[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: WILLIAM J. CLINTON (2000-2001, Book III)]
[November 20, 2000]
[Page 2572]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Statement on Management Reform at the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development
 November 20, 2000

     The Department of Housing and Urban Development's 2020 Management 
Reform Plan has changed the way that HUD does business for good. That's 
the verdict from a report issued today by the Public Strategies Group, a 
leader of the ``reinventing Government'' movement. The confirmed success 
of Secretary Cuomo's management reforms is 
great news for HUD, the administration, and most importantly, the 
millions of Americans served by HUD's programs.
     When we first took office, Al Gore and I promised the American 
people that we would improve the way our Government serves them. We had 
no greater challenge than HUD, which was mired in bureaucracy and which 
Congress had targeted for elimination. That was then, but this is now. 
Today, we have a Department that has turned itself around and, as this 
report clearly states, can serve as a role model for all Federal 
agencies.
     I want to congratulate Secretary Cuomo, 
his team at HUD, and all of the Department's 9,000 employees for this 
significant achievement. I have no doubt it will serve as a milestone in 
HUD's history and foreshadow the kind of service that the Department 
will offer the American people in the years to come.