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Review of HUD's Property and Equipment

We performed an audit of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) property and equipment. We performed this audit as a result of recurring findings relating to HUD’s property and equipment reported in the fiscal years 2004 through 2008 management letters. Our objective was to determine whether HUD properly recorded and tracked the acquisition and disposal of its capitalized and other accountable property and equipment.

Interim Memorandum Report on the Office of Labor Relations’ Management of the Davis-Bacon Wage Restitution and Deposit Account

In response to a request for review from the Office of the Department Operations and Coordination, we are auditing the Office of Labor Relations (Labor Relations) wage restitution and deposit process. We found Labor Relations has weak internal controls over their Deposit account. Our objective was to gain an understanding of the deposit process and determine whether the controls used to administer and distribute restitution payments were adequate.

HUD Needs To Obtain Complete Documentation To Close Ginnie Mae Contracts

We audited the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer’s (procurement office) procedures for closing out completed and expired Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) contracts in compliance with applicable regulations. This audit was part of our audit plan for fiscal year 2010. Our objective was to determine whether the procurement office performed timely closeouts on completed and expired Ginnie Mae contracts. The procurement office did not obtain documentation from Ginnie Mae to close out completed and expired Ginnie Mae contracts in a timely manner.

HUD Hired Employees in Accordance With Office of Personnel Management Guidelines for Streamlining the Federal Hiring Process

We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) process for hiring employees in accordance with Office of Personnel Management (OPM) guidelines. The audit was initiated due to concerns about whether HUD addressed the staffing needs of its Homeownership Centers in a timely manner to address significant increases in single family mortgage workload. Our audit objective was to determine whether HUD effectively hired employees in accordance with OPM guidelines for streamlining the Federal hiring process.