SYEP (Part 15) Candid Thoughts About The DC DOES First Source Jobs Program

The District of Columbia recently audited the District's First Source, and Living Wage Programs which are run by the Dept of Employment Services and Mayor Adrian Fenty's DOES Director Joseph Walsh. The representatives from the Auditor's office give their testimony about what they find going on at the agency, and the programs designed to make sure the DC residents are considered 'first' for any new employment opportunities in exchange for the District giving businesses lucrative contracts, and property.

This testimony was given during almost 3 hours during a DC Council hearing on July 8, 2010. A summary and excerpts have been taken from the 3 hour hearing to identify key findings and make the delivery suitable for stakeholders in the District's employment development aware of what's really going on. Concerned voters are urged to view the full council hearing uninterrupted in it's entirety at the DC Council website located at http://www.dccouncil.us for more information.

NEWS UPDATES RELATING TO DC Dept of Employment Services & Agency Director Joseph Walsh: http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0710/755692.html

NEWS ARCHIVES: David Hoffman Agency agreement terminated by DC Dept of Employment Services (DOES) Director Joseph Walsh after Hoffman tries to do something to save DC residents from losing wages, and job opportunities: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/25/AR20090625018...

SOCIAL MEDIA: Hoffman catches accounting-payroll problems early that potentially could have run the 2010 DC Summer Jobs Program 325% over budget and alerts officials and DC residents in time:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSP8tjdiN00&feature=related

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