@LynnePatton@HUDgov@MollyParkerSI It’s a major issue in Hartford, CT, St Louis, MO, Houston, etc. It goes beyond inspections. HUD also is slow to fix problems when they are identified, because HUD lacks adequate resources.
Patton’s office oversees housing authorities, multifamily Section 8 properties and other HUD programs in New York and New Jersey. propub.li/2ZaWn1F
@LynnePatton@HUDgov@MollyParkerSI Take a look at our Hud Inspect app. You can put in any zip code and see housing inspection pass rates. .
New Jersey has one of the worst housing inspection pass rates in the country. propub.li/2Zi8mWw
@LynnePatton@HUDgov@MollyParkerSI When people live in housing with peeling lead-based paint, mold and infestation, it can make people sick, especially kids, seniors and people with disabilities. HUD oversees millions of federally subsidized units nationwide
We think officials should answer questions about it.
@LynnePatton@HUDgov@MollyParkerSI PS.. you can use our Trump Town database to search financial disclosures, lobbying records and employment history of Trump administration employees. Here's Patton's page propub.li/33Smr0g
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2/ In 2016, while researching an attack on a major tech company, Microsoft engineer Andrew Harris said he discovered a flaw that left millions of users — including federal employees — exposed to hackers. propublica.org/article/micros…
3/ The weakness Harris discovered was in MS' Active Directory Federation Services, which allowed users to sign on a single time for nearly everything they needed. The problem was with how the app used a computer language known as SAML to authenticate users as they logged in.
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