March 2025
Internal announcements from Chief of Staff Andrew Hughes and Head of Public Affairs Kasey Lovett on the replacement of HUD.gov. The redesigned site replaces 19 program office silos and 130,000+ documents with a user-need based interface organized around problems rather than programs.
January–February 2025
Internal directives ordering immediate cessation of all work under Community Compass, Thriving Communities, and Distressed Cities TA programs. Includes a nine-page compliance framework detailing 66 flagged work plans, 7,000+ HUD Exchange items scanned, and an explicit list of 30+ DEI/EJ terms subject to review.
February 10, 2025
Policy update detailing the review of 7,000+ HUD Exchange items for compliance with administration directives, resulting in ~3,300 content updates in one week. Explains the Phase 1 (10-day) and Phase 2 (30-day) assessment framework and the resulting broken links and phantom search results.
February 25–27, 2025
Template termination letter and implementation notice for HUD TA award terminations. Eight organizations terminated based on DOGE review of company websites and LinkedIn profiles: LISC, Cloudburst Consulting Group, Corporation for Supportive Housing, Technical Assistance Collaborative, Enterprise Community Partners, Collaborative Solutions Inc., BCT Partners LLC, and Homebase Center for Common Concerns.
February 10, 2025
Urgent directive from Scott Langmack, newly appointed Senior Advisor for Government Efficiency, requiring all HUD contract owners across Ginnie Mae, Housing, OCHHCO, and other bureaus to assess every contract for operational necessity, DEI components, and contractor performance. Deadline: end of business February 11, 2025.