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Department of Justice
Audit of the Office of Justice Programs Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Cooperative Agreement Awarded to the Montana Division of Criminal Investigation, Helena, Montana
Suspected Violations of the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) Government Ethics, Standards of Conduct, Authority and Responsibilities of the Office of Inspector General and Cooperation of Architect of the Capitol Employees Policies, Administrative Leave Uses
We reviewed the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) information technology (IT) modernization roadmap. A significant number of HUD’s mission-essential applications have not been modernized, which presents multiple sources of risk. These applications are hosted on legacy information systems and mainframe platforms, which are operationally inefficient, increasingly difficult to secure, and costly to maintain. Historically, HUD has failed to successfully implement multiple modernization plans and projects. Leadership changes with shifting priorities and insufficient funding pose potential risk to modernization. As a result, hundreds of millions of dollars in potential savings from modernization have not been realized, and security risks have remained. Our objectives were to (1) determine the extent to which HUD has developed an IT modernization roadmap and to report on its current and future state, (2) gain an understanding of HUD’s IT modernization strategy and priorities, and (3) assess the effectiveness of the roadmap and strategy.HUD’s recent efforts to modernize key IT systems that support its programs has been well managed and resulted in positive outcomes. HUD made significant progress with implementing its multiyear modernization roadmap; formalizing its strategy for converting to modern technology; and delivering improved information systems. HUD reported that these modernization efforts result in long-term cost savings and industry efficiencies. Prior IT modernization efforts often failed, costing millions of dollars and lost resources. HUD’s Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) developed an enterprisewide IT modernization roadmap in April 2020. This roadmap includes initiatives within HUD program offices, enterprise capabilities, and improving technologies, such as migrating legacy mainframe platforms to modernized cloud technologies. The roadmap includes initiatives and timelines based on an agile approach, which allows HUD to deliver new functionality incrementally, maximize flexibility, and adjust to shifting program office modernization priorities. The Federal Housing Administration (FHA), Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH), and mainframe modernization were identified as priority modernization initiatives. This evaluation report contains two recommendations and five opportunities for improvement to assist in continued successes for future modernization efforts.
Closeout Audit of the Fund Accountability Statement of American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, a Community of Equals Project in West Bank and Gaza, Cooperative Agreement 294-A-17-00016, September 28, 2017 to January 31, 2019
Independent Audit Report on International Business & Technical Consultants Inc.'s Costs Incurred and Billed, Task Order AID-267-TO-17-0001, Performance Management and Support Program in Iraq, June 1, 2018, to September 30, 2019
OIG data analytics identified that the Ft. Lauderdale Main Post Office had issued $126,196 in refunds for spoiled/unused postage meter stamps and customers postage and fees paid for special services from February 1, 2020, to January 1, 2021. The Ft. Lauderdale Main Post Office was the ninth largest in the nation for refunds in these categories. The objective of this audit was to determine whether postage, fees, and meter revenue refunds are valid and properly supported and processed at the Ft. Lauderdale Main Post Office.
