Mr. Schiff said Secretary Kemp was "totally dissatisfied" with the program, and "it is being evaluated now with the intention of total revision."

Secretary Kemp has asserted that H.U.D.-subsidized developers have provided the bulk of campaign contributions in recent Presidential elections.

In the middle are officials at H.U.D., where Secretary Kemp has pledged to give tenants a much greater role in managing their own buildings.

Another partner, Roger J. Stone, has long been a key political strategist for Secretary Kemp.

A1 New housing department policies, which Secretary Kemp plans to propose next month, include eliminating discretionary funds and requiring consultants to disclose fees.

On the matter of homelessness, Secretary Kemp promised shortly after taking office at the beginning of the Bush Administration to make it one of his chief concerns.

"Through Secretary Kemp, we were keeping in touch with the highest echelons of the Defense Department," said Browne.

Kind Words for Kemp In random interviews, mayors from both parties had kind words for Secretary Kemp.

Mr. Rozet said today that he accompanied Mr. Jackson to one hand-shaking session with Secretary Kemp last spring.

July 11, 1989: Secretary Kemp testifies before Congress and estimates that fraud and mismanagement in Federal housing programs had cost the Government $2 billion.