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May 4, 2012

HUD receives the Association of Government Accountants Certificate of Excellence in Accountability Reporting award for its FY 2011 Annual Report

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HUD’s Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Financial Policy and Procedures Division This marks the sixth year that HUD participated in the CEAR review process, and it is a tribute to all those involved in the annual reporting process that HUD has received this prestigious award for the sixth consecutive year.  The CEAR program was [...]

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May 3, 2012

Keepers of the Fire uphold a commitment to their heritage

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Francis Harjo, HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing, Office of Native American Programs Yesterday, the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi dedicated a new community center thanks in large part to a $2 million dollar grant from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.  The long awaited community center embodies the Band’s mission to preserve Mother Earth [...]

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April 25, 2012

463 units to be made safe for Chicago area children

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Michael Lawyer, Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control Being a parent means always worrying about your kids. Part of HUD’s mission is to create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for all. For a parent, one of the biggest factors in a quality home is that it won’t harm your children. [...]

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April 19, 2012

17 Years Ago Today

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Jerry Hyden, Field Office Director, Oklahoma City HUD Office Today marks the 17th Anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing, one of the deadliest acts of domestic terrorism on American soil.  This cowardly act of terrorism killed 168 people, 19 of them children.  Thirty-five of the victims were my friends and our co-workers. While today I [...]

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April 12, 2012

In-Vet-Ments

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HUD Region 10 Public Affairs Soldiers in combat don’t have much time to worry about having a roof over their heads.  But it’s back on the agenda once they return home. Turns out, though, that a lot of veterans have a hard time finding one.  Every two years in the dead of winter thousands of [...]

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