Thanks for your feedback! This idea has been selected for implementation. Once we get the presentations uploaded online, we will communicate their availability to all employees.

With the most votes, HUD LEARN has become the name of HUD’s new training program! Thank you for your participation and please continue to vote on ideas.

As part of the on boarding process, employees are briefed on many of HUD’s major program areas. It is important for employees knowledgeable about rules and policies for specific technical programs. However, It would be a massive information gathering effort to address this across the Department at this time. If we pursue a Knowledge Management solution down the road, we could re-visit this at that time.

This idea is being implemented! It is important to be clear about learning objectives and set up follow up activities to be completed following the training. OCHCO is encouraging through the supervisory refresher and new supervisor training that training be viewed as a process, not just an event.

Employee exchanges and rotations should be discussed with your supervisor. There are many federal, state, and local government organizations as well as colleges and universities that are willing to exchange. Please see OPM’s Intergovernmental Personnel Act Mobility Program guidelines for more information: http://www.opm.gov/programs/ipa/

You idea contains a number of preliminary ideas. In order for us to evaluate you idea, we need a specific proposed solution to an identified problem and the benefits of that solution. Thank you!

Your idea has been implemented! A link to HUD Ideas in Action has been added under the tools section on HUD@work.

This idea is under review! Check back soon for a detailed response.

Listening to stakeholders is one of the pillars of HUD’s Transformation. FHA’s Multifamily Office regularly engages with stakeholders in a variety of ways. Stakeholders are engaged on new policy through industry meetings, which the Multifamily Deputy Assistant Secretary, office directors, and other staff attend. During the meetings, the multifamily office provides stakeholders with important information and updates and answers any questions they may have. The office also regularly invites stakeholders to meet with them when they are contemplating policy changes. This constant engagement provides an opportunity for stakeholders to discuss draft policy changes and to work with multifamily staffers to identify and resolve potential problems before the implementation of new policies.

This is a tough issue because forms expire at different times throughout the year and are not on a uniform schedule. We can and will encourage program areas to review the specific forms they use on a periodic basis to ensure they are still serving the intended purpose. As forms expire, the program offices will endeavor to update the forms and release the information on their websites as well as to the HUD Document and Distribution Division so that the updated forms are available on the HUDCLIPS website. This is a good “customer service” idea.