With just over one hundred employees at the OIG dedicated to combating fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement in District government programs and operations, there is a lot of oversight going on at OIG. This section features media highlights to help you keep track of all the OIG’s latest work and developments.

Top Three News Stories

  1. D.C. Crime Scene Techs Covered Up Late Arrivals Nearly 700 Times, Report Finds, By Keith L. Alexander (https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/03/11/crime-scene-lab-forensic-inspector-general-falsifying/)

  2. D.C.’s Homelessness Service Bodies Fail Compliance Checks by D.C. Inspector General, By Katherine Wilkison (https://streetsensemedia.org/article/d-c-s-homelessness-service-bodies-fail-d-c-compliance-checks/

  3. 'A classic pill mill' | Doctor convicted of running opioids-for-cash scheme out of DC office, By Jordan Fischer (https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/crime/a-classic-pill-mill-doctor-convicted-of-running-opioids-for-cash-scheme-out-of-dc-office-okafor-maryland-upper-marlboro/65-218f00dc-dd57-416f-9ebf-186432b9b234)