Housing and Urban Development: Reforms at HUD and Issues for Its Future
(Testimony, 02/22/95, GAO/T-RCED-95-108).

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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 REPORTNUM:  T-RCED-95-108
     TITLE:  Housing and Urban Development: Reforms at HUD and Issues 
             for Its Future
      DATE:  02/22/95
   SUBJECT:  Public housing
             Internal controls
             Management information systems
             Federal agency reorganization
             Public administration
             Housing programs
             Loan defaults
             Federal aid for housing
             Financial management systems
IDENTIFIER:  Community Development Block Grant
             Community Opportunity Fund
             Affordable Housing Fund
             Emergency Shelter Grant
             
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