Sen. Chuck Grassley asked the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for a copy of an audit of the Omaha Housing Authority, following a series of Nebraska Watchdog stories. HUD has released the audit at Grassley's urging. Grassley is a long-time advocate for government transparency and for making sure HUD conducts proper oversight of the billions of federal dollars deemed to provide safe, affordable housing for those in need. Grassley made the following comment on the audit and its release.
"The audit has damaging findings about the housing authority that require correction, as HUD says. It's unclear why the audit hasn't seen the light of day, but now that it has, HUD should continue to make sure the Omaha Housing Authority is in compliance with rules for spending federal tax dollars. In the future, HUD should be more transparent with audits conducted at taxpayer expense in the public interest."
The audit is available here.
