Department of Housing and Urban Development: Actions Needed to Incorporate Key Practices into Management Functions and Program Oversight
Abstract
Through its $48 billion fiscal year 2016 budget, HUD administers a wide variety of programs that help millions of households obtain safe, decent, and affordable housing and that seek to build and strengthen communities. However, GAO and HUDs Office of Inspector General have identified management deficiencies that limit the effectiveness and efficiency of HUD's operations. For example, the Inspector General cited human capital management, financial management systems, and information security among the major management challenges facing HUD in fiscal year 2016 and beyond. GAO was asked to review HUDs management practices. This report examines HUDs efforts to (1) meet requirements and implement key practices for management functions, including financial, human capital, acquisition, and IT management; and (2) oversee and evaluate programs. GAO reviewed HUD policies and compared them with federal requirements, key practices, and internal control standards. GAO also interviewed HUD officials and industry stakeholders. GAO makes eight new recommendations designed to improve HUDs strategic and human capital planning, governance, and program oversight and evaluation. HUD concurred with our recommendations. GAO also maintains that 63 recommendations it made in prior work should be fully implemented to help improve aspects of HUD management.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 2016
- Accession Number
- AD1176662
Entities
People
- Amanda C. Gill
- Daniel Garcia-diaz
- Donald E. Brown
- Emily Chalmers
- Erika Navarro
- Holly Hobbs
- Jena Sinkfield
- John Mcgrail
- Kwame Som-pimpong
- Meredith Graves
- Steve Westley
- Teresa Yost
- Yola Lewis
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office