United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2001-06-29 monographic deposited born digital 44 p. GA 1.13:GAO-01-794 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-794 P0b002ee18037aa2d f:d01794 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-794 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-794 GAO-01-794 Crime prevention Drug trafficking Housing programs Law enforcement Public housing Management information systems Program evaluation Inspectors general HUD Operation Safe Home HUD Public Housing Drug Elimination Program Other Written Product A01311 This report reviews the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) efforts to combat violent crime and drug trafficking in public housing through Operation Safe Home. GAO found that Operation Safe Home does not have the necessary information systems and management controls to ensure that HUD's Office of Inspector General (OIG) managers can readily monitor the obligation and expenditure of funds and track the numbers of arrests and convictions. As a result, the OIG does not have a reliable mechanism for effectively allocating program resources or for accurately estimating its funding needs. Furthermore, in the absence of complete, consistent, or accurate information, the OIG has not had the means to accurately report the results of its investigations and thus to provide Congress with reliable and supportable information on what Operation Safe Home has accomplished. The OIG has recognized the need for more effective management controls within Operation Safe Home and has begun to address the problems. These actions, once implemented, should improve the ability of the OIG to allocate resources more effectively, better estimate future funding needs, and more accurately measure and report the program's accomplishments. However, GAO remains concerned about OIG's long-term involvement in Operation Safe Home. The OIG cannot independently and impartially audit or investigate Operation Safe Home, and may not be perceived as impartial when auditing other similar HUD programs. For these reasons, Operation Safe Home raises questions about the OIG's ability to independently audit and investigate HUD programs designed to reduce violent and drug-related crime in public and assisted housing. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-794/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-794.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-794/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-794.pdf GAO-01-794 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-794 Other Written Product GAO-01-794; HUD Inspector General: Actions Needed to Strengthen Management and Oversight of Operation Safe Home; Crime prevention Drug trafficking Housing programs Law enforcement Public housing Management information systems Program evaluation Inspectors general HUD Operation Safe Home HUD Public Housing Drug Elimination Program Volume 114 Page 1441 114 Stat. 1441 Public Law 106-74 Public Law 106-377