We audited the Housing Authority of the City of New Haven’s (Authority) Public Housing Capital Fund (Capital Fund) and American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 Capital Fund (Recovery Act Capital Fund) projects for compliance with environmental and labor law requirements. We initiated this assignment because a previous Office of Inspector General (OIG) audit of the Authority’s Recovery Act Capital Fund activities identified a significant risk of noncompliance with environmental and labor law requirements that could impact all of the Authority’s Capital Fund projects.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General, reviewed the Housing Authority of the City and County of Denver, CO (Authority), because it had the largest number of low-rent and Section 8 units and received the largest amount of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) capital funds of all of the housing authorities in HUD's Region VIII (Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota).

We audited the Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Public Housing Capital Fund formula and competitive grants. We performed the audit because Recovery Act reviews are part of the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) annual plan and the Los Angeles Office Public Housing’s 2011 risk assessment rated the Authority as high risk based on data from the Authority’s most recent Real Estate Assessment Center physical inspections and Financial Data Schedule submission.

We completed an audit of the Housing Authority of the County of Monterey’s (Authority) administration of more than $2.9 million in Capital Fund Recovery Grant funding as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Our objective was to determine whether the Authority administered the procurement and contracting of its grant funds in accordance with HUD laws and regulations. The Authority did not administer the procurement and contracting of $99,900 in grant funds in accordance with HUD laws and regulations.

We audited the Housing Authority of the County of Los Angeles’ American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Capital Fund formula grant. We performed the audit because Recovery Act reviews are part of the Office of the Inspector General’s (OIG) annual plan and because the Authority was the fourth highest overall recipient of Recovery Act capital funds in California. Our audit objective was to determine whether the Authority administered the procurement and contracting of its Recovery Act Capital Fund formula grant in accordance with U.S.

We completed a review of the Hawthorne Housing Authority’s (Authority) Section 8 program. We performed the audit based on a recommendation from the Los Angeles U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Public Housing indicating missing and/or inadequate financial records, and because Section 8 reviews are a part of the Office of the Inspector General’s (OIG) annual audit plan. Our objective was to determine whether the Authority used Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program funds in accordance with HUD rules and regulations.

We reviewed the hazard-damaged units that the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (Authority) is rehabilitating using formula grant American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) Public Housing Capital Fund program (program) funds.

We audited the West Memphis Housing Authority (Authority) in Arkansas as part of our annual audit plan to review American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (Recovery Act). Our objective was to determine whether obligations the Authority made between January 30 and March 17, 2010, were appropriate, prudent, eligible, and supported, whether procurements and disbursements were made in accordance with requirements. Generally, the Authority complied with Recovery Act requirements regarding the obligation of capital funds, including complying with procurement requirements.