HUD rates itself higher on management

Beltway items from the NLIHC newsletter include mention of the HUD President's Management Agenda Results Report for July, which claims it is closer to White House standards for improving housing conditions, reducing improper payments, and other management goals. Per the said report, "Announced in 2001, the PMA is an integral part of the President's vision that government should be citizen-centered, results-oriented, and market-based."

Out of eight "program areas" HUD identified as having improper payment problems in 2004, the agency said it had reduced concern about Homeless Assistance Grants, the HOME Investment Partnership Program, the Economic Initiative Special Purpose Grants, HOPE VI, and the Multifamily Housing Property Management System. Continued concerns applied to three very large remaining areas: the management and sale of single-family foreclosure homes, the Public Housing Capital Fund, and then, under a single heading, all 45 of HUD's rental housing assistance "program activities" as a group.

If you can wade through the jargon this report offers an interesting glance into HUD managers' offices. Maybe worth a look.