Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Ralph White, the Government Accountability Office’s managing associate general counsel for procurement law, said two federal acquisition cases went to the Supreme Court over the last year as part of an atypical fiscal 2015 for federal bid protests.
December 18, 2015 -
Nani Coloretti, the HUD deputy secretary, said the 8 point increase in the 10th annual Best Places to Work rankings can be traced to listening to employees and communicating changes.
December 09, 2015 -
She's served the Obama administration since the beginning, but has a strong background in municipal in state government. Nani Coloretti, now the deputy secretary of Housing and Urban Development, is one of the newest fellows at the National Academy of Public Administration. But, she told Federal Drive with Tom Temin that she's non-committal on a preference for state, local or federal government.
December 08, 2015 -
For the first time in four years, federal employee satisfaction and commitment improved among the workforce, according to the Partnership for Public Service's 2015 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government.
December 08, 2015 -
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is looking to bring order and definition to the term 'paid administrative leave.' Grassley says the unchecked practice is leaving employees without answers or recourse, and taxpayers stuck with the bill.
December 04, 2015 -
Federal chief information officer Tony Scott said agencies are spending too much of their money on legacy technology that can’t easily be secured, and the people who have built and supported it are leaving government service. HUD, EPA, SSA and the Patent and Trademark Office are among the agencies trying to transform their IT infrastructures.
November 18, 2015 -
Bidding zero dollars might not seem like a winning business strategy, but if you think you want to try it the Government Accountability Office said you can give it a shot. Steve Koprince, managing partner at Koprince Law and host of the SmallGovCon blog, wrote about a contract award at HUD that doesn't seem to make business sense. He shared the story on In Depth with Francis Rose.
October 08, 2015 The Department of Housing and Urban Development is the latest agency to get on board with "succession planning."
September 21, 2015-
HUD’s Inspector General says the department’s attempt to move its finances to a shared service is moving too fast.
September 16, 2015 -
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro joked that in trying to make HUD a better place to work, he could do little to change the appearance of the headquarters building, reports Federal Drive host Tom Temin.
September 09, 2015 -
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro said he's committed to improving HUD’s IT environment and its tools for monitoring program and financial performance.
September 08, 2015 -
An echo of the Great Society program of President Lyndon Johnson occurs the week. Housing and Urban Development marks 50 years as a standalone, cabinet-level department. Federal Drive host Tom Temin sat down with Secretary Julian Castro. He was confirmed just over a year ago. Before that he was mayor of San Antonio, Texas. He describes how HUD people view their mission and how he wants to improve the department as a place to work.
September 08, 2015 -
For Housing and Urban Development, homelessness in the United States presents a persistent problem, despite more than three decades of federal involvement. HUD officials have been working on a long-term project to solve homelessness. Congress ordered HUD to undertake the Family Options Study to determine the best method for providing families with long term housing. Anne Fletcher is a social science analyst at HUD. She joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin with an update on the study now that it's halfway through.
August 31, 2015 -
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is the first major agency out of the gate to offer a phased-retirement program. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey asks, what does that mean for other agencies?
August 17, 2015 -
An employee at the Housing and Urban Development Department used his government charge card to make nearly $12,000 in personal purchases for a few months back in 2013. HUD didn't tell the Office of Management and Budget about the violation because the Office of Inspector General hadn't yet confirmed if the transactions broke federal law. A typical investigation like this usually takes several months or years for the Inspector General to finish. Frank Rokosz is deputy assistant inspector general for audit at the Housing and Urban Developement Department's OIG. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose that HUD shouldn't have waited.
August 10, 2015