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    2023-KC-0003 | March 28, 2023

    Opportunities Exist for Ginnie Mae To Improve Its Guidance and Process for Troubled Issuers

    Government National Mortgage Association

    •   2023-KC-0003-001-C
      How Ginnie Mae will determine the portfolio value and price before sale.
    •   2023-KC-0003-001-B
      What type of information Ginnie Mae may disclose and how it will handle protected information before extinguishment.
    •   2023-KC-0003-001-A
      Define its authority for marketing troubled issuer portfolios and the conditions that must exist to extinguish issuers using rapid relocation.
    2023-AT-1001 | March 28, 2023

    The State of Georgia Did Not Adequately Monitor Its Harvey, Irma, and Maria Grants’ Activities and Subrecipients

    Community Planning and Development

    •   2023-AT-1001-001-F
      Closed on June 12, 2023
      Monitor the State’s CDBG-DR program to ensure that performance expectations are achieved.
    •   2023-AT-1001-001-E
      Instruct the State to update and implement policies and procedures to ensure that the results of the CDBG-DR internal audits are shared by the State’s Commissioner with CDBG-DR program staff to allow for the resolution of any findings and required corrective actions.
    •   2023-AT-1001-001-D
      Work with the State to develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure that monitoring is conducted remotely in the event that it cannot be conducted onsite.
    •   2023-AT-1001-001-C
      Instruct the State to conduct monitoring reviews of its CDBG-DR HIM activities and subrecipients that satisfy monitoring requirements.
    •   2023-AT-1001-001-B
      Instruct the State to update and implement the CDBG-DR standard operating procedures, which clearly outline what activities, including the frequency, will be reviewed by its monitoring and internal audit function.
    •   2023-AT-1001-001-A
      Provide technical assistance to the State and the staff to ensure that they understand the requirements for conducting a monitoring review in accordance with regulations.
    2023-CH-1001 | March 22, 2023

    The Philadelphia Housing Authority Needs To Improve Oversight Of Lead-Based Paint In Its Public Housing

    Public and Indian Housing

    •   2023-CH-1001-001-H
      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.
    •   2023-CH-1001-001-G
      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.
    •   2023-CH-1001-001-F
      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.
    •   2023-CH-1001-001-E
      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.
    •   2023-CH-1001-001-D
      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.
    •   2023-CH-1001-001-C
      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.
    •   2023-CH-1001-001-B
      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.
    •   2023-CH-1001-001-A
      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.
    2021-OE-0010 | March 10, 2023

    The Office of Community Planning and Development’s Use of Remote Monitoring

    Community Planning and Development

    •   2021-OE-0010-03
      Closed on May 02, 2023
      Reinforce the use and admissibility of photographs and videos for evidence collection while remote monitoring.
    •   2021-OE-0010-02
      Closed on March 10, 2023
      Identify and provide additional role-based training, guidance, and instructions to CPD employees on how to appropriately handle and safeguard PII encountered during monitoring.
    •   2021-OE-0010-01
      Closed on September 14, 2023
      Complete and update the system security plans for GMP and DRGR and issue an SSN justification memorandum.
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