DCHA Internal Auditor Resigned After Reporting Intimidation and Retaliation<\/a><\/blockquote><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MAR 2021<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>DCHA Audit Finds $1.3 Million In Wasted Funds — The D.C. Housing Authority did not disclose the audit in its responses to the Council’s annual oversight questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-washington-city-paper wp-block-embed-washington-city-paper\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"nImWZgNmVU\"><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtoncitypaper.com\/article\/511868\/d-c-housing-authority-wasted-nearly-1-4-million-audit-finds\/\">DCHA Audit Finds $1.3 Million In Wasted Funds<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"“DCHA Audit Finds $1.3 Million In Wasted Funds” — Washington City Paper\" src=\"https:\/\/washingtoncitypaper.com\/article\/511868\/d-c-housing-authority-wasted-nearly-1-4-million-audit-finds\/embed\/#?secret=MQVeJumDln#?secret=nImWZgNmVU\" data-secret=\"nImWZgNmVU\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>DCHA Executive Director Accuses Former Deputy of Planning a Coup — In a deposition, DCHA Director Tyrone Garrett says he fired his deputy because she plotted to overthrow him. Chelsea Andrews, the former deputy who is now suing DCHA, says that\u2019s ridiculous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-washington-city-paper wp-block-embed-washington-city-paper\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"RH8UrQKSwx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtoncitypaper.com\/article\/511245\/dcha-executive-director-accuses-former-deputy-of-planning-a-coup\/\">DCHA Executive Director Accuses Former Deputy of Planning a Coup<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"“DCHA Executive Director Accuses Former Deputy of Planning a Coup” — Washington City Paper\" src=\"https:\/\/washingtoncitypaper.com\/article\/511245\/dcha-executive-director-accuses-former-deputy-of-planning-a-coup\/embed\/#?secret=ApghlR2xgG#?secret=RH8UrQKSwx\" data-secret=\"RH8UrQKSwx\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FEB 2021<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Against Advice of Attorneys and Internal Auditors, DCHA Kept Families in Units With Lead Past Legal Deadline — DCHA Executive Director Tyrone Garrett says he was out of options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-washington-city-paper wp-block-embed-washington-city-paper\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"WETmzLg4ms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtoncitypaper.com\/article\/509687\/against-advice-of-attorneys-and-internal-auditors-dcha-kept-families-in-units-with-lead-past-legal-deadline\/\">Against Advice of Attorneys and Internal Auditors, DCHA Kept Families in Units With Lead Past Legal Deadline<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"“Greenleaf Gardens Redevelopment Stalls Early With Failed Resolution” — Washington City Paper\" src=\"https:\/\/washingtoncitypaper.com\/article\/439578\/greenleaf-gardens-redevelopment-stalls-early-with-failed-resolution\/embed\/#?secret=p4mZrsDzA0#?secret=wn3ANctk5w\" data-secret=\"wn3ANctk5w\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEP 2020<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>CM Silverman Questions Housing Authority Commissioner\u2019s Abrupt Dismissal — The at-large councilmember suggests Franselene St. Jean was removed to silence dissenting voices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-washington-city-paper wp-block-embed-washington-city-paper\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Ri72dAX5SR\"><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtoncitypaper.com\/article\/322144\/cm-silverman-questions-housing-authority-commissioners-abrupt-dismissal\/\">CM Silverman Questions Housing Authority Commissioner’s Abrupt Dismissal<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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