HUD Can Improve Its Efforts To Meet the National Drug Control Strategy Reporting Requirements
The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) leads and coordinates the Nation’s drug policy to improve the health and lives of the American people, including the development and implementation of the National Drug Control Strategy (the Strategy). ONDCP evaluates the effectiveness of Read More
March 17, 2025
Review
#2025-LA-0001
Five Non-State Grantees Are on Track To Complete Eligible Activities by Grant Closeout
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) administers billions in presidentially declared disaster recovery grants through its Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery program. We audited five non-State grantees to assess whether they are on track to spend their Read More
March 13, 2025
Report
#2025-FW-0002
WOMAN AND CITY EMPLOYEE CHARGED IN CONNECTION TO SECTION 8 AND CHILDCARE FRAUD SCHEME
San Francisco, CA – Today, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced that Maggie Pasigan, 49, and Daisy Avalos, 47, both of San Francisco, were charged for defrauding various public benefits providers of over $500,000. They were both arraigned on March 13, 2025, and each Read More
March 13, 2025
News
Press Release
Assessing the completeness of HUD’s subaward data on USAspending.gov
HUD OIG is auditing HUD’s subaward data reported in USAspending.gov. Doing this work will provide the current condition and challenges faced by grantees to comply with subaward data reporting requirements. Our audit objective is to determine the if prime grant recipients of HUD funding reported all Read More
October 01, 2023
Work Start Notification
#FO 24 0001
HUD’s Subaward Data on USASpending.gov Were Not Complete nor Accurate
In an effort to increase transparency and accountability in the use of Federal funding in program activities, Federal law and guidance requires the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and its prime recipients to ensure that complete and accurate subaward data is posted on Read More
March 10, 2025
Report
#2025-FO-0005
HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development Can Improve Its Monitoring of Civil Rights Compliance
We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Community Planning and Development’s (CPD) monitoring of grantees’ compliance with civil rights requirements. Our audit focused on the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and the HOME Investment Partnerships Read More
March 11, 2025
Report
#2025-BO-0002
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs Can Improve Its Monitoring of Civil Rights Compliance
We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Multifamily Housing Programs’ monitoring of civil rights compliance. Robust monitoring for civil rights compliance is critical to HUD’s goals to support underserved communities. Our audit objective was to Read More
March 11, 2025
Report
#2025-BO-0001
The New York City Housing Authority Should Enhance Its Fraud Risk Management Practices
WASHINGTON DC— Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a report examining how the New York City Housing Authority’s (NYCHA) evaluates fraud risk, designs antifraud controls, and responds to known fraud to prevent it in Read More
March 11, 2025
News
Press Release
The New York City Housing Authority Should Enhance Its Fraud Risk Management Practices
Departments are required by law to develop and maintain governance structures, controls, and processes to safeguard resources and assets. A robust fraud risk framework helps to ensure that programs fulfill their intended purpose and that funds are spent effectively. HUD relies on public housing Read More
March 07, 2025
Report
#2025-FO-1001
The Boston Housing Authority, Boston, MA, Did Not Always Comply With HUD's and Its Own Requirements for Its Public Housing Program Units
Provide evidence to support that the Authority corrected the 11 unit deficiencies for the 5 units and 7 building deficiencies for 4 buildings with outstanding deficiencies.
Open Recommendation
The Boston Housing Authority, Boston, MA, Did Not Always Comply With HUD's and Its Own Requirements for Its Public Housing Program Units
Determine the frequency of its quality control reviews of its inspections and work orders and update its quality control policy, training materials, and other resources as appropriate to ensure that its quality control process is consistently implemented.
Open Recommendation
The Boston Housing Authority, Boston, MA, Did Not Always Comply With HUD's and Its Own Requirements for Its Public Housing Program Units
Support that it has implemented its quality control policy for (1) monitoring the effectiveness of its unit and building inspections to ensure compliance with HUD’s and its own requirements and (2) reviewing work orders to ensure that cited deficiencies are corrected in accordance with HUD’s and Read More
Open Recommendation
The Boston Housing Authority, Boston, MA, Did Not Always Comply With HUD's and Its Own Requirements for Its Public Housing Program Units
Provide evidence to support that the Authority corrected the four non-life-threatening deficiencies for the three units with outstanding deficiencies.
Open Recommendation
The Boston Housing Authority, Boston, MA, Did Not Always Comply With HUD's and Its Own Requirements for Its Public Housing Program Units
Implement adequate procedures and controls to ensure that the deficiencies identified during annual self-inspections are properly categorized and corrected in a timely manner.
Open Recommendation
The Boston Housing Authority, Boston, MA, Did Not Always Comply With HUD's and Its Own Requirements for Its Public Housing Program Units
Develop and implement a plan to manage and reduce its backlog of work orders. This plan should include but not be limited to (1) assessing and addressing staffing needs; (2) creating a timeline for completion of the work orders to ensure that its properties are maintained in decent, safe, and Read More
Open Recommendation
The Boston Housing Authority, Boston, MA, Did Not Always Comply With HUD's and Its Own Requirements for Its Public Housing Program Units
Implement adequate procedures and controls to ensure that inspection reports are uploaded to the Authority’s electronic filing system and work orders are created in a timely manner. This process should include but not be limited to providing training to its staff on the Authority’s systems, Read More
Open Recommendation
The Boston Housing Authority, Boston, MA, Did Not Always Comply With HUD's and Its Own Requirements for Its Public Housing Program Units
Provide evidence to support that the Authority corrected the 3 non-life-threatening health and safety, and 19 non-health and safety deficiencies.
Open Recommendation
The Boston Housing Authority, Boston, MA, Did Not Always Comply With HUD's and Its Own Requirements for Its Public Housing Program Units
Develop and implement adequate procedures and controls to ensure that (1) the deficiencies identified during REAC inspections are corrected in a timely manner and (2) documentation is maintained to support that repairs were made.
Open Recommendation
The Boston Housing Authority, Boston, MA, Did Not Always Comply With HUD's and Its Own Requirements for Its Public Housing Program Units
Implement adequate controls to ensure that the Authority’s information system properly tracks the completion of work orders.
Open Recommendation
The Boston Housing Authority, Boston, MA, Did Not Always Comply With HUD's and Its Own Requirements for Its Public Housing Program Units
Implement adequate controls to ensure that the correction of life-threatening deficiencies is reported to HUD accurately and in a timely manner.
Open Recommendation