HUD to reduce 50% of his workforce in the last Trump Purge
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is the latest home agency that is the target of the cost-saving efforts of the Trump administration. On Thursday evening, Bloomberg Law reported Die Hud’s Union President said the publication that HUD intends to fulfill ‘50% of his workforce’.
“Antonio Gaines, president of AFGE National Council 222, said that the Department will reduce employees in the offices that enforce civil rights laws, put together data on the housing market and after disasters must be rebuilt to rebuild communities,” the article says. The Federal Housing Administration (FHA), who provides a mortgage insurance for loans, will not be part of the cutbacks, according to Bloomberg.
On Tuesday, President Trump has one Executive order The implementation of the personnel initiative for Personnel Initiative for Personnel Efficiency of the President, which was established, that agency heads of “coordinate and consulted do to reduce the size of the federal workforce and to limit the recruitment to essential positions.” The executive order instructs agencies to “make plans for large -scale reductions of strength and to determine which agency components (or self -agencies) can be eliminated or combined because their functions are not required by law.”
Hud’s website states that it employs 9,600.
HUD employees were already alert this week after the White house Allegedly early information from the department to justify the existence of different contracts. According to report A spreadsheet was sent to employees by NPR and was asked to assess the importance of contracts, whether or not they have diversity, equity and inclusion (dei) initiatives, or if the contractor is ‘competent’.
The research was sent by a senior adviser to Doge. It also asked for the name of a “contract champion within the agency that will personally be responsible for the answers,” the report explained. Answers were back on Tuesday.
The HUD news follows a chaotic week for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), including the appointment of two acting directors, the closure of most functions of the agency, closure of the head office and a guideline for staff to stop working – all before the nomination of Jonathan Mckernan as director on Tuesday.
The Senate confirmed Scott Turner last week as HUD secretary of Trump. Turner is a former professional football player and the state representative of Texas for a part of Collin County and Rockwall County. He played for the National football competition (NFL) For nine seasons prior to entering the politics for teams, including the former Washington Redskins, San Diego Chargers and the Denver Broncos.
After he was confirmed, Turner said about Hud: “The path for us offers a chance to restore Hud to its core mission to support strong and sustainable communities and quality, affordable houses – that serve the most vulnerable of our nation. We must reduce the difficult regulations to make homeowners easier, while we unleashes prosperity that has been suffocated in communities throughout the country for far too long. “
In his short time in HUD leader, Turner has promised to bring “Quarterback” efforts Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac From a conservatory and announced that the Department would declare its gender identity policy – reflect two of the priorities of the president.
