HUD OIG is conducting continuous monitoring of HUD’s travel and purchase cards usage. Cardholders and approving officials are expected to follow published requirements and exercise a standard of care in acquiring goods and services that is necessary and reasonable (i.e., not extravagant or excessive) for the proper operation of an agency. The objective is to monitor travel and purchase card usage on a semi-annual basis for the periods 10/1/2022 to 3/31/2023 and 4/1/2023 to 9/30/2023 to identify questionable transactions and trends.

The Office of Evaluation is initiating an evaluation of HUD’s recruitment efforts to address underrepresentation of employees who identify as Hispanic or Latino. Our objectives are to (1) determine the status of HUD’s recruitment plans to address the underrepresentation of employees who identify as Hispanic or Latino and (2) identify how HUD tracks the effectiveness of its recruitment actions to increase representation of employees who identify as Hispanic or Latino.

HUD OIG has contracted with CliftonLarsonAllen LLP (CLA) to conduct the annual GNMA financial statement audit. The objectives of CLA’s audit are to (1) express an opinion on whether GNMA’s fiscal years 2023 and 2022 financial statements are fairly presented and adequately disclosed, in all material respects, in accordance with U.S.

HUD OIG has contracted with CliftonLarsonAllen LLP (CLA) to conduct the annual FHA financial statement audit. The objectives of CLA’s audit are to (1) express an opinion on whether FHA’s fiscal years 2023 and 2022 financial statements are fairly presented and adequately disclosed, in all material respects, in accordance with U.S.

HUD OIG has contracted with CliftonLarsonAllen LLP (CLA) to conduct the annual HUD financial statement audit. The objectives of CLA’s audit are to (1) express an opinion on whether HUD’s fiscal years 2023 and 2022 financial statements are fairly presented and adequately disclosed, in all material respects, in accordance with U.S.

The Office of Evaluation is initiating an evaluation of HUD’s employee retention. Our objectives are to: 1. To determine whether HUD has a high voluntary separation rate relative to similar agencies, and which program offices or demographic groups, if any, have high rates relative to HUD’s overall rate or to equivalent groups in similar agencies. 2. To determine what retention-relevant programs HUD employs and the extent to which program offices are using those programs. 3. To determine the extent to which HUD’s retention-related strategies are aligned with best practices.

HUD OIG is conducting the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 evaluation of the HUD's information security program and practices, as required by the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA). The objectives are to (1) assess the maturity level of HUD’s IS programs and practices based on the annual IG FISMA reporting metrics.

We plan to conduct an audit of HUD’s compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 (PIIA) for FY 2022. Our objectives are to assess (1) whetherHUD has met all requirements of PIIA and OMB Circular A‐123, Appendix C‐Requirements for Payment Integrity improvement and (2) HUD’s efforts to prevent and reduce improper payments.

HUD OIG is one of 10 OIGs participating in this PRAC-led COVID 19 Pandemic Impact Project. The OIGs will conduct the review and provide the results to the PRAC for the final consolidated work products.  The objective is to identify the federal pandemic response program funds provided to select geographic areas and the purpose of those funds, and to determine whether the federal program spending aligned with the intended goals and objectives.  Our review will cover HUD pandemic funding at the six locations from March 27, 2020 - September 30, 2021.

HUD OIG has initiated the annual Ginnie Mae financial statement audit and has contracted with CliftonLarsonAllen LLP (CLA) to conduct the audit. The objectives of CLA’s audit are to (1) express an opinion on whether Ginnie Mae’s fiscal years 2022 and 2021 financial statements are fairly presented and adequately disclosed, in all material respects, in accordance with U.S.