HUD OIG is auditing the Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA) Home Equity Reverse Mortgage Information Technology (HERMIT) system as part of the internal control assessments required for the fiscal year 2019 financial statement audit under the Chief Financial Officer’s Act of 1990.  HERMIT provides an end-to-end solution (loan origination to disposition) on the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) case-processing activities and assists FHA in efficiently managing the HECM portfolio.

HUD OIG has contracted with CliftonLarsonAllen LLP (CLA) to conduct the FHA financial statement audit for the fiscal year(s) ended September 30, 2020, to express an opinion on the financial statements, as well as to report any significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting, and report on the results of their tests of compliance with laws, regulations, contracts, grant agreements, and other matters, if applicable.

HUD OIG has contracted with CliftonLarsonAllen LLP (CLA) to conduct the Ginnie Mae financial statement audit for the fiscal year(s) ended September 30, 2020, to express an opinion on the financial statements, as well as to report any significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting, and report on the results of their tests of compliance with laws, regulations, contracts, grant agreements, and other matters, if applicable.

HUD OIG has contracted with CliftonLarsonAllen LLP (CLA) to conduct the HUD consolidated financial statement audit for the fiscal year(s) ended September 30, 2020, to express an opinion on the consolidated financial statements, as well as to report any significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting, and report on the results of their tests of compliance with laws, regulations, contracts, grant agreements, and other matters, if applicable.

HUD OIG is reviewing HUD’s fraud risks identified for funds received from the Coronavirus Aid Recovery and Economic Stability Act for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) programs.  Our objective will be to gain an understanding of HUD’s fraud risk management practices and the fraud risks HUD has identified for the CDBG and ESG funds appropriated under the CARES Act and develop an inventory of fraud risks not already identified by HUD.

HUD OIG is auditing HUD’s disaster preparedness from 2005 to 2018.  We performed this audit due to an agreement with six other Inspectors General as part of a Disaster Assistance Working Group-Cross Cutting Functional Effort by the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency to determine to what extent the Federal departments were prepared for upcoming natural disasters.

HUD OIG is auditing rent credits that HUD received from the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) during fiscal years 2015 through 2018 in exchange for financial contributions for building improvements.  We initiated this audit due to concerns we identified while completing a review of HUD’s use of funds approved by Congress for building improvements.  Our objective was to determine whether HUD accounted for and managed rent credits, issued by GSA in exchange for HUD’s financial contributions for building improvements, in accordance with applicable requirements.

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 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.

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.