Housing and Urban Development

Reforms at HUD and Issues for Its Future Gao ID: T-RCED-95-108 February 22, 1995

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) suffers from severe organizational and management problems that the agency is still in the early stages of addressing. Because HUD's programs consist of large federal loan commitments and discretionary spending, controlling HUD's spending will require a reexamination of federal housing policies and HUD's mission. Does HUD have the ability and the resources to carry out its responsibilities? To what extent is the federal government able to support these efforts? This testimony discusses (1) long-standing management shortcomings at HUD that hamper its effectiveness; (2) the problems that HUD and Congress face in public and assisted housing programs, which account for the bulk of HUD's outlays; (3) the progress HUD is making in addressing its problems; (4) the challenges that HUD faces in restructuring its programs and mechanisms for delivering programs; and (5) the fundamental questions that need to be answered in considering future housing and community development policy.



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