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FEATURED REPORT
April 23, 2026
Reserve Fund Allocations
Violated District Law
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FEATURED REPORT
\ April 22, 2026
Education Budget Brief
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FEATURED REPORT
\ March 17, 2026
Read it now
Major Growth in Funding & Staff for
Education Oversight Agencies
New Layer
New Layer
Certification of Revenues
for the March 2026
General Obligation Debt Issuance
FEATURED REPORT
Read it now
/ March 13, 2026
Modeling District Revenue to
Certify Debt Service Obligations:
Methodology Update 2026
FEATURED REPORT
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/ July 3, 2025
FEATURED REPORT
\ February 12, 2026
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54% of Auditor Recommendations
In Place or In Progress
FEATURED REPORT
\ January 30, 2026
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D.C. Personnel Operations Need Greater Coordination, Cohesion
FEATURED REPORT
\ December 16, 2025
Read it now
New Layer
ANC 8C Used Funds for Political Activity
FEATURED REPORT
\ November 20, 2025
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Twenty Years of
District Agency Overspending
New Layer
Modeling District Revenue to
Certify Debt Service Obligations:
Methodology Update 2025
FEATURED REPORT
Read it now
/ February 28, 2025
New Layer
New Layer
FEATURED REPORT MARCH 17, 2026
FEATURED REPORT
\ October 17, 2025
More Oversight Needed
on College Savings Program
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October 8, 2025
Events DC Wrongly Calculated "Excess Cash," Owes D.C. $68.7 Million
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September 24, 2025
Implementation of ODCA’s Recommendations for MPD Use of Deadly Force
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September 19, 2025
D.C.'s New Rent Registry: A Decade of Delay
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September 3, 2025
Rapid Rehousing for Individuals
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Kathleen Patterson
D.C. Auditor
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Former three-term D.C. Councilmember Kathleen (Kathy) Patterson became D.C. Auditor on December 15, 2014, after being nominated and confirmed unanimously by the D.C. Council. She was subsequently nominated and confirmed unanimously by the Council for a six-year term on February 7, 2023.
Patterson came to ODCA after working for nearly eight years for the Pew Charitable Trusts, first as federal policy director for Pre-K Now, a 10-year Pew campaign that succeeded in doubling state investments in high-quality voluntary pre-k education across the country, then as a director in Pew’s Government Relations department. Her work for Pew included outreach to federal and state policymakers on a wide range of public policy issues, including performance budgeting, home visiting, dental care for children, election reform, and corrections reform.
Patterson was elected to the D.C. Council from Ward 3 in 1994, was re-elected in 1998 and 2002, and ran unsuccessfully for Council chairman in 2006. She chaired the committees on Government Operations, Judiciary, and Education, Recreation and Libraries. She was part of the leadership that brought the District out of financial crisis in the mid-90s and earned a reputation for effective oversight of executive branch agencies. Her major legislation included smoke-free D.C., the First Amendment Rights and Police Standards Act of 2004 governing policy practices handling demonstrations, school modernization, personnel reform, and authorization for public charter schools. Council reforms she initiated included the legislature’s annual performance hearings, authorization for special investigations, and a separate Council budget office.
Patterson is a former newspaper reporter including serving as a Washington correspondent for the Kansas City Star, and former communications director for the American Public Welfare Association. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University and a Master’s in English from Georgetown University.
kathy.patterson@dc.gov
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Kathleen Patterson, D.C. Auditor
Meet Kathy
@ODCA
Content here around ODCA
About ODCA
The Office of the District of Columbia Auditor’s (ODCA) mission is to support the Council of the District of Columbia by making sound recommendations that improve the effectiveness, efficiency, and accountability of the District government.
To fulfill our mission, we conduct performance audits, non-audit reviews, and revenue certifications. The residents of the District of Columbia are one of our primary customers and we strive to keep the residents of the District of Columbia informed on how their government is operating and how their tax money is being spent.
Learn more
ODCA in the News
September 25, 2025
Wilson Building Bulletin: Over overspending
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ODCA on Twitter
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54% of Auditor Recommendations Implemented or In Progress – Office of the DC Auditor
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ODCA’s new data brief shows “overspending” by DC agencies reported in the District’s financial reports (ACFRs) for the last 20 fiscal years. And there’s a downloadable spreadsheet where you can find spending records and other data for every agency. https://bit.ly/487LeiC
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Latest Report
Reserve Fund Allocations Violated District Law
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Latest report
Reserve Fund Allocations Violated District Law
Browse reports
Reports
Reports
COVID-19 Reports
About ODCA
Audit Process
Peer Review
Policies and Procedures
ODCA Staff
Our Work
Work Plan
Testimony
Correspondence
2024 ANC Security Fund Documents
Press Room
Press Releases
ODCA in the News
Auditude
Contact
Careers @ ODCA
Contracting Opportunities
Accountability Hotline
FOIA Request
FEATURED REPORT
April 23, 2026
Reserve Fund Allocations
Violated District Law
Read it now
FEATURED REPORT
\ April 22, 2026
Education Budget Brief
Read it now
FEATURED REPORT
\ March 17, 2026
Read it now
Major Growth in Funding & Staff for
Education Oversight Agencies
New Layer
New Layer
Certification of Revenues
for the March 2026
General Obligation Debt Issuance
FEATURED REPORT
Read it now
/ March 13, 2026
Modeling District Revenue to
Certify Debt Service Obligations:
Methodology Update 2026
FEATURED REPORT
Read it now
/ July 3, 2025
FEATURED REPORT
\ February 12, 2026
Read it now
54% of Auditor Recommendations
In Place or In Progress
FEATURED REPORT
\ January 30, 2026
Read it now
D.C. Personnel Operations Need Greater Coordination, Cohesion
FEATURED REPORT
\ December 16, 2025
Read it now
New Layer
ANC 8C Used Funds for Political Activity
FEATURED REPORT
\ November 20, 2025
Read it now
Twenty Years of
District Agency Overspending
New Layer
Modeling District Revenue to
Certify Debt Service Obligations:
Methodology Update 2025
FEATURED REPORT
Read it now
/ February 28, 2025
New Layer
New Layer
FEATURED REPORT MARCH 17, 2026
FEATURED REPORT
\ October 17, 2025
More Oversight Needed
on College Savings Program
Read it now
Reports
Testimony
Press Releases
Careers @ ODCA
Most recent ODCA reports
betonred
View All
Search by Topic
October 8, 2025
Events DC Wrongly Calculated "Excess Cash," Owes D.C. $68.7 Million
Read it now
September 24, 2025
Implementation of ODCA’s Recommendations for MPD Use of Deadly Force
Read it now
September 19, 2025
D.C.'s New Rent Registry: A Decade of Delay
Read it now
September 3, 2025
Rapid Rehousing for Individuals
Read it now
Kathleen Patterson
D.C. Auditor
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Former three-term D.C. Councilmember Kathleen (Kathy) Patterson became D.C. Auditor on December 15, 2014, after being nominated and confirmed unanimously by the D.C. Council. She was subsequently nominated and confirmed unanimously by the Council for a six-year term on February 7, 2023.
Patterson came to ODCA after working for nearly eight years for the Pew Charitable Trusts, first as federal policy director for Pre-K Now, a 10-year Pew campaign that succeeded in doubling state investments in high-quality voluntary pre-k education across the country, then as a director in Pew’s Government Relations department. Her work for Pew included outreach to federal and state policymakers on a wide range of public policy issues, including performance budgeting, home visiting, dental care for children, election reform, and corrections reform.
Patterson was elected to the D.C. Council from Ward 3 in 1994, was re-elected in 1998 and 2002, and ran unsuccessfully for Council chairman in 2006. She chaired the committees on Government Operations, Judiciary, and Education, Recreation and Libraries. She was part of the leadership that brought the District out of financial crisis in the mid-90s and earned a reputation for effective oversight of executive branch agencies. Her major legislation included smoke-free D.C., the First Amendment Rights and Police Standards Act of 2004 governing policy practices handling demonstrations, school modernization, personnel reform, and authorization for public charter schools. Council reforms she initiated included the legislature’s annual performance hearings, authorization for special investigations, and a separate Council budget office.
Patterson is a former newspaper reporter including serving as a Washington correspondent for the Kansas City Star, and former communications director for the American Public Welfare Association. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University and a Master’s in English from Georgetown University.
kathy.patterson@dc.gov
linkedin.com/in/kathy-patterson-772a1b3b/
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Kathleen Patterson, D.C. Auditor
Meet Kathy
@ODCA
Content here around ODCA
About ODCA
The Office of the District of Columbia Auditor’s (ODCA) mission is to support the Council of the District of Columbia by making sound recommendations that improve the effectiveness, efficiency, and accountability of the District government.
To fulfill our mission, we conduct performance audits, non-audit reviews, and revenue certifications. The residents of the District of Columbia are one of our primary customers and we strive to keep the residents of the District of Columbia informed on how their government is operating and how their tax money is being spent.
Learn more
ODCA in the News
September 25, 2025
Wilson Building Bulletin: Over overspending
Read it now
ODCA on Twitter
Office of the D.C. Auditor
@ODCA_DC
·
18 Mar
2034358262103982397
NEW report: Local funding for @OSSEDC and @DMEforDC up 40% and 87% respectively in last 4 FYs; recs call for more transparency on budget/personnel data, and collaboration on efficiencies in program delivery.
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Read more:
Major Growth in Funding & Staff for Education Oversight Agencies – Office of the DC Auditor
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We recommend ways to improve the DC government. Wanna know who’s acting on our recs and who’s not? Have a special agency you want to check on? Our downloadable spreadsheet shows each DC agency’s current recs and their status: Implemented? No action intended?
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It’s all on our website.
54% of Auditor Recommendations Implemented or In Progress – Office of the DC Auditor
Download and search the spreadsheet
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1991575028706734349
ODCA’s new data brief shows “overspending” by DC agencies reported in the District’s financial reports (ACFRs) for the last 20 fiscal years. And there’s a downloadable spreadsheet where you can find spending records and other data for every agency. https://bit.ly/487LeiC
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