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Auditors and union raise financial-control gaps at DCHA; agency says most issues are being reconciled
Summary
The hearing highlighted unresolved audit and accounting questions including OAC follow-ups, alleged stale-check reconciliations, and contractor restitution accounts. DCHA and its contracted Office of Audit and Compliance said most findings have been addressed and one remaining reconciliation is in progress.
Multiple oversight documents and witness testimony at the Feb. 25 hearing returned the spotlight to DCHA's finances. The committee and several speakers cited a string of reports — including HUD’s 2022 audit, local auditor follow-ups and an internal compliance memo — that have found weaknesses in internal controls, accounting transfers and reconciliation practices.
Randy Sherrod, DCHA's interim OAC director (contracted through Baker Tilly), told the committee his unit has closed most of the prior observations and is testing the final reconciling items: "We have one more finding left and it's related to reconciliation of stale checks," he said, and estimated a few weeks to a month to finalize the outstanding review. Union representatives asked the committee to distinguish between management decisions and staff execution and requested transparency as remedies are implemented.
