GAO Urges HUD to Improve Oversight of PHAs' Spending

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is urging HUD to improve how it assesses the use of program funds by public housing agencies (PHAs). In its report, “HUD's Oversight of Housing Agencies Should Focus More on Inappropriate Use of Program Funds,” the GAO says that the current system used by HUD “is limited in its ability to detect potential mismanagement.”