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…
Neighborhood Housing Services of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, CA, Did Not Always Follow Program Requirements in Administering Its NSP2
Obtain training to ensure that it understands NSP2 regulations and requirements related to payroll allocation for its administrative and project delivery costs and program income calculation methodology to ensure it properly computes the amount it is allowed to charge for administrative costs.
Neighborhood Housing Services of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, CA, Did Not Always Follow Program Requirements in Administering Its NSP2
Support the reasonableness of the South Gate contract or repay NSP2 $856,692 from non-Federal funds.
Neighborhood Housing Services of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, CA, Did Not Always Follow Program Requirements in Administering Its NSP2
Develop and implement additional procedures and controls to ensure that HUD procurement requirements are followed.
Contaminated Sites Pose Potential Health Risks to Residents at HUD-Funded Properties
Develop and implement a strategy to review Multifamily-funded properties with potential contamination to determine whether site contamination should be considered in future environmental reviews.
Contaminated Sites Pose Potential Health Risks to Residents at HUD-Funded Properties
Monitor environmental reviews of Multifamily-funded properties with potential contamination.
Contaminated Sites Pose Potential Health Risks to Residents at HUD-Funded Properties
Develop and implement a strategy to review PIH-funded properties with potential contamination to determine whether site contamination should be considered in future environmental reviews.
Contaminated Sites Pose Potential Health Risks to Residents at HUD-Funded Properties
Monitor environmental reviews of PIH-funded properties with potential contamination.
Federal Housing Administration, Washington, DC, Necessary System Interfaces Between HERMIT And The National Servicing Center Were Not In Place
The OIG has determined that the contents of this recommendation would not be appropriate for public disclosure and has therefore limited its distribution to selected officials.
Federal Housing Administration, Washington, DC, Necessary System Interfaces Between HERMIT And The National Servicing Center Were Not In Place
The OIG has determined that the contents of this recommendation would not be appropriate for public disclosure and has therefore limited its distribution to selected officials.
Federal Housing Administration, Washington, DC, Necessary System Interfaces Between HERMIT And The National Servicing Center Were Not In Place
The OIG has determined that the contents of this recommendation would not be appropriate for public disclosure and has therefore limited its distribution to selected officials.