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HUD GONE Act

HUD OIG is reviewing HUD’s grant closeout process. The Grants Oversight and New Efficiency (GONE) Act was enacted in 2016 and requires Federal agencies to report on certain expired grants and awards, and to take appropriate action to close them out. The review objectives are to determine whether HUD: (1) established adequate grant closeout processes to ensure compliance with the GONE Act; and, (2) ensured that reports related to its compliance with the GONE Act were accurate.

HUD's Compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019

HUD OIG is auditing HUD's compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 (PIIA). The PIIA requires HUD to identify and review all programs and activities it administers that may be susceptible to significant improper payments based on guidance provided by OMB.

Administration of Procurement Activities under the CARES Act

HUD OIG is auditing HUD's COVID-19 procurement activities. Due to the pandemic, regular contracting requirements were revised to help meet the needs of contractors who did not have access to the Federal work sites or could not complete contracts in a timely manner due to quarantining, social distancing, or other COVID-19 related interruptions. The audit objective is to determine what HUD has done to accommodate contractors' pandemic related issues while ensuring that HUD meets is business objectives.

HUD's Reopening of Offices to Employees During COVID-19

HUD OIG is reviewing HUD's plans to reopen its offices to its employees. This work is in response to a Congressional request. The review objective is to determine whether HUD is following (1) its Resuming Normal Operations Guide, COVID-19 Response, Headquarters and Field Offices; (2) Federal, State, and local government and appropriate non-governmental guidance; and (3) best practices in reopening its offices to employees.

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 financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles applicable to the Federal Government.

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.

Review of Selected Controls of New Core Interface Solution

We audited selected controls of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s New Core Interface Solution application as part of the internal control assessments for the fiscal year 2019 financial statement audit. Our objective was to review the controls for compliance with Federal information system security and financial management requirements. The OIG has determined that the contents of this audit report would not be appropriate for public disclosure and has therefore limited its distribution to those officials listed on the report distribution list.