Federal Reports

The audit objectives were to determine whether program funds were managed in accordance with the ARC and Federal grant requirements

We audited the Lake View Towers Apartments’ Section 8 housing assistance payments program based on our analysis of risk factors related to multifamily projects in Region 5’s jurisdiction and the activities included in our fiscal year 2019 annual audit plan.  Our audit objective was to determine whether the management agent administered the project’s program in accordance with the owner’s contract with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and its own requirements.The management agent did not always administer the project’s program in accordance with HUD’s and its own requirements.  Specifically, it did not always correctly calculate and support housing assistance payments for its program households, obtain and maintain required eligibility documentation, and maintain appropriate waiting lists for the project.  As a result, HUD inappropriately paid nearly $57,000 in ineligible and more than $399,000 in unsupported housing assistance.  If the management agent does not correct its tenant certification process, HUD could overpay more than $54,000 in housing assistance over the next year.  In addition, housing assistance may have been unjustly denied or delayed for eligible applicants on the project’s waiting lists.We recommend that the Director of HUD’s Chicago Office of Multifamily Housing Programs require the project owner to (1) reimburse HUD for the ineligible housing assistance payments; (2) reimburse the appropriate household for the underpaid housing assistance; (3) support or reimburse HUD for the unsupported housing assistance payments; (4) conduct criminal record background checks; (5) update its waiting lists to include applicable notations; and (6) implement adequate policies, procedures, and controls to address the issues cited in this report.

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The objective of this limited scope follow-up review was to determine if the agreed upon corrective actions taken in response to four findings from the Final Report on the Program Evaluation of Peace Corps/Namibia issued in March 2013 were fully implemented and had the intended effects. We found that, overall, the post had improved with respect to three of the four areas selected for review, particularly in iterating on feedback and agency guidance where technical training was concerned. This follow-up included four recommendations, all with which the post concurred.

This report presents the results of our self-initiated audit of Miscellaneous Non-Postal Revenue Refunds - Golden, IL, Post Office. The Golden, IL, Post Office is located in the Gateway District of the Great Lakes Area. The Golden Post Office is a Remotely Managed Post Office (RMPO),1 with management and oversight provided by the Camp Point, IL Administrative Post Office. This audit was designed to provide U.S. Postal Service management with timely information on potential financial control risks at Postal Service locations. The objective of this audit was to determine whether refunds of miscellaneous non-postal revenue were valid and properly supported at the Golden Post Office.