Office of the Chief Financial Officer

When the D.C. Council agreed to sole source the contract for the city's online sports wagering platform, it was under the impression the application would be available by September — in time for the new NFL season.

The April 7 editorial “The District’s budget warning” rightfully noted that D.C. Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey S. DeWitt certified the fiscal 2020 budget and four-year financial plan as balanced. Then it warned the D.C. Council about the…

APPEARING BEFORE the D.C. Council at the start of its consideration of Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s (D) proposed fiscal 2020 budget, the city’s independent chief financial officer, Jeffrey S. DeWitt, warned of “yellow flashing signals” in the…

In my budget certification letter, I state that the fiscal 2020 to 2023 budget and financial plan are balanced. I stand by that statement.

D.C. Lottery vendor Intralot, the beneficiary of a change in the law that handed it a sole source sports betting contract, has been downgraded by Moody’s Investors Service.

The 35-day partial federal government shutdown cost D.C.’s coffers $47.4 million worth of revenue, putting city officials in a tighter spot just as they prepare to debate the budget for the upcoming year.

The longest federal government shutdown in history took its toll on D.C.’s revenue, but in the long-term, Amazon to the rescue?

The District government will see almost no revenue growth this fiscal year as a result of a slowing economy and the 35-day federal government shutdown that ended Jan. 25, according to a new report by Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey S.…

A member of Congress said Tuesday that he is continuing his inquiry into the District’s plan to award a sole-source contract for online sports gambling, contradicting the city’s representative in the House.

When Congress established the District of Columbia Financial Control Board in 1995, it created the position of Chief Financial Officer, to be appointed by the Mayor, approved by the D.C. Council and subject to Congressional Review.

A member of Congress raised objections to the District’s plan to award a sole source contract to run the city’s new and potentially lucrative venture into online sports gambling. But after his concerns were made public Friday, the…

The D.C. Council gave final approval to legislation to fast-track sports betting in the District, something that will likely open sports gambling by the start of the NFL season.