HUD Staff Cuts Leave Agency Vulnerable to Fraud, Report Says

So many managers and lawyers have left the US federal government’s housing agency this year that there may not be sufficient staff to perform core government functions, according to an internal document seen by Bloomberg CityLab.

The confidential report from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of General Counsel warns that the loss of lawyers due to staff cuts and early resignations is “significantly increasing litigation risk and the risk of fraud, waste and abuse” across housing programs.

The report comes in advance of a Government Accountability Office audit requested by Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, ranking member ...