$30M construction deal spirals out of control

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Top officials for the District of Columbia sent out under- or unqualified inspectors to monitor construction contracts and left key inspecting positions vacant for months at a time, allowing costs to spiral out of control and quality to lapse, inspector general memos The Examiner has obtained state.

Left unchecked, the lack of control in key city agencies will expose millions of public dollars “to unnecessary risks” of waste or abuse, inspector general auditors concluded.

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