Re-examine and enhance HUD’s process for evaluating the potential financial impact of control deficiencies identified by the AIR program or other sources to ensure that:a) Assessments of financial impact are initiated promptly upon identification of control deficiencies;b) The evaluation process is structured to deliver clear, actionable conclusions in sufficient time to inform any necessary adjustments to financial statements prior to the…

Coordinate with the Principal Deputy Assistance Secretary for each Program Office to:a) Define governance protocols to include reassessing HUD’s escalation protocols and enforcement mechanisms for repeated or willful noncompliance with documented controls, such as additional oversight, retraining, or disciplinary action as appropriate. Based on the assessment, update those protocols and mechanisms, as warranted.b) Establish and resource a HUD-…

Issue guidance, including technical assistance, to all disaster recovery grantees that waivers for issues related to a disaster’s impact, like waivers of procurement policies, should be for reasonable and limited time periods after a disaster’s occurrence to ensure full and open competition. 

Require the State to include in its procurement policy a reference to the New York State law which limits a State waiver of policies to 30 days unless renewed and to ensure that it clearly states whether the law affects the Governor’s 2012 waiver. Further, if it does not affect the 2012 waiver, require the State to take action to limit the use of that waiver to ensure full and open competition.