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         <title>Name of the Department</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development is a Cabinet department in the executive branch of the federal government of the United States of America.&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-04-01 02:34:20 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Date Founded</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>On September 9, 1965, when Johnson signed the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act, the department was established. The Department was created to enhance the federal role in solving urban problems.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-04-01 02:41:58 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Current Head of the Department and their background </title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Marcia Louise Fudge is a politician serving as the 18th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development since 2021. She is the current head of the Department. Marcia Fudge graduated from Shaker Heights High School in 1971. Later on, she obtained her Bachelor of Science in business from the Ohio State University in 1975. In 1983, she earned a Juris Doctor from Cleveland State University Cleveland–Marshall College of Law.<br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-04-01 02:51:37 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Department Seal</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>The seal is a representative of high rise buildings simulating an eagle. This emphasizes the "urban" in the department. The eagle symbolizes Federal authority. The color green represents open space, land, growth and prosperity.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-04-01 02:59:52 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Purpose and responsibility</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>The Department of Housing and Urban Development is created to help Americans meet their housing needs. It is designed to support community development and make housing free from discrimination, and etc.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-04-01 03:04:56 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Fun Fact 1: Headquarter Location</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Its headquarters is located in the Robert C. Weaver Federal Building.&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-04-01 03:14:31 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Fun Fact 2: The Postpone</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>The actual implementation was postponed until January 14, 1966, following the completion of a special study group report on the federal role in solving urban problems.</div>]]></description>
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         <title>Fun Fact 3: First Important Event</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>On June 27, 1934, the National Housing Act creates the Federal Housing Administration. It helps provide mortgage insurance on loans made by FHA-approved lenders.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-04-01 03:19:44 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Fun Fact 4: Agencies</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Federal Housing Administration is the agency in the department.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-04-01 03:21:03 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Fun Fact 5: Offices</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<ul><li>Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships (HUD)</li><li>Departmental Enforcement Center</li><li>Office of Community Planning and Development</li><li>Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations</li><li>Office of Equal Employment Opportunity&nbsp;</li><li>Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity</li><li>Office of Field Policy and Management</li><li>Office of the General Counsel</li><li>Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control</li><li>Office of Hearings and Appeals</li><li>Office of Labor Relations</li><li>Office of Policy Development and Research</li><li>Office of Public Affairs</li><li>Office of Public and Indian Housing</li><li>Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization</li><li>Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities</li></ul>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-04-01 03:22:13 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Fun Fact 6: Corporation</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>The Government National Mortgage Association  is a corporation within the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-04-01 03:23:41 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Fun Fact 7: Budget and staffing</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>The Department of Housing and Urban Development was authorized a budget for Fiscal Year 2015 of $48.3 billion.&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-04-01 03:25:06 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Fun Fact 8: The &quot;shutdown&quot;</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>2013 – HUD stated that it would close its offices on May 24 and likely six other days because of the budget sequestration in 2013.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-04-01 03:28:11 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Fun Fact 9: The mission of the Office of Inspector General </title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<ul><li>Promote the integrity, efficiency, and effectiveness of HUD programs and operations to help the Department in completing its mission</li><li>Find and prevent waste, fraud, and abuse</li><li>Discover administrative sanctions, civil recoveries, and criminal prosecution of those responsible for waste, fraud and abuse in HUD programs and operations</li></ul>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-04-01 03:29:38 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Fun Fact 10: Criticisms</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Many critics Pointed out that the department's loose oversight of their programs allowed frauds and other negative things to occur.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-04-01 03:32:57 UTC</pubDate>
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