Poor oversight within two city agencies resulted in a now-defunct security company being paid $23 million more in taxpayer dollars without competing for the money, a new audit has shown. The District also overpaid the company, Hawk One Security, by nearly $2 million during the four years it held a citywide contract to guard D.C. government buildings and public schools. The company was paid nearly $106 million by the District from 2005 and 2009.

The audit, issued by the Office of the Inspector General, said a miscalculation in the original contract led the Office of Contracts and Procurement to modify Hawk One’s deal with the city to allow for more guard hours.

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