Open Recommendations

Ensure that the Government complies with the Equipment and Real Property Management Requirements.

Provide documentation to show that costs totaling $942,636 for activity 7099 were for employees' actual time spent benefiting the activity or repay its program from non-Federal funds for any amount that it cannot support.

Provide documentation to show that costs totaling $100,000 for activity 6865 benefited the activity or repay its program from non-Federal funds for any amount that it cannot support.

The NARA CIO should conduct and document a risk assessment specific to NARA’s implementation of cloud computing in coordination with NARA's Chief Risk Officer.

The NARA CIO should coordinate with the Chief Acquisitions Officer, and General Counsel to establish a working group to evaluate and monitor recommendations and best practices for cloud computing procurement in order to improve the content and effectiveness of the CPIC Business Case Form.

(U) Rec. A.1: The DoD OIG recommended that the Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare System Program Executive Officer correct Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program Blocks 1B1 and 1B2 deficiencies.

(U) Rec. B.1.a: The DoD OIG recommended that the Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare System Program Executive Officer correct Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Block 2 system deficiencies.

We recommend that the Acting Director of HUD's Newark Office of Public Housing instruct Authority officials to provide supporting documentation to justify the $88,534 in unsupported travel and training costs related to out-of-State trainings, meetings, and conferences. Any amount determined to be ineligible should be repaid from non-Federal funds to the Operating Fund.

We recommend that the Acting Director of HUD's Newark Office of Public Housing instruct Authority officials to provide supporting documentation to justify the $27,599 in unsupported training travel and per diem expenses related to quarterly meetings and trainings offered by HAI. Any amount determined to be ineligible should be repaid from non-Federal funds to the Operating Fund.

We recommend that the Acting Director of HUD's Newark Office of Public Housing instruct Authority officials to provide supporting documentation to justify the $27,487 reimbursed to Authority officials for various costs, such as health coverage waiver incentives, supplies, food, and decorations. Any amount determined to be ineligible should be repaid from non-Federal funds to the Operating Fund.

We recommend that the Acting Director of HUD's Newark Office of Public Housing instruct Authority officials to reimburse the Operating Fund from non-Federal funds for $61,145 in ineligible expenditures for personal expenses, such as meals, grocery items, gift cards, flowers, golf, an award dinner, Costco and AAA memberships, and a church deduction.

We recommend that the Acting Director of HUD's Newark Office of Public Housing instruct Authority officials to reimburse the Operating Fund from non-Federal funds for $8,190 in ineligible salary advance.

We recommend that the Acting Director of HUD's Newark Office of Public Housing instruct Authority officials to reimburse the Operating Fund from non-Federal funds for the $4,048 in ineligible civil service fines.

We recommend that the Acting Director of HUD's Newark Office of Public Housing instruct Authority officials to obtain retroactive approval from HUD for the $90,000 lawsuit settlement related to a former employee. If approval is not obtained, the Authority should reimburse $90,000 to the Operating Fund from non-Federal funds.

We recommend that the Acting Director of HUD's Newark Office of Public Housing instruct Authority officials to provide documentation to support that $13,340 in rent collected in March 2016 was deposited into an appropriate bank account or repay the Operating Fund from non-Federal funds for any amount not properly deposited.

We recommend that the Acting Director of HUD's Newark Office of Public Housing instruct Authority officials to provide documentation to justify the $106,971 in unsupported rent that was written off for 52 tenants. Any amount determined to be ineligible should be repaid from non-Federal funds to the Operating Fund.

We recommend that the Acting Director of HUD's Newark Office of Public Housing instruct Authority officials to reimburse the program income account from non-Federal funds for $21,857 in ineligible expenditures for golf outings, banquets, or dinner shows.

We recommend that the Acting Director of HUD's Newark Office of Public Housing instruct Authority officials to provide documentation to justify $37,671 that did not have receipts or other support showing how these transactions were used for low-income housing and benefited the residents or repay the program income account from non-Federal funds for any amount not supported.

We recommend that the Acting Director of HUD's Newark Office of Public Housing instruct Authority officials to provide documentation to show that the $710,721 paid for services procured was for costs that were reasonable or repay from non-Federal funds approximately $500,000 to the Operating Fund and approximately $200,000 to the Capital Fund. Footnote: Regulations at 24 CFR 905.306(f) require that all capital funds be spent within 48 months after the date on which they become available.

Require New Horizons to repay HUD from project funds if available (otherwise, from nonproject funds) $144,556 in housing assistance payments for tenants who were not eligible for assistance or not living in units.

Require New Horizons to provide support for the $726,399 in housing assistance payments based on missing or incomplete tenant files or repay the assistance from project funds if available (otherwise, from nonproject funds) to HUD.

Require New Horizons to support that $16,687 in tenant rents was collected and deposited as required or repay the project from nonproject funds.