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HUD, Ginnie Mae, and FHA Inactive Obligations
We are initiating an audit of HUD’s (HUD proper, Ginnie Mae, FHA) inactive obligations. The objective of our audit is to identify and evaluate HUD’s inactive obligations to determine if they are still needed for the purposes intended, and if not, assess gaps in controls that prevented earlier Read More
May 01, 2025
Work Start Notification
#FO 25 0011
HUD's Workforce Reductions Review
HUD OIG is doing a review of HUD's workforce reductions. The review will highlight the HUD offices that are majorly impacted by the workforce reductions and will also summarize the demographics of employees who were terminated or resigned between January 20, 2025 and May 31, 2025. The Read More
May 01, 2025
Work Start Notification
#FO 25 0010
HUD Should Better Track Elevated Blood Lead Levels in HUD-Assisted Multifamily Properties
WASHINGTON DC— Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a report examining how HUD tracks elevated blood lead levels in children under six reported by multifamily properties receiving Section 8 project-based rental assistance. Read More
June 03, 2025
News
Press Release
HUD Should Better Track Elevated Blood Lead Levels in HUD-Assisted Multifamily Properties
Under the Lead Safe Housing Rule (LSHR), owners of multifamily properties receiving assistance from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) must comply with specific requirements following reports that a child under the age of 6 residing in an assisted unit has a confirmed Read More
May 30, 2025
Memorandum
#2025-OE-0801
Juniata County Woman Sentenced To Six Months’ Home Confinement For Social Security And Housing Choice Voucher Program Fraud
HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Doris Santana, age 54, of Thompsontown, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on May 22, 2025, to six months’ home confinement by United States District Judge Jennifer P. Wilson for social security fraud Read More
May 27, 2025
News
Press Release
Former NYCHA Superintendent Sentenced To One Year In Prison After Trial Conviction For Bribery And Extortion Offenses
Jay Clayton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that COREY GILMORE, a former superintendent for the New York City Housing Authority (“NYCHA”), was sentenced today to one year and one day in prison for soliciting and accepting approximately $32,000 in bribes from Read More
May 28, 2025
News
Press Release
Fiscal Year 2019 Review of Information Systems Controls in Support of the Financial Statements Audit
We audited information systems controls over the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) computing environment as part of the internal control assessments for the fiscal year 2019 financial statements audit under the Chief Financial Officer’s Act of 1990. Our objective was to Read More
December 17, 2020
Report
#2021-DP-0001
Top Management Challenges Facing the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in 2021
Each year, in compliance with Public Law 106-531, the Reports Consolidation Act of 2000, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General (OIG), issues a report summarizing what we consider the most serious management challenges facing the Department. In turn Read More
December 08, 2020
Top Management Challenges
Audit of HUD’s Fiscal Year 2020 Consolidated Financial Statements
In accordance with the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990, as amended, we are required to annually audit the consolidated financial statements of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Our objective was to express an opinion on the fair presentation of HUD’s consolidated Read More
December 04, 2020
Report
#2021-FO-0003
SAR 84 - Semiannual Report to Congress for the period ending September 30, 2020
The Inspector General Act of 1978 requires the Inspector General to prepare semiannual reports summarizing the activities of the Office of Inspector General for the preceding six-month periods. The semiannual reports are intended to keep the Secretary and the Congress fully informed of significant Read More
December 07, 2020
Semiannual Report
#SAR 84
OE Open Recommendations SAR 84
The Inspector General Act of 1978 requires the Inspector General to prepare semiannual reports summarizing the activities of the Office of Inspector General for the preceding six-month periods. The semiannual reports are intended to keep the Secretary and the Congress fully informed of significant Read More
December 07, 2020
Publication
OA Open Recommendations SAR 84
The Inspector General Act of 1978 requires the Inspector General to prepare semiannual reports summarizing the activities of the Office of Inspector General for the preceding six-month periods. The semiannual reports are intended to keep the Secretary and the Congress fully informed of significant Read More
December 07, 2020
Publication
Interim Audit Memorandum – The HUD Single Family Insurance Operations Division Should Take Additional Action To Inform Homeowners of Changes to Its FHA Refund Process Resulting From the COVID-19 Pandemic
We initiated an audit of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) oversight of Federal Housing Administration (FHA) refunds to determine whether HUD appropriately, effectively, and efficiently tracked, monitored, and issued FHA refunds owed to homeowners with terminated loans. Read More
December 02, 2020
Memorandum
#2021-LA-0802
HUD Fiscal Year 2020 Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA) Evaluation Report
The Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA) directs Inspectors General to conduct an annual evaluation of the agency information security program. FISMA, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and National Institute of Standards and Read More
November 30, 2020
Report
#2020-OE-0001
Former City of Newark Official Charged with Scheming with Two Newark Businessmen to Obtain Bribes
NEWARK, N.J. – A former City of Newark official and officer of the Newark Community Economic Development Corporation (NCEDC) and two business owners were charged today for their roles in a bribery scheme, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
Carmelo G. Garcia, 45, of Hoboken, New Jersey; Frank Read More
November 19, 2020
News
Press Release
Audit of Ginnie Mae’s Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Statements
This report presents the results of our audit of Ginnie Mae’s fiscal year 2020 financial statements, including our report on Ginnie Mae’s internal control and test of compliance with selected provisions of laws, regulations, and contracts applicable to Ginnie Mae. In fiscal year 2020, we were able Read More
November 16, 2020
Report
#2021-FO-0002
Drawdown Levels for the Initial Round of CARES Act Emergency Solutions Grants Were Minimal
We conducted this limited review to identify the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) drawdown levels for the initial round of Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) funding. In addition, we researched Read More
November 16, 2020
Memorandum
#2021-LA-0801
COVID-19 Fraud Bulletin: Fraud in Procurements
HUDOIG drafted a fraud bulletin outlining potential schemes where unscrupulous actors use misleading product information to entice business owners and government agencies to purchase defective or ineffective equipment or products that are purported to protect people from COVID-19.
Fraud Bulletins or Alert
Audit of the Federal Housing Administration’s Fiscal Years 2020 and 2019 Financial Statements
The Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-576), as amended, requires the Office of Inspector General to audit the financial statements of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) annually. We audited the accompanying FHA financial statements and notes as of and for the fiscal years Read More
November 12, 2020
Report
#2021-FO-0001