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HUD
Department of Housing and Urban Development Analysis
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) was initiated on September 9, 1965, when Lyndon B. Johnson approved the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act into law (Home Zone, 2011). The Department of Housing and Urban Development is the Federal agency responsible for implementing national policies and programs that address U.S. housing needs, which improve and develop the Nation's communities, and enforce fair housing laws. HUD's business is helping create a decent home and suitable living environment for all Americans, and it has given America's cities a strong national voice at the Cabinet level (Home Zone, 2011).
HUD is administered by the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Shaun Donovan, a former New York City housing commissioner and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, is the current Secretary, having been confirmed by the United States Senate unanimously on January 22, 2009 (HUD, 2011). Its headquarters is located in the Robert C. Weaver Federal Building in Washington, D.C and represents a major employer in the area.
Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) is the nation's fourth largest public housing agency serving more than 74,000 residents in the city of Philadelphia (PHA, 2011). Philadelphia Housing Authority has been effective in altering public housing to a state-chartered authority; which means they are not subject to the normal city charter requirements. If had to deal with the city charter requirements, it could effectively make operations regulated by tedious regulations that would hinder city-managed capital-improvement projects. As a result the PHA is the largest landlord...
For the most part the PHA operates fairly efficiently and the PHA has also been referred to as one of the most successful housing assistance organizations in the country.
However, there was recently a scandal involving Executive Director Carl Greene who was alleged to have mismanages funds and to have sexually harassed several of his employees. Due to these allegations he was fired by the Broad of Commissioners (Huber, 2011). When all these allegations emerged, HUD conducted an audit and this time it was of the financial and management operation at PHA. The reason for the audit was that the agency has $60.7 million of outstanding capital funds obligations that were not being met. With all of these problems were going on for more than a decade it is difficult to believe that the Board of Commissioners were completely ignorant of what was going on in the organization.
New York
New York City Housing Authority has also been referred to as one of the most successful housing authorities in the country. It was rated as the number one housing authority in the nation at one point in time (Twyamn, 2003). Philadelphia has a state charter that allows it flexibility in operations and some freedom from political influence that New York City doesn't share. However, they have carved out a new niche to provide some level of autonomy. New York relies on a heavy use of civil service employees that is protected by union activity and offers a level of protection from any political party influencing the organization's operations. However, the disadvantage of this strategy is that is difficult to fire unproductive members of the staff.
New York City has also had a lengthy record of HUD scandals. Since roughly one in five of its citizens lives in poverty and HUD is a…
Works Cited
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Einhorn, E. (2011, September 26). Audit reveals city paid $11.8 million in housing subsidies to dead people. Retrieved from NY Daily News: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2011/09/26/2011-09-26_city_paid_12m_rent_subsidy_to_dead_audit_reveals_shocking_waste.html
Home Zone. (2011). What is HUD? Retrieved from Home Zone: http://www.ginniemae.gov/homezone/brainfood/hud.html
Huber, R. (2011, February). The Devil & Carl Greene. Retrieved from Be Well Philly: http://www.phillymag.com/health/articles/feature_the_devil_carl_greene/
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Twyamn, A. (2003, October 28). Pha Could Learn From System In New York Philadelphia, Ranked Among The Worst In Public Housing, Taps The Big Apple For Secrets Of Its No. 1 Operation. Retrieved from Philly.com: http://articles.philly.com/1993-10-28/news/25937850_1_mary-ann-russ-housing-officials-large-public-housing-authorities/2
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