HUD Lacked Adequate Oversight of Lead-Based Paint Hazard Remediation in Public Housing
We recommend that the General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing require the Real Estate Assessment Center in coordination with the Office of Field Operations to implement adequate procedures and controls to ensure that public housing agencies appropriately identify and control lead-based paint and eliminate lead-based paint hazards in public housing.
HUD Lacked Adequate Oversight of Lead-Based Paint Hazard Remediation in Public Housing
We recommend that the General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing require the Real Estate Assessment Center in coordination with the Office of Field Operations to determine whether the public housing agencies identified as having lead-based paint hazards in their housing developments maintain and implement a plan for managing lead-based paint. For any public housing agency that does not have a plan for the management of…
HUD Lacked Adequate Oversight of Lead-Based Paint Hazard Remediation in Public Housing
We recommend that the General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing require the Real Estate Assessment Center in coordination with the Office of Field Operations to assess the lead-based paint hazard reduction activities performed at the 19 developments associated with 18 public housing agencies reviewed that did not implement interim controls and ongoing maintenance and reevaluation activities or adequately document that…
HUD Appropriately Marketed and Sold Section 184 Properties on Restricted Lands; However, Its Systems and Internal Controls Had Weaknesses
Consider conducting an analysis of staffing resources needed to manage the REO and notes sales on tribal trust properties program and adjust staffing accordingly.
HUD Appropriately Marketed and Sold Section 184 Properties on Restricted Lands; However, Its Systems and Internal Controls Had Weaknesses
In conjunction with corrective actions being taken on previous audits, revise ONAP’s internal policy and procedures to include detailed written policies and procedures for the marketing, preservation, and sale of defaulted loan notes and REO properties on tribal trust and other restricted lands.
HUD Appropriately Marketed and Sold Section 184 Properties on Restricted Lands; However, Its Systems and Internal Controls Had Weaknesses
Work with the Office of the Chief Information Officer to develop an electronic solution, such as a new module in Native Advantage or one similar to FHA’s P260 tracking system, to track the sale of defaulted loan notes and REO properties on tribal trust and other restricted lands. While the solution is being developed, HUD should put controls into place to ensure that manual systems used to track defaulted loans and REO properties are complete…
HUD Could Improve Its Tracking and Monitoring of Continuum of Care Grantee Spending Levels
Implement written procedures to ensure consistency among field offices in reviewing spending issues, potentially preventing up to an estimated $47 million in annual CoC recaptures.
HUD Could Improve Its Tracking and Monitoring of Continuum of Care Grantee Spending Levels
Design and implement a training program and other development tools to help grantees. The goal of such training would be to provide ideas and other development tools to help the CoCs better provide assistance with implementation of their grants and monitoring of their grantees, including assistance with developing outreach strategies, partnering with community providers, financial budgeting, and best practices. The training should focus on the…
Improvements are Needed in HUD's Fraud Risk Management Program
Perform a complete agency-wide fraud risk assessment (which incorporates the fraud risk assessments performed at the program level) and use the results to develop and implement an agency-wide plan to move HUD’s fraud risk management program out of the ad hoc phase.
Status
HUD continues to make progress in advancing HUD’s Fraud Risk Management program. HUD issued its Fraud Risk Policy on March 31, 2022. Since then, HUD has…
Improvements are Needed in HUD's Fraud Risk Management Program
Develop and implement a procedure to collect and analyze reported suspected instances of fraud, along with other relevant data points, that can be leveraged to develop more robust antifraud risk mitigation tools.
Improvements are Needed in HUD's Fraud Risk Management Program
Communicate to HUD program staff the differences between HUD’s enterprise risk management, PIIA, and financial risk management risk assessment processes to ensure an understanding of their roles and responsibilities within HUD’s fraud risk management program.
Improvements are Needed in HUD's Fraud Risk Management Program
Develop and implement activities to raise awareness of fraud, such as participating in organized antifraud conferences or a newsletter that includes instances of recent fraud in Federal programs.
Improvements are Needed in HUD's Fraud Risk Management Program
Develop and implement a strategy for collecting and analyzing agency-wide data, to include subrecipient and beneficiary data, to identify trends and potential indicators of fraud across programs.
Improvements are Needed in HUD's Fraud Risk Management Program
Collaborate with the Chief Risk Officer to conduct a workforce assessment to determine the level of dedicated full-time staff resources needed by the Chief Risk Officer to effectively (1) administer HUD’s enterprise and fraud risk management programs and (2) support program risk officers by increasing employee and stakeholder awareness of potential fraud schemes that could impact each program respectively.
Improvements are Needed in HUD's Fraud Risk Management Program
If the workforce assessment determines that additional staff are needed, work with the Chief Risk Officer to staff the necessary positions.
HUD and FHAP Agencies Can Better Document Decisions Not to Investigate Fair Housing Complaints
Update HUD Handbook 8024.01, REV-2, and regional intake policies and procedures as necessary to include (1) minimum requirements that all regions follow for documenting in HEMS attempts to reach out to claimants when additional information is needed before closing inquiries; (2) policies and procedures for collecting, recording, and documenting all relevant electronic intake information in HEMS; and (3) clarifying that communications with…
HUD and FHAP Agencies Can Better Document Decisions Not to Investigate Fair Housing Complaints
Develop a process to oversee housing discrimination allegations that FHAP agencies close and do not submit to HUD for dual-filing to ensure that the closure and jurisdictional determinations are consistent with the Fair Housing Act. To help address this recommendation, HUD should consider requiring FHAP agencies to enter data on closed inquiries in HEMS and make updates to FHAP agreements as necessary.
Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity's Oversight of State and Local Fair Housing Enforcement Agencies
Provide more detailed guidance to HUD reviewers on benchmarks for each performance standard.
Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity's Oversight of State and Local Fair Housing Enforcement Agencies
Update the PAR template to ensure that HUD reviewers include required information.
Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity's Oversight of State and Local Fair Housing Enforcement Agencies
Assess HUD reviewers’ skills and readiness to determine the appropriate frequency of training.