Below is a listing of articles and resources that are about the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) or have information on HUD news and events. For more information, visit www.hud.gov.
Housing and Urban Development Resources
The House Committee on Appropriations held a hearing on the oversight of HUD and the Department of Transportation on March 16. During the hearing, lawmakers examined the top persistent management challenges at HUD and noted HUD’s insufficient staffing and its need for improved leadership to address…
Dr. Ben Carson was confirmed as the 17th secretary of HUD by a vote of 58-41 on March 2. A number of Democrats, including Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Mark Warner (D-VA), joined all Republican Senators in support of the nominee.
Dr. Carson will manage a nearly $50…
HUD’s Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes issued a final rule amending the lead-based paint regulations by reducing the blood lead level in a child under the age of six that triggers an environmental intervention if the child lives in federally-owned or federally-assisted housing…
HUD published a final rule amending its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) regulations to implement the “FOIA Improvement Act of 2016” passed on June 30, 2016. HUD did not issue a proposed rule because the final rule follows the statutory language of the Act. Several provisions may be of interest to…