The Office of Community Planning and Development's Use of Remote Monitoring
Complete and update the system security plans for GMP and DRGR and issue an SSN justification memorandum.
The Office of Community Planning and Development's Use of Remote Monitoring
Identify and provide additional role-based training, guidance, and instructions to CPD employees on how to appropriately handle and safeguard PII encountered during monitoring.
The Office of Community Planning and Development's Use of Remote Monitoring
Reinforce the use and admissibility of photographs and videos for evidence collection while remote monitoring.
The Philadelphia Housing Authority, Philadelphia, PA, Needs To Improve Oversight of Lead-Based Paint In Its Public Housing
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.
The Philadelphia Housing Authority, Philadelphia, PA, Needs To Improve Oversight of Lead-Based Paint In Its Public Housing
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.
The Philadelphia Housing Authority, Philadelphia, PA, Needs To Improve Oversight of Lead-Based Paint In Its Public Housing
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.
The Philadelphia Housing Authority, Philadelphia, PA, Needs To Improve Oversight of Lead-Based Paint In Its Public Housing
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a search for historical lead based paint documentation and if any documents are found, compare the results from the historical documents with the results of the recent testing to identify any potential issues or inconsistencies and maintain all lead-based paint documentation related to the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…
The Philadelphia Housing Authority, Philadelphia, PA, Needs To Improve Oversight of Lead-Based Paint In Its Public Housing
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.
The Philadelphia Housing Authority, Philadelphia, PA, Needs To Improve Oversight of Lead-Based Paint In Its Public Housing
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.
The Philadelphia Housing Authority, Philadelphia, PA, Needs To Improve Oversight of Lead-Based Paint In Its Public Housing
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.
The Philadelphia Housing Authority, Philadelphia, PA, Needs To Improve Oversight of Lead-Based Paint In Its Public Housing
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.
The State of Georgia Did Not Adequately Monitor Its Harvey, Irma, and Maria Grants' Activities and Subrecipients
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.
The State of Georgia Did Not Adequately Monitor Its Harvey, Irma, and Maria Grants' Activities and Subrecipients
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.
The State of Georgia Did Not Adequately Monitor Its Harvey, Irma, and Maria Grants' Activities and Subrecipients
Instruct the State to conduct monitoring reviews of its CDBG-DR HIM activities and subrecipients that satisfy monitoring requirements.
The State of Georgia Did Not Adequately Monitor Its Harvey, Irma, and Maria Grants' Activities and Subrecipients
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.
The State of Georgia Did Not Adequately Monitor Its Harvey, Irma, and Maria Grants' Activities and Subrecipients
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.
The State of Georgia Did Not Adequately Monitor Its Harvey, Irma, and Maria Grants' Activities and Subrecipients
Monitor the State’s CDBG-DR program to ensure that performance expectations are achieved.
Opportunities Exist for Ginnie Mae To Improve Its Guidance and Process for Troubled Issuers
Update its policy and procedures to define its authority for marketing troubled issuer portfolios and the conditions that must exist to extinguish issuers using rapid relocation.
Corrective Action Taken
As of February 2024, HUD addressed this recommendation in a Management Decision by providing the updated extinguishment SOP, the Rapid Relocation Process Flow, and the Rapid Relocation Extinguishment Process Steps, updated to…
Opportunities Exist for Ginnie Mae To Improve Its Guidance and Process for Troubled Issuers
Update its policy and procedures to define what type of information Ginnie Mae may disclose and how it will handle protected information before extinguishment.
Corrective Action Taken
Ginnie Mae provided the updated SOP to clarify data and information handling through all phases of the termination/extinguishment process. Specifically, the updated procedures state that Ginnie Mae does not disclose Issuer or portfolio…
Opportunities Exist for Ginnie Mae To Improve Its Guidance and Process for Troubled Issuers
Update its Policies and procedures to define how Ginnie Mae will determine the portfolio value and price before Sale.
Corrective Action Taken
Ginnie Mae updated its Rapid Relocation Extinguishment SOP to specify the valuation model for rapid relocations will use the same valuation models as other extinguishment options, including examples of portfolio valuation. We believe this guidance enhancement will help Ginnie Mae to…