-FW-0802-001-BOpenClosed$435,263,268Questioned 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.
Closed on February 07, 2022We recommend that the Chief Financial Officer determine whether the revised and completed detail transactions totaling to $435,263,268, which occurred before and after grant rounds obligation and expenditure dates, were ADA violations. If the transactions were violations, actions should be taken as required by the ADA.
- Status2018-FW-0802-001-COpenClosed$496,913,235Questioned 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.
Closed on March 31, 2020We recommend that the Chief Financial Officer determine whether the revised and completed transactions totaling $496,913,235 and made more than a year after the original voucher entry were GAAP violations. If the transactions were violations, appropriate actions should be taken, including but not limited to adjusting the transactions in LOCCS and HUD’s financial statements.
- Status2018-FW-0802-001-DOpenClosedClosed on December 07, 2018
We recommend that the Chief Financial Officer enter a 24-month expiration term into LOCCS for Disaster Recovery funding provided by the 2017 Act and monitor to ensure that expenses are not entered before or after the grant period.
- Status2018-FW-0802-001-EOpenClosedClosed on December 07, 2018
We recommend that the Chief Financial Officer require CPD to enter into a separate grant agreement for each grantee’s round of disaster funding for funding provided by the 2017 and 2018 Acts.
- Status2018-FW-0802-001-FOpenClosedClosed on June 06, 2019
We recommend that the Chief Financial Officer require CPD to monitor the detailed voucher transactions in the DRGR system to ensure that grantees appropriately record transactions.
- Status2018-FW-0802-001-GOpenClosedClosed on June 06, 2019
We recommend that the Chief Financial Officer require CPD to prohibit grantees from revising completed vouchers in the DRGR system and require adjustments to be entered as new vouchers into the DRGR system, which will ensure that LOCCS records and tracks revisions.
2018-FO-0004 | November 13, 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.
Closed on July 31, 2019Deobligate 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.
Chief Financial Officer
- Status2018-FO-0004-001-AOpenClosedClosed on December 04, 2018
Implement a repeatable and sustainable process to prepare timely and accurate quarterly financial statement notes, including third and fourth quarter notes within the OMB required timeframe.
- Status2018-FO-0004-001-BOpenClosedClosed on September 04, 2018
Establish policies and procedures for recording the budget authority apportioned to HUD during a continuing resolution, including both the proprietary and budgetary transactions.
- Status2018-FO-0004-001-COpenClosedClosed on September 14, 2018
Ensure that the budget execution policies and procedures are properly delegated, assigned, and communicated to the personnel fulfilling these responsibilities.
- Status2018-FO-0004-001-DOpenClosedClosed on August 29, 2018
Ensure that the budget execution procedures executed internally by OCFO Budget are consistent with those established by ARC.
- Status2018-FO-0004-001-EOpenClosedClosed on May 08, 2018
Develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure that intragovernmental differences identified with U.S. Treasury’s General Fund are resolved on a timely basis with corrective action plans.
- Status2018-FO-0004-002-AOpenClosedClosed on April 24, 2019
Work with PIH to develop and implement a consistent and reasonable methodology for determining the PIH prepayment that (1) allows for timely recording of financial events, (2) complies with GAAP, and (3) provides an adequate audit trail until the cash management process is automated.
- Status2018-FO-0004-002-BOpenClosedClosed on April 24, 2019
Develop and implement procedures to ensure that the methodology is reevaluated by PIH and OCFO annually and any changes do not compromise (1) the audit trial, (2) compliance with GAAP, or (3) the accuracy of the balance.