Overpaid by the District

Contractor invoices show that some summer programs did not have enough people to satisfy their minimum requirement for enrollment. However, contractors were paid for the empty slots, which cost the city hundreds of thousands of dollars.

SOURCE: City audit report | By Tobey - The Washington Post - March 6, 2009

This Story D.C. Fires Firm Hired to Place Youths in Jobs Article \| The District was trying to get dozens of youths back to work yesterday after its first major blunder with this year's summer jobs program, an annual undertaking that went $34 million over budget last year. D.C. Summer Jobs Contractor Fired for Posts on Twitter Barry Seeks To Shorten Teens' Jobs To 6 Weeks THE DISTRICT: As Summer Jobs Program Grows, Fenty Requests Funding Increase CONVENTION CENTER: As Mayor Vows a Smoother Process, Youths Sign Up for Summer Jobs Program SUMMER PROGRAM: City Seeks to Avoid Repeat of Jobs Debacle 203 Non-D.C. Youths Got Summer Jobs D.C. Might Outsource Summer Jobs Payroll D.C. COUNCIL: Overspending, 'Haphazard' Plan Cited in Youth Jobs Program D.C. Jobs Agency Director Resigns Summer Daze SUMMER JOBS: Program Erred Badly in Projecting Payroll YOUTH EMPLOYMENT: Hundreds of Students Say They Weren't Paid Overpaid by the District		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: City audit report \| By Tobey - The Washington Post - March 6, 2009 ¬es=Contractor invoices show that some summer programs did not have enough people to satisfy their minimum requirement for enrollment. However, contractors were paid for the empty slots, which cost the city hundreds of thousands of dollars." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: City audit report \| By Tobey - The Washington Post - March 6, 2009 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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