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The Office of the Director within the Departmental Enforcement
Center oversees the activities of the DEC's Compliance Division,
Operations Division, five Satellite Offices and receives legal assistance
from HUD's Office of Program Enforcement. The Office of the Director
has overall responsibility for Enforcement Center activities and
Department-wide coordination on enforcement issues.
By overseeing the work of these critical program areas, the Office
of the Director ensures the highest standards of ethics, management
and accountability. In this way, the Enforcement Center addresses
areas that could make HUD vulnerable to waste, fraud and abuse in
Federal housing programs.
In addition to this, the Office of the Director has primary responsibility
for all enforcement actions taken by the Enforcement Center. Such
actions might include administrative sanctions, including civil
money penalties, suspension and/or debarment, and referral, when
appropriate, to the Department of Justice for civil action. The
DEC may also refer to HUD's Office of the Inspector General cases
in which criminal activity is suspected.
The Departmental Enforcement Center is part of HUD's Office
of General Counsel.
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