Develop and implement a process to ensure that appropriate outcomes are assessed for each PHA’s local MTW program.

Conduct an analysis to determine whether the changes to form HUD-50900 allow PHAs and HUD to appropriately measure the benefits and impacts of PHAs’ MTW program to include whether additional changes to the form are warranted to appropriately evaluate results of the MTW program.

HUD OIG has released its latest Semiannual Report to Congress, highlighting oversight work conducted from October 1, 2025, through March 31, 2026.The report reflects HUD OIG’s continued efforts to strengthen HUD programs, protect taxpayer dollars, and promote accountability through investigations, Read More

We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Claims Without Conveyance of Title (CWCOT) program.  We selected this review to assist HUD in recovering improper payments and to reduce the risk of losses to the FHA insurance fund. The Read More

HUDOIG is conducting an evaluation of inspection results for HUD-assisted properties for the Office of Multifamily Housing Programs and the Office of Public and Indian Housing. Congress directed OIG to analyze REAC inspections that occurred over the past year. Our evaluation objectives are to 1. Read More

A federal jury convicted Sohaib Akhter, 34, of Alexandria, Virgina, today on charges of conspiracy to commit computer fraud, password trafficking, and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.“Sohaib Akhter harmed Americans who trusted their government with personal information and sensitive Read More

Our office is currently conducting three audits of crime prevention and eligibility determinations at Public Housing Authorities (PHA) in Washington, DC; Chicago; and Los Angeles.  The objective of our audits is to (1) determine whether the Authority complied with HUD’s and its own Read More

HUD OIG is reviewing an organization in the state of Washington and its use of Continuum of Care (CoC) funds. The CoC Program is designed to end homelessness through a community-wide effort by providing funds to nonprofits, Indian Tribes, Tribal Designated Housing Entities, and State and local Read More

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted an evaluation of the operational effectiveness of information technology (IT) security controls for the HUDUSER system, which is operated by HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research (PD Read More

We conducted an audit on the effectiveness of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) program’s Life Expectancy Set Asides (LESA).  The LESA is a set aside portion of the HECM mortgage that makes property tax, hazard insurance, and Read More

Robert Lawler serves as the Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Investigations – Field Operations at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Inspector General (HUD OIG). In this role, Mr. Lawler helps oversee nationwide criminal and civil investigative activities Read More

Vanessa Freeman serves as the Assistant Inspector General for Investigations at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Inspector General (HUD OIG). Ms. Freeman brings extensive investigative leadership experience across federal oversight, global security operations, and Read More

HUD OIG is reviewing a residential care facility in New York. This facility owns and manages a long-term care facility, senior apartment residence, and retirement community programs and has a reported unpaid principal mortgage balance of more than $8 million as of December 31, 2025. Our audit Read More

The Justice Department announced today that the owners of residential rental properties in and around Springfield, Missouri have agreed to pay $250,000 to resolve a lawsuit alleging that the properties’ former owner and manager sexually harassed female tenants in violation of the Fair Read More

The Justice Department announced today that Joseph E. Johnson, the owner and manager of residential rental properties in Lexington, Kentucky, agreed to pay $510,000 to resolve a lawsuit alleging that he sexually harassed female tenants in violation of the Fair Housing Act.“The Justice Read More

LAFAYETTE– On April 15, 2026, a federal grand jury in Lafayette returned a four-count indictment charging Kelsi J. McDaniel, a 29-year-old Lake Providence resident, with one count of embezzling from the East Carroll Parish Housing Authority (“ECPHA”) and three counts of concealment money laundering Read More

As part of our mission to safeguard the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) programs from fraud, waste, and abuse, and to identify opportunities for HUD programs to progress and succeed, we selected Colorado for a review of potential improper payments.  Our audit objective Read More

Danita Wade has served with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General (OIG)  since 1999, and most recently held the role of Disaster Recovery Division’s Audit Director in the Fort Worth, Texas office.  In this role, she oversaw audit oversight Read More

G. Todd Gagon was appointed Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Audit and Evaluation for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Inspector General (HUD OIG), in April 2026.  As Deputy Assistant Inspector General, he is responsible for supporting the Assistant Read More

On March 16, 2026, the former Executive Director of Siren Eaton Shelter (Siren), a nonprofit organization in Charlotte, Michigan, that provided housing and other resources to homeless families and the survivors of domestic abuse, pleaded guilty to an indictment charging her with one count of theft Read More