As the beleaguered D.C. Housing Authority faces a Nov. 30 deadline to respond to a stinging federal report on its operations, internal governance problems flagged in the report have intensified at the agency, according to interviews and emails reviewed by The Washington Post.
This month, the authority’s Office of Audit and Compliance delivered an internal review accusing DCHA of illegal procurement. The authority’s top lawyer and chief operating officer were put on leave, then quickly reinstated. Its director has sought to discredit the internal review to the agency’s governing board. And the top auditor has accused the director of retaliating against her.
Meanwhile, time is running out for the agency to respond to dozens of findings issued by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on Sept. 30, and it has until the end of the year to make substantial progress in remedying them — or risk escalating actions by the federal government.
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