HUD Management: Actions Needed to Improve Acquisition Management

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Year: 2002
Pages: 59
Binding Paperback

Product Code: 0756734185

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Stanley J. Czerwinski & Steve Cohen. The Dept. of Housing & Urban Develop. (HUD) assists millions of Amer. through programs that encourage home ownership, house the poor, & promote econ. develop. To accomplish its mission, HUD relies on the integrity of thousands of third parties -- such as private lenders, contractors, nonprofit org., & local governments. As HUD dramatically downsized its staff in the 1990s, it came to rely more & more on private contractors, which deliver programs & perform many functions that used to be done by HUD’s staff, incl. those in its mortgage insur. & rental assistance programs -- areas at high risk for fraud, waste, abuse, & mismanagement. This report on HUD’s acquisition mgmt. discusses the challenges HUD faces in overseeing its contractors. Charts & tables.

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