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Department of Housing and Urban Development Co2ld Be
Streamlined. FPCD-77-56; 9-114860. June 16, 1977. Released June
20, 1977. 23 pp. + 9 appendices (23 pp.).
Report to Sen. Henry Bellmon; by Elmer D. Staats, Comptroller
General.
Issue Area: Personnel Management and Compensation (3C0).
Contact: Federal PersoLnol and Compensation Div.
Budget Function: Community and Regional Development: C,)mmun-ty
Development (451).
Organizaticn Concerned: Department of Housing and Urban
Developmeivt.
Congressional !mslevance. Sen. Henry Bellmon.
Streamlining the Department of Housing &nd Urban
Developmentfs (HUD's) organization through consolidating field
offices and realining selected regional and field office
functions could improve its delivery of services to the public
at reduced costs. Findings/Conclusions: Streamlining HUD's
organization could improve services to the public and save money
by reducing the resources needed to provide the services. It
would also reduce the potential for duplicate ',ork and
fragmented authority and responsibility which have been problems
in the past. This streamlining caa be accomplished by reducing
the number of field offices and requiring field offices arl
regional offices to operate selected dissimilar programs, with
both reporting to the central office, or by requiring field
offices to operate all programs now being done by both field and
regional offices. Recommendations: Congress sbould request the
Secretary of HUD to submit to appropriate committees the
reorganization plan resulting from the Department's
organizational assessment before implementing the plans. The
plan should explain in detail the changes, and it should address
the following issues: cost benefits anticipated from the plannel
reorganization; improvement in program responsiveness that wiLl
result; changes in staffing requirements forecast for a
reasonable period subsequent to the reorganization; and the
impact on organizational patterns, roles, and authorities of
regioni1 and field offices. (Author/Sc)](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaobaacjk0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)