Department of Housing and Urban Development Reorganization Plan: Some Accomplishments but More Needed

In June 1977, a report recommended that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) could streamline its organization through consolidating its 77 field offices and realigning regional and field office functions. A proposed reorganization, which is expected to affect less than 10 percent of HUD field employees, is intended to modify the field structure and improve management. The proposed reorganization does not change the three-tier organizational structure. Under the proposed reorganization, regional offices are to supervise and evaluate area office management, mesh program and social goals, and provide regional representation. The central office will provide field offices with guidance on technical and program matters. In a cost-effective change, the regional and area offices in 8 of the 10 regional cities are to be colocated.