Department of Housing and Urban Development

  • The Department of Housing and Urban Development went from being the poster child for the dysfunctional federal hiring process to being a model of what others are striving for.

    November 17, 2010
  • WFED\'s Jason Miller describes efforts at some agencies to cut hiring time.

    November 17, 2010
  • Many agencies have reduced the time it takes to hire a new employee. DoD, Energy and VA are among the departments that have made the most progress over the last year. OPM Director John Berry said a full government-wide look will not be available until early 2011.

    November 17, 2010
  • HUD hired Compusearch under a $4 million deal to improve the procurement business processes and integrate data with other HUD systems.

    October 29, 2010
  • VA, SBA, EPA and HUD are the first to go through the review process and see dramatic changes. OMB controller Werfel said the goal for each agency is to invest only in top priorities, saving $1 billion a year by eliminating or reducing the size of agency modernization projects.

    September 16, 2010
  • \"As the new generation of information seekers primarily accesses news and other content through social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, HUD deemed it essential that the Department get up to speed on today\'s popular channels of communication,\" HUD wrote in a press release.

    June 16, 2010
  • Federal CIO Vivek Kundra says there are $27 billion in IT projects that are troubled. The administration will issue a new strategy to expand the use of TechStat review sessions. Agencies also are feeling the heat to review all IT projects before they submit their 2012 budgets to OMB.

    June 16, 2010
  • Hey Government Executives! More of your customers (citizens) seek services and interact with your agency through the web than any other way. Candi Harrison, founder of the Government Web Managers Forum, has some tips on how to serve your customers.

    May 20, 2010
  • 500 performance improvement leaders from across the Department of Defense, including Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Agencies and activities, and federal government agencies get ready to gather and compare notes, and you\'re invited! We get details from J. D. Sicilia, the director of the Defense Department\'s Lean Six Sigma Program Office.

    May 18, 2010
  • Alan P. Balutis Director and Distinguished Fellow Cisco Business Solutions Group

    April 08, 2010
  • December 8th and 29th, 2009 at 11:30 AM On this week\'s episode of \"Gateway to Government Sales,\" Scott Orbach reviews the SBA Small Business Financing Forum and discusses the resources available to small business owners at the Maryland Capitol Region SBDC. Scott also shares new State Department and HUD contracting opportunities available to GSA Schedule holders in FY 2010.

    December 08, 2009
  • The Small Business Administration and Housing and Urban Development are two agencies that ranked well in the latest “best places to work” survey. The rankings were released this week by the Partnership for Public Service.…

    May 22, 2009
  • The Federal Housing Authority needs help. That’s according to Shaun Donovan, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. He recently told a Senate appropriations subcommittee that FHA needs additional resources so it can…

    April 14, 2009
  • Roy Bernardi has joined CGI

    March 24, 2009