Sex in the Reeves Center (and in Car under Reeves Center)
Question No. 1: Where is the worst place to conduct an extramarital affair? Your office in the Reeves Center, or a city-owned car in the parking garage of the Reeves Center?
Answer: All of the above.
Question No. 2: What is the worst thing you can do after having an affair in both a Reeves Center office and the parking garage? Answer: Engage in dirty sex talk on your dc.gov email account.
A recent report by the Inspector General says two city officials misused city property by "engaging in sexual activity" in a Reeves Center office and a city-owned car in the building's parking garage. The employees, a female District Department of Transportation staffer and a male Office of Unified Communications worker, also used their government-issued email and smartphones to send "sexually explicit" messages to each other.
But that's not all. The husband of the DDOT worker, another city employee in a different agency, improperly accessed his wife's email account (wonder why) and made an "unauthorized entry" of her office where he removed items without her permission, the IG concludes. The IG report also says that the husband may have been "less than truthful" when talking to investigators (again, wonder why?).
The IG recommends that each of the employees' bosses address their subordinates' behavior with the "appropriate administrative action."
As it happens, way back in March, an anonymous source had sent LL a copy of these sexually explicit emails. So here they are. An unedited sampling:
From the UOC employee in October 2010: "Baby I wanna make love to u again doing it in ur office was crazy."
From the DDOT employee a few days later: "I would like to see you again, even if it were just at a quickie in my office."
From the DDOT employee a few days after that: "I would not have been able to make love with you in the bed my husband and I share, in my office, or in the work car, had I not been in love with you. ..."
From the UOC employee, ten minutes later: " ... can we enjoy the present, and think about the future later, and if u feel like that this is too much for you be honest and just walk away. Ur still married and I have other relationships... I want to enjoy our time together, when I come to ur office I will pick u up and take u home, I won't try and get intimate in ur office anymore baby..."
Okay, that's enough of that. How about LL just lets you read the emails yourself!
Photo by Lydia DePillis
1:30 pm
This helps solidify the Reeves Center as the skeeviest city building of them all. Have always disliked that place and now it's just gross.
1:32 pm
That is beyond wreckless smh. DC Government I tell ya
1:40 pm
I agree, DC needs to just relocate all the agencies in that building then sell it....
1:44 pm
These are e-mails that were ciculating around Reeves and DPW in February--with the names, The DDOT Director supposedly has seen them and done nothing. A couple of years ago the District made a big deal over firing employees who accessed pornography, what about creating it?
1:47 pm
Not surprise the same thing happens in the Federal Gov.
1:54 pm
This situation reeks of "no oversight" and clearly details what I have said for years and that is we have a mid-level management crises in DC Government. These two should never have been able to have done the things they did. Where were there managers while this was going on?
1:57 pm
Our tax dollars working for the public good. Or at least someone's good.
2:00 pm
A little-known fact: to hold a block party in DC, you need to take the paperwork to the DC Department of Homeland Security twice, to two different DCRA offices, and then go to MPD headquarters - and wait 15 days for the filing to be completed. Which is to say - D.C. employees, please feel free to screw whoever, wherever you like on city property, JUST START DOING SOME EFFICIENT, CITIZEN-ORIENTED GOVERNING WHEN YOUR PANTS ARE UP. Thanks.
2:20 pm
That's nothing...back in the 80's-90's there was a select few 'ladies' of a certain FED agency that had 'play for pay' in a custom van parked in that agency's underground garage. Then the countless numbers of folks who 'slept their way to the top'...
2:27 pm
If these individuals wrote these messages from their work computers, they should be terminated.
Was the DDOT employee the former Director working in Chicago? LOL
2:41 pm
Mayor Gray,
This matter has been on your watch since February 2011, fire the director of each agency if they failed to act upon being notified. This is just total disregard for the public trust and a blantant misuse of taxpayer's property. Also, the dc government employees should be terminated immediately.
2:47 pm
The secret Magnum Force division of the DC police should demolition the building, but do it on a regular work day and not tell anyone they are doing it.
2:52 pm
So this has been ruminating for 8 months and they still have their jobs?
How ridiculous is this. I don't work for some snooty private company, but I would have been fired on the spot if I had been caught having sex on company property.
The emails/txts I would probably get a warning for the first time, but this is just ridiculous. Why is it such a foreign idea to fire people?
It is also hilarious that the DDOT girl is so obviously getting played by the guy who "just wants to enjoy their time together" when she says she loves him.
2:57 pm
At least they were trying to make it to their meetings and work around the office schedule, my staff would have called in sick or just disappeared. I say they get props for working their inappropriate behavior around city business instead of the other way around!
3:09 pm
Guess these folks "missed the memo" about Kwame Kilpatrick and his undoing. The screwing on govt property and in a govt vehicle is a no-brainer and a fireable offense. Using city BB's to send personal messages is a lot harder. EVERYONE does it....even if you just text your wife to pick up some milk, that is personal use. So I am not sure you can fire them just based on content.
But did you catch Dude's game? Straight player!!! LOL!! This guy's lines are straing out of the Player's Handbook! LOL!!
3:28 pm
"The IG recommends that each of the employees' bosses address their subordinates' behavior with the 'appropriate administrative action.'"
Is "appropriate administrative action" bureaucraspeak for for fire them or give them a slap on the wrist (or wherever)?
3:33 pm
"But did you catch Dude's game? Straight player!!! LOL!! This guy's lines are straing out of the Player's Handbook! LOL!!"
All of these sound like they were ghostwritten by Smoove B.
3:36 pm
So, why should these people be fired for having an affair? If they are CAUGHT doing anything inappropriate in an office or official car, then they should be disciplined. But there isn't even anything very explicit in the emails, so there only seems to be a minor breach in the policy for usage of government resources, but not one that costs anyone anything. Everyone loves a scandal and everyone loves to condemn others, but why do people always go out for blood when it's a public employee? Who honestly cares that much?
3:45 pm
It always amazes me that a woman can go on and on about how she loves a man. Yet, his response of "You're alright too" or "Let's enjoy the moment" is not a red flag for the lady. Never understood that.
Moving along, I do not believe that having an affair itself warrants termination. Screwing in the office certainly does. You do have to wonder about the message from the top though. Ledership sets the tone and if these folks thought that it was Ok to get busy in the office or the govt vehicle, it does raise some questions about the culture.
3:49 pm
I am laughing my azz off! This is nothing, especially with the ALLEGED RUMORS THAT THERE IS A SEX TAPE OUT THERE INVOLVING V. GRAY. And so the rumor goes, this is the reason L. Greene exercised so much power over him. And so the rumor goes, this is the reason out of all the nepotism that is seemingly being banished, her daughter, L. Green, is still working her unqualified self in that ghetto govt job.
3:54 pm
Guess this explains why the Jig's been too busy to bother investigating the lottery contract.
4:00 pm
Oh gosh, this is the best laugh I had all day. Here you have this illiterate DDOT worker being wooed by a bald-headed OUC pimp! What talent we have in the government! Suuudermannnnn - sell this skit to Saturday Night Live! Suderman, I just had a ocnversation about you with a friend and we both love you because you keep the farce coming dude. I bet the entire DC govt hates you but you are fine with me/us.
4:01 pm
Oh and how's the bean doing...he/she must be a toddler by now.
4:21 pm
Heavens to Mercatroyd it is a never ending saga. Do these employees bargain "collectively"?
4:23 pm
GUS VITERI is the DCRA Chief Information Officer so the logic statement then goes that he is the husband of the DDOT employee. Oh my!! Still laughing. I'm rolling on the floor now and kicking!
4:26 pm
Why deal with baldy when she had all that oily hair she could run her fingers through anytime? I suppose both yield oily residue though. This ish is hilarious!
4:27 pm
Ok...I was in tears reading the e-mails...
Pure comedy.
4:44 pm
Whatever happened to fidelity? She's married and he has other relationships. No wonder DC is ground zero for HIV.
4:47 pm
Would that wife be a one, [DELETED]? Baldy liked himself some mamacitas! Laughing like my azz is deflating! Come on now Baldy Pimp, in which case I will find out your name in a second. Baldy now come on, girlfriend, on her facebook page says that one of her favorites is "Pampers." Come on now, you really do like the mamacitas! I am laughing like shiznit! Now I see why she reads somewhat illiterate...the languages get mixed.
4:51 pm
Hey GUS, kick the chica out the house dude! C'mon she laid wtih baldy in your bed! Nah Nah, you need to go up on Columbia Rd and get some of your cousins to deal with him. Catch his azz coming out the building! I know I would! Some things you just can't be civil about. Bald eagle played you when he went to your house. Dude thought you were a marshmellow lollilop, man!
4:59 pm
This is so sad. What pathetic idiots.
5:04 pm
Nah Gus, dude ate you up like a bag of Tostitos! I be damned if a broad come up in my casa because see she will regret she ever did that there. Now Gus, you put T-Pain in a nice lil' spot up by the Cathedral and she showed you her wide, square azz! Yep, broad said, "Just kiss it" like the Senate Insurance man. It's your move now Gus!
5:47 pm
The serving with integrity signature at the bottom of the e-mails is really nice.
6:25 pm
The OUC employee is protected by someone. He was hired by DOES and Promoted two days after date of the IG report. Coincidence? LL - Please look into this.
6:31 pm
WHAT!?!?!? He was hired and promoted after the IG report?!? LL look into what happened to everybody in this matter.
7:53 pm
Wow! Wow and wow! First as other posters have pointed out this shit happens all the time in the Federal gov't. Infact I've heard of folks getting it on in the stairwells. 2nd, noodlez pointed out that Big Willie had his nob slobed in the oval office and no one was calling for that place to be torn down. Lastly, I feel sorry for all parties involved except baldy lox. It's hard enough being married, hard enough for it to be made public, even harder when the media prints it and the hardest reading folks comments.
8:10 pm
Now let's see what Terry Bellamy and Lasharn Hamilton are going to do about Mrs. Viteri?
8:29 pm
At least the woman had the guts to admit it her part. The OUC baldy SOB denied doing it in the office and when shown proof, says he can't remember. Why ? was he on something? if he really did go to DOES then someone must be protecting him. No way OUC couldn't have known this was coming. Sounds like they dumped their waste in someone else's garbage can. Wonder if DOES will do anything to recycle or dump this dude. Especially nice of OUC to place him in an agency that has to deal with employment services. Wonder how many relations he'll forget there. Wonder if they have an underground parking lot. What is this high school.
9:22 pm
The former interim director of OUC made a big, fake, show of telling people how the "311 operations manger" had to resign. So, a ready made answer for this is he's gone. But in fact, this big, fat, bald dude failed upward into a position he had no qualifications for - he is now the "IT Supervisor" in DOES. There is no way he could have gotten this promotion without a great reference from OUC. Someone, please investigate how Mr. Edwards got this. And ain't love grand! Tierney was all gaga over him and gave the whole thing up to the IG immediately. Curtis denied doing her in her office and had to be shown an email he wrote acknowledging it! What a gentleman!
9:35 pm
Truly sad. The femaie employee in question has weird speech impediment, and is about 40. Rumor has it she has also used ddot as a hunting ground, and disappears for hours during snow shifts.
6:01 am
Are you suggesting that she is a snow-blower? (Sorry. I could not help it)
7:38 am
Yaw'll be pumpin,bumpin and humpin in DC Government offices in this era! I thought that stopped with the advent of email and camera-cell phones and more whites moving into the city in order to decrease the nitty-titty-gritty with lil bitty that welcomes fitty licks and strokes?
Lower my taxes and keep copulating D. C. employees you are saving the hotel fee and that is cool with me.
7:52 am
I agree this is not immune to DC Government, or the Federal Government for that matter. It happens everywhere. INCLUDING my company (particularly among the senior management staff). Here, you have a philandering wife, which, I add, too isn't uncommon, men just get slammed for it.
I have attended community briefings where the mentioned former OUC empoyee was in attendance. He was/is VERY close to the previous Director of OUC, Janice Quintana, seen frequently at local watering holes tieing one on. Not one that you would presume has other "relationships". I'll just say this, he's not quick and easy on the eyes. But comes off as being a nice enough professional fellow.
However, he needs to have his "players card" revolked. Using email, GOVERNMENT email no doubt, to conduct an illicit affair with another GOVERNMENT employee who has a GOVERNMENT spouse was careless,stupid and potentially dangerous. Using any employers email system is generally against policy and subjects one to disciplinary action. However, it looks as the OUC was rewarded for his behavior. You can't hate the player, you have to hate the game here.
This should be a lesson for all. Keep your shit to yourself and communicate by phone, don't document ANYTHING that you wouldn't want published.
8:14 am
I really think DDOT has more problems than sex in the office or car. Why don't someone speak about the salaries people are making at 55M? Why don't someone speak about they have no money for raises and steps, but they can hire a grad 15 and up?
Secondly, why would you call someone's name and you really don't know if it was them or not? If this is your way of trying to assist in getting someone fired you don't like, then it is very low.
If you are going to drop a dime, do it right and for the right reason.
For the person (whoever it maybe), you made a mistake, it may cause you your job or not, but you know now, you just have to keep your business from the government emails and most of all Hotel, Motel, Holiday Inn......
8:56 am
Why was it so important to identify the workers as a male and a female???
10:23 am
You know the very people on here who are talking a bunch of bull**it about this type of behavior going on since the beginning of government are perhaps the very phucks, those lacking any ethical fiber, who've been engaging in this sort of indecent behavior on the dime of taxpayers.
As a taxpayer of this cesspool of a phucking city, I want those held accountable, who in a downtrodden economy, are misusing my hard earned tax dollars to phuck in hallways, offices, cars, in closets, garages, dumpsters, manholes, alleyways or where the phuck ever, to be gutted from a government where I am funding phucking salaries. The ones on here who speak in favor of this bull**it need to retire from the DC government, which is the reason you take issue with this crap.
We are living in a society that-- for the common man wakes up with fear every morning, the fear of losing his roof, the fear of his gas being turned off, the fear of his electricity being turned off, the fear of water being turned off, the fear of wondering where the next morsel is going to come from to feed him and his family, the fear of not being able to find decent employment to provide for or regain just the basic necessities in life - and you phucking spoiled, idiotic jesters on here have the chutzpah to defend phucking waste of taxpayer money!
The salaries of the two involved in this tryst could go to public assistnace funding for the needy in the District since it seems to reason that these two don't have a sixteenth of a brain to perform their high-paying jobs. I bet you someone could be randomly pulled from a wellfare line and would make an exemplary employee.
The cuckolded husband needs to find new direction and don't just sit idly by to give his nasty trash of a wife (and extremely unattractive too) another chance to potentionally spread disease on the office chairs that are being funded with my hard earned taxpayer dollars -- then bring it (disease) home to him. Actually though that transference could have already taken place in his own bed.
And to all you idiots who believe that names shouldn't have been dropped. Two words: Phuck Off! Yes, names should be dropped, particularly when those in violation hold public positions and vow to uphold the public trust. Any and all humiliation need to hit them in the heads like a sock-ful of soap then they should be force fed this soap in hopes of washing out the lies that spew from their nasty mouths as in "I don't recall the my nasty fat azz phucked the Reeves Bldg slut in her office." WOW!
10:44 am
Laughing, first your postings are so anti-hispanic (ate your tostitos) it makes me sick, and if you know so much you would know the woman involved is not hispanic (earlier references to "mamacita"), you would also know this couple is long separated so I can only think you have a grudge against one of the parties involved or the woman that you have named (IF she is one of the parties involved--perhaps she fired you since you cannot seem to write a sentence that does not contain a slur or a profanity.
11:14 am
Name names, address their addresses, call a whore a whore,divulge the details of all tails in this saga and most of all just be honest. For who are we to judge about this affair when many times the parties know and pretend not to know about these 'extra sideline affairs'which is evident here.
11:34 am
rosalee, I hope this one makes you even more sick: I believe this entire nation should follow the blueprint of Alabama. And the reason I think Herman Caine should become elected is because of his promise of the eletrical fence at the borders! I hope you like that one. I'm sure it put a snag in your colorful poofy dress.
And frankly, I don't care what the slut's nationality is, a slut is a slut - black, white, blue or yellow!
Apparently, you don't have enough children or grandchildren to occupy your time. Instead of focusing on the article, your focus is on me, but indeed I like the attention...that is what I do...engage in ribaldry!
11:39 am
rosalee, another thing, let me obliterate your sick premise of me as an underling to the woman someone on here said has an unmistakenable speech impediment. That would never happen. In fact, I could not subject myself to the detestable low of being a DC govt worker period, who in the world would associate himeself/herself with that stupidity if it can be helped. Ha ha ha.....
11:51 am
I am sure this is shameful for whoever the parties involved is. By everyone throwing fuel on the incident by judging, foul name calling and assuming the names of the party is very unprofessional and degrading. I estimate that 95% of all government workers have some bones in their closets. Unfortunately, these two were careless and let a few bones fall out. I am not trying to justify their actions but maybe it will be best if we all just leave it alone and thank GOD that it wasn't our bones exposed. Let's leave this alone put our energy into something more constructive like WORK!!!!!!!!!!!
12:13 pm
LaughingII get off your goddam soapbox. Cigars have found their way to places they weren't intended in the Oval Office and perhaps, just perhaps, those who say that this occurs everywhere, including on the corporate stockholders dime, happen to have witnessed it themselves.
It is cruddy behavior carried on by indiscreet fools.
Jeez, get a life for goodness sake.
12:23 pm
@DOSOMEWORK, I'd premise that 95% of all workers have some dirt in their closet and shouldn't cast stones. I have witnessed some of the most trifling behavior right in the private sector. ESPECIALLY at company sponsored Christmas Parties where alcohol is on the menu. Some people just have their ethics in their feet. Freaks exist whereever their are populations of human beings in America. Some just cant contain themselves at work.
12:33 pm
DCDem - because you are such an ardent defender of this crap, I surmise that you have picked up plenty of transies from 14th and K and have taken them back to your DC govt office so that the wife wouldn't find out or maybe you just parked in an alley and used the cramped space of your car billowing with cigar smoke to cloud your so called secret Down Low behavior. Ha Ha Ha "Freaks exist whereever their [you mean "there"] are populations of human beings in America. I know you work for Gray; you are utterly stupid. Dumb azz the globe is populated with human beings period, not just in America. You tried to sound intelligent...hey, you tried...So very hilarious!
12:49 pm
DOSOMEWORK, don't pronounce stupidity like DCDem. What do you mean by "assume" names? Are you that much of a degenerate. Okay, here is the logic statement dummy: There is one CIO for said agency. He is Gus something. Then Gus something has a wife who works for DDOT. She is Mrs. Gus something. So there we have two facts right there, correct? And even though the third variable was not a given, someone on here plugged that one in as a one, Curtis Edwards...don't be an idiot all your life! Another logic statement: If you were doing work, then you wouldn't have time to engage this forum! So just shut up, really!
12:54 pm
I think the whole investigation appears to be a waste of government resources, time and energy. Sure, this reflects very bad morals for everyone involved, and is good for a laugh, but otherwise I think the IG could have made better use of its time tracking down embezelers, wasteful managers and the like. I have too often seen the IG hammer used on employees, and have never seen the IG protect or defend an employee from managers. This IG is a joke.
1:28 pm
At Getalife, I presume that reading for comprehension is not your strong suit. In fact, not a suit of yours AT ALL. To suggest that I condone this cruddy behavior from my comments is the epitome of ignorance. In context, it says that this cruddy behavior is not isolated to government employees alone. Freaks abound EVERYWHERE.
You seem to have a itch up your ass about just these government workers. I'm sure stockholders wouldn't be happy about the shit that goes on in my place of employment either.
You should just scratch that itch and go about your business.
1:41 pm
DCDem - you are utterly hilarious and a downright fool to even suggest that one had trouble comprehending a statement that is coming out of both sides of your fat neck, I am sure. You are right though, I did have trouble making sense of any of it, but unfortunately for you, I did. The total of what you said remedial boy or girl is your attempted analogy of the White House to the slum of DC govt. You were not effective, but then you follow with "get a life." Oh no, there was no mistake in understanding what your dumb azz put forth as though meaningful. You're not worth the 50 cents an hour you're being paid...ha ha ha.
1:41 pm
This is not the only govenment employees sexual activity,misuse of govenment property, theft, fraud, around The Office Of Unifed Communications the OIG IS JUST TOO LAZY to take peoples complaints seriously.
1:53 pm
@GAL: Bill Clinton DID use the oval office like a Super 8 with Monica Lew...If you deny that then you need to backtrack to Romper Room.
The behavior at work is TRASH and is engaged in by TRASHY people.
I couldn't give a f*ck if it were happening at the White House, at the Wilson Building, in the Executive Suite of Bank of America or in the National Cathedral. TRASH is TRASH. Was it TRASHY when Clinton did it, ABSOLUTELY, was he a fool for doing it, ABSOLUTELY, same goes it for these two fools.
You have a hard-on or a moist crotch for the local government, that is your problem.
What a freak does outside of the workplace, I really don't care. What they do AT work is what matters. I have to deal what the government employees around these workers have to deal with at my job. As long as the behavior continues, I will not give them a pass either.
Public or Private, its trashy. If you have a different standard at your job, again, that is YOUR problem. I happen to work for a publicly traded company and our stockholders, just like constituent voters, have a right to expect their employees to act with integrity at work and at company functions. Period, End of Story.
2:19 pm
DCDem - you are a truly TETCHED! That is the End of Story! Look at how easily you become angered at one talking about DC govt workers, then laugably you have attached a moist crotch, hard-on, freak this, freak that to the issue. Is the word of the day for you: FREAK? I'm in stitches, seriously! There is a place for you and that place is right on MLK Avenue. Its named is St. Elizabeth! You should be embarrassed at how you have your talons out attempting to defend the junk pile of DC govt...here is your song: "What a freak wants, what is freak does is their business...la la la...what a freak wants, what a freak does..."
Gosh, c'mon now, moist crotch and hard on....I'm laughing so hard I have to stop to breath! Economic times must be so hard for you that you have to forego your weekly visit in the early morn hours to 14th and K. Well, maybe you'll get lucky as you are driving to check yourself in to St. Eze and come across $5 trick before you go in for long stay because "the freaks come out at night..." Too funny; I'll be laughing at you for some time.
2:39 pm
@GAL: You've moved completely away from the heart of the conversation. Do have a great day and weekend.
2:43 pm
DDOT has more than just sex scandals.. How about HR Scandals. How in the world do you give people promotions when the gov't is on a hiring freeze. How do you have an employee come in at a 5 and move to a 13 in 3 years. How do you have a realignment unofficially, by covering up with a detail. Why are you giving incentives to people that don't even do the jobs you claim they do.
I would say that the sex scandal lady should be fired, but with so many unethical pratices in DDOT, how wrong could she be? All these wrongs start at the TOP.. The hiring and firing practices. She should have been releases when the director found out about it months ago, but from what I am told, if you are liked, you can stay. There have been several incidents wherein one party is punished but not the other. So the one that was not liked is on adminstrative leave, while the the other walks around like nothing happened.
DDOT has apparently become the Department of How much tail can you kiss to get ahead.
2:53 pm
@DE: Cronyism, unfortunately, happens everywhere. You will never escape it. Managers have their favorites. I have run into that everywhere I've worked. You just have to learn to work around the game. If there is a hiring freeze in the city and your department is maneuvering ways around it, that should be brought to the attention of the inspector general as well; with provable facts and names of those involved. Don't just go on a rant. I presume the city is on the same type of grading scale as the federal government based on your use of numbers (5 to 13).
I agree with you. This is a bigger issue than a sleazy sex scandal. As I recall, it was Mayor Adrian Fenty that affixed a hiring, salary and promotion freeze in the city shortly have he was elected. He made no bones about it to the public. It was one of his austerity measures. If Mayor Gray hasn't lifted it, what you suggest would be willful disregard of an executive order.
2:56 pm
DCDem - Of course the issue is far removed now given that you have mired it with comments that go to you being a sexually stressed person. You too have a good weekend but seek help, please.
3:09 pm
@DCDem - There you go again "BIGGER THOMAS" making all sorts of excuses for workplace injustices. As that famous line goes: "I am guilty. I do not know of what, but I know that I am no good." This is you to a T, no pun intended, DCDem. You are constantly, with your double talk, defending this bulls**t.
So are you going to say that "Disgruntled" has a moist crotch or hard-on because he or she is speaking on DDOT's sewage reputation. LOL LOL LOL LOL
3:34 pm
This just in: Sulumon Brown is back in the news baby!!
3:35 pm
Cronyism exist. To acknowledge that, is not to accept it. You have but two choices; sit up and complain about corruption and violations or report them to authorities that can do something about it. What tends to happen is the prior. Hence, nothing ever changes. Same thing with crime. What govnment workers have, that corporations don't, is inspector generals whose JOB is to root out and stop waste, fraud and abuse. Where it involves a violation of law, you have the Office of the Attorney General.
Better yet, DC will soon ELECT it's Attorney General giving the office some distance from the executive authority of the Mayor. We'll see if that gives employees more comfort in reporting things.
I haven't the patience for constant whining with no action behind it. It is like Charlie Brown's teacher. Absolutely annoying. I don't care who you work for. If you whine and whine and whine, folks likely do all they can to avoid you. Nobody likes a whiner.
3:46 pm
DCDem - you are living in a land of fantasy...get out of your head because you're the only person who believes the sh** you think and shamelessly utter. You really need to seek help...what politician, govt worker, etc can you name is flawless of corruption? Yes, you are the Uncle Tom's clone. See that is the problem with people like you; you believe that your dumb rhetoric that speaks to seeking justice with the proper authorities is the solution. The problem is all authorities are corrupted. I am sure you know this. So stop the bullsh** okay.
3:54 pm
Not touching another seat, couch or anything else in a Govt office ever again. Yuk!
4:00 pm
@GAL: If the public believed that everyone in government is corrupt, to include the inspector general, attorney general and police chief, and, as a result of that belief, didn't report crime, corruption, etc, then you are exactly right, nothing will ever change.
Unfortunately, these are the only avenues we have as citizens to police our government. If those offices aren't meeting their mission we have representatives on the legislative THAT WE ELECT to oversee the operations of the government, to reign them in. Where they don't do THEIR jobs, we have the vote to find someone who will. It really isn't that complicated.
The people aren't powerless, which is what you seem to be suggesting. I don't accept that today, and I will.
If you are in corporate, take personnel violations to HR, I've done it before and gotten results. If you are IN government you have greater protections than private sector workers. Every manager in your workplace is not incompetent and malfeasant, be it public or private. I'd venture that most arent. If you sit by and watch foolishness happen and all you do is gossip about it at the water cooler, you shouldn't expect much of anything to come from your disdain.
4:36 pm
DCDem - You are unceasingly emitting hogwash (but this is not a personal attack). Personnel works for its association, not the employee...normally to get results in corporate things must be taken external to the organization as in EEOC or to litigation at the Fed level. I am quite surprised that you were able to effect a decent outcome at the HR level. However, I do wonder if you are still part of that organization ultimately, wondering really if they deceptively shunted you.
What you fail to realize about the public sector of this local govt. is that greater protections equal NOTHING, no not here in DC (I don't know how long you've been here and have been following our junk politics but you'll learn soon enough)! Here, one would have to seek outside for resolution, and hope for fairness even at that level. Why do you think the IG left it up to the managers of the employees found at fault to implement disciplinary action against said employees? The IG did not at all make a recommendation or cite any code to aid these managers on what to do. The unmarried party involved was rewarded in fact - shipped to another agency (DOES) then promoted atop it all.
5:03 pm
You proved my point actually. It appears, if what you say is correct, that the Inspector General is not effective. No job in government is protected absolutely. There are means to get the inspector general replaced. I am going to presume that this starts with the Mayor and/or local City Council.
However, if the public, who elects the council never mobilizes and pressures them to make these types of changes, where is the incentive to do it? Does the inspector general report to any council committee chair? Who does the oversight of their office? Who approves their budget? Doesn't the Council have it's own IG? The District is a uniquely complicated structure when the city cannot fire certain officials without the blessing of Congress. Like the CFO who deserves to be fired.
Are you saying that the District's Inspector General does not accept annonymous reports of waste, fraud and abuse? In most jurisdictions that is an option.
At the end of the day, if the only way city employees, who are closest to and thereby most aware of any waste fraud and abuse, is through public blogs and leaks, that is an even a greater issue that citizens need to address. They need to make a way for those who know first hand what is going on in the government to make that happen. If the citizens won't do this, and the Mayor or Council don't take it upon themselves to do it, you are right, the city is stuck and only public embarrassment of the city, and thereby its citizens, is the only way, though dysfunctionally, to bring attention to it.
I've had no problems with our HR division, I understand that they represent the corporation and not the employees, knowing that, how you present your case determines whether and how they react to it. However, reports of violations can be made annonymously as well. It isn't perfect, but I've had no major issues with the system.
I've been between Mont. Cty and PG for years. Only recently in the District, by that I mean 4 years.
5:08 pm
Moreover, isn't the local government a union shop? Where are the union officers and protections? If the employees they represent are afraid to report management abuses, even if through their union representatives, there is something wrong with that picture.
5:39 pm
Who cares about any of this as long as they got their work done?
7:45 pm
This is all small fry compared to the real corruption going on within DDOT. Our newly appointed Administrative Chief (really Chief of Staff) continues to commit fraud and nepotism every day. Under her reign, we now have more friends, cousins, uncles, aunties, neighbors and church members running DDOT then we have real qualified employees. They come in the door at top salaries and are able to earn their degrees and doctorates all on DC taxpayers and may I add, during business hours. In addition, her favorites’ are oftentimes promoted on the backs of the real workers and because most managers fear her they run amuck. Where is the IG Office when you really need them? Even within the past few months, she promoted all of her clones to grades 12 and 13 right under the nose of the director. She even got a nice rise, while everyone else stuffers through layoffs and salary freezes. Corruption, DDOT is a top rated reality show every day!
7:59 pm
uh-ohh,
T.B. better watch out and leave Dem "hood-azz (office) chicks" alone. everyone seems to know already.
oh yea, the local union prez is on suspension!!!
talk about employees reporting something?
Dem Va Boyz!!...lol
11:12 pm
this is a mess, people need to be fired. they need to investigate the director, and his pet rat the chief of staff and her high paying clones.
3:10 am
Where is the oversight? Where is the oversight? Kwame,Where is the oversight? Mary Cheh, Where is the oversight? The Council has yet again failed the taxpayers. We need 13 new reps on this Council. Everyone is on vacation. All High Profile, just like MOST DDOT mngrs with ABSOLUTULY no substance. We have MAJOR infrastructure issues but NO leadership Gray. Inspector General, for ONCE earn your salary.
Mr. Bellamy! U have senior managers u need to get rid of. They are all fluff but no flare and they have been that way for YEARS!!! They have survived by the crotch of their pants and you are the latest victim. You will,without action, be Medusas latest victim.They masterbate your ego to make you to feel competent but behind your back they eat u alive. Trust nobody. Especially your 8 AM standing appt. Zip up your pants and run your department. SHE will eat u up just like Mr. Emone..I say this as a courtesy. U and she are not as careful as u think.
3:32 am
With this chick,Terry, U are collateral damage. Don't u have a kid under her arm earning a PHD on the District dime with no legitimate justification? (Do your job Alan Lew). Look at Sean's promotion record right under your nose, with your approval, in violation of an executive order (listening Gray?) promotion and salary freeze my ass? Suderman FOIA this cats records. You will find one line of promotion leading to one female manager who has a standing meeting every day with Bellamy.
6:41 am
OMG!!!!!
7:24 am
So in al this, baldy McLiar, Mr "I can't recall" gets a free pass?? If in fact this dude was transferred to DOES then he needs to be fired as well. The dude works or worked in the Mayor's Call Center, a little birdie told me it's the dude's voice on the recording that greats the callers to the 311 system, and he had time to engage in this type of 'activity' that according to the posted emails was on work time. Who's watching the OUC. Isn't this suppose to be also part of the 911/311 emergency operations. No wonder ambulances get lost and people don't get the help they need. What or who is he doing at DOES? Anyone ?? Anyone ??
9:01 am
Ha Ha Ha.. OUC changed the recordings of Baldy McLiar's voice on their 311 system. Guess someone really is reading these comments after all. Wonder if they'll put his voice on the DOES system now. Only danger now is that people won't get employement benefits ontime. Better that having ambulances lost
10:36 am
I'm way more concerned about how D Dot managed to royally screw up the intersection of Florida / New York more than geriatric drivers ever could. And mangle 15th St NW by throwing the bike lanes inside of parked cars, which necessitated turning lanes, which screws up the "flow". Their impotent redesign of that stretch of road is truly disappointing. Of course, we now know that their incompetence extends to all things related to cars, including back seats. All this, and still we are expected to swallow more.
11:31 am
Better yet let's raise the question about how Kim Muldrow was hired during a freeze? Or how did Malika Winzor, Latoya Yarde, Sean Cook, Tanya Powell and Felicia Banks received promotions? I guess the two Operations Managers jobs that are posted are for Steve Messam and Ndumba Lutangu huh...watch for this one because it will be the next move in Lasharn's blatent disregard for the Mayor's Executive Order. I guess they got rid of Stephanie Dubar, moved Curtis Gwynn and Tiffany Tenbrook so that Steve and Ndumba could take their place in Lasharn's and Terry's unofficial realignment. Where is the Director of DCHR and why isn't she monitoring this foolishness? Oh but I guess they are scared too!
Lasharn Hamilton thinks he can do what she wants and clearly has been getting away with it. I guess Terry Bellamy can't say too much to her because she brought all of his colleagues from Arlington County to the District and with the help of her staff their applications and ranking factors were done for them.
These two are a disgrace to the District and should be kickd out on their sorry behinds immediately. Internal affairs needs to do a sweep of all of he corruption that is going on within DDOT under the reign of the new Chief of Staff, Ms. Hamilton and Director Bellamy. By the way why are you paying the real Chief of Staff Jeffrey Powell to work as a Program Manager for a newly created division to hide folks!!!
12:44 pm
Just saw on twitter that DDOT has put this ho, excuse me, woman, on Adminnistrative leave.. So let me get this straight, if I work at DDOT I can admit to cheating on my spouse by engaging in sex in my office, having sex in government cars and government parking garages, I can even create pornography (what else are these emails) on government email, and all I get is a paid vacation ??? Where do I sign up.. Are they hiring ??? Use to be DDOT was at Club U, since the moved to M St are they stating up Club M ??
4:21 pm
All this is being said about management at DDOT but James Strange and Danielle Young.
4:29 pm
terrible at 11:31 is absolutely RIGHT!!!! why are all these people getting raises when everyone else is on a freeze. Can someone please explain this to all of us?
4:56 pm
Lets not forget about the hard working people who didnt get paid on time today.....all as a result of the new HR group under L.H. authority.....this is so sad but true...Where is the lawsuits? Betcha petitions will get signed faster than those employees will get their checks....again this is so sad but true
5:05 pm
Didnt DDOT pay for Scott Kubly, a white man, to acquire an MBA from UPenn; paying for it retroactively during a time period that he wasn't a District employee. While, at the same time directing black employees to UDC? Smartly, Kubly took his degree and followed Klein to Chicago. Giving the District his ass to kiss.
5:55 pm
Its just as bad as making James Burney (TB Arlington Va Boy) the chief of FOD after he was demoted. James Burney is incompetant and a liar and was given very low performance evaluations by two previous program managers one in which now runs ITS and the other who was fired because Lasharn did not like him. The former program manger was told to go in and reopen his evaluation so that Lasharn could change what his manager really thought about his performance. It is mighty funny that she had her staff fill the former FOD Program Manager's application and ranking factors and then she let him go because he would not give into the bullshit of the agency. This was after they brought him in as a package deal with his girlfriend. They need some real managers not a good ole boy network. Oh let's not forget the manager of Signal Maintenance who knows nothing about contracts or budget who lost funds on the contract funded by Federal Highways, but he is one of Terry Bellamy's VA boys as well so he doesn't need credentials or knowledge to hold his position either!
6:25 pm
We have the right to know who these jackasses are. It is not just that they are not held up to public ridicule and scorn.
12:56 am
It is sad, that three lives are destroyed because of lust. We are not a perfect race, women make mistakes and so do men and we fall in and out of love with our mates, and look somewhere else for love. The couple in questions had low morals, a hard lesson to learn. You do not play where you work, but some people do and don't care. Someone had enough, maybe the husband? Or the lover? After all they are both IT experts with enough skills to tap into her emails. Double crossed? Or hate? She is the victim.
8:38 am
Girlfriend wanted to get freaky, player wanted some action and dopey couldn't give her what she wanted. Who cares that's their business, but as seen on seagraves report on tv news "they wrote thousands of emails"; "exchanging dozen of pornographic emails a day" ; "some too graphic to read on tv" ; "all this during work hours". I can overlook one, two or maybe a twenty emails, but thousands oh yeah and don't forget "even a nude photograph" . Everyone is at fault of something here but these two are just plain stupid.
8:53 am
She is the victim, LOL, what planet are you from ? If she were my wife, she would have been a victim! The only true victim here is the baldy player. All he wanted was a piece of tail, the if he couldn't even remember must not have even been that good, and now he is gone ( tears rolling down my face). This shout out goes to all the players in DC Gov, don't go down to the Reeves Center Parking lot, that location is no longer "Player Friendly". Get busy somewhere else, geez, just go to a hotel, motel, help the economy brothers. Oh yeah and don't forget Player rule book, don't write nothing down. Baldy should have followed Shaggy's advise "say it wasn't you" not "I can't remember", makes you look stupid and lowers your player points.
10:42 am
I really hope this will bring an entire investigation into DDOT UOC DOES and all the other DC GOV agencies. Reading all these commentts especially the ones related to DDOT; just showed how corrupt is the system;especially their entire HR group; how much disregard for Mayor's executive order; not only that but the slap in the face to all their employees trying to manage keeping a home,family, needs,etc while that GROUP is getting promotions and salary increases. This entire SEX SCANDAL sadly is nothing new but unfortunately these time the players were so stupid didn't care about repercussions or being caught! HOMEWORK FOR DC COUNCIL AND IG OFFICE
1- REVIEW HIRING PROCESS FROM THESE AGENCIES ESPECIALLY VERIFIED ALL THEIR DC 2000 APPLICATIONS.
2- VERIFY THE PROMOTIONS, INCREASE AND FAMILY OR PERSONALS TIES FOR THE PERSONS DESCRIBE ABOVE.
3- HIRE A GOOD COMPUTER MASTER TO SEARCH FOR HIDDEN INFORMATION
4- MEMO TO ALL DC GOV AGENCIES: PERSONAL RELATIONS,SEX AFFFAIRS, EMAILS, ETC OUTSIDE DC GOV PROPERTY.
Really dissapointed about all these corruption; and very sad for being a GRAY supporter!!!!!
12:58 pm
First, being one who lived through my ex significant other having an on the job affair I would say the Ms. Viteri is very lucky that this matter didnt result in something far worse, men lose it over these type of things. Second, DDOT under T. Bellamy had full knowledge of this several months ago and did nothing. Ms. Lasharn Hamilton who for some odd reason has been given free reign over DDOT. I must admit her rapid rise is nothing less than astonishing. Third, if an employee speaks out DDOT in its current environment retaliation, harrasement, and termination is a very real possibility. Oh yeah the Union president was suspended for speaking out against a manager who felt the need to give directions to his employees by threatning them and then when confronted by a fearless representative DDOT pulled out all stops to immediately deal with the representative. In and of itself ok any justification will do no matter how frivolous..HOWEVER HOW CAN DDOT JUSTIFY SWIFT ACTION IN ONE INSTANCE, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO ONE OF THE INSIDERS MR BELLAMY CHOSE TO SIT ON THIS FOR QUITE SOME TIME WITH NO ACTION, WOULDNT IT STAND TO REASON THAT THE DDOT EMPLOYEE SHOULD HAVE BEEN PLACED ON PAID ADMIN PENDING INVESTIGATION BACK SEVERAL MONTHS AGO WHEN THE AGENCY FOUND OUT!!!!! WHERE IS MR. STRAIGHT AND ARROW LEW? THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO mmmmm...and last but not least,in my opinion Mayor Gray is the ultimate responsible party, when he tooked office he immediately fired Gabe Klein, but left Gabe's underlings in place, a very cosmetic change, Mayor Gray in hindsight would have done well to gut that entire middle management administration that supported Gabe, who the Mayor in his first order of business fired.
1:22 pm
I am curious to know how this bulletin board is monitored. I don't see a place to report offensive comments. Is the paper reviewing these before posting them? I see that a lot of folks have been named.
1:26 pm
Actually I should have used a profanity to see if the system screened it. So Fuck. and I will also use a racial epithet to see if the system screens that. Fucking Spic. I am Latino so I am not dumping on anyone, just trying to see what controls this bulletin board exercises.
2:39 pm
DEAR CURIOUS HAVE YOU HEARD IN USA THE WE HAVE THE RIGHT OF FREEDOM OF SPEECH !!!! Now about being offensive I believe all these people's commentsare targeting for a REAL investigation. So far 3 people are already fired ops administrative leave????? We need to hear if all these allegations are true or just another in DDOT UOC and DOES actually entire DC GOV and the DC COUNCIL!!!!
12:33 am
So just because youbscrew folks in your office, suck them in the garage, wear special easy access clothes to work, and put it all in emails, it doesn't really make you a slut. Does it ? Did you ever hit reply all by mistake? Do you validate parking before or after giving 'service with integrity'? Do you handle or provide valet service ?
12:17 pm
First can the fake really? use another name. Second AGAIN this crap happens all the time in the Federal govermenment and I don't see nay newstories about it nor press conferences. Folks are just moved to another division. Lastly, the same HR bullshit was happening under the last DDOT director. Lastly, lastly, the last DDOT had a large conflict of interest by owning not only a food truck, but an interest in Zip Cars which is now apart of DC Gov't fleet.
9:03 pm
I must say DDOT and DCRA have bigger problems than sex. salaries for those close to the Directors and those close to him are bigger and bigger than anyone else in the departments. we have ranking file that have not gotten a raises in years but yet some people are getting promotions that exceed their capacity...sorry, sorry cases. why don't we worry about that instead of sex in cars and in office...freaks
12:41 pm
This so not cool anymore.
2:37 pm
Well, none of this mess surprises me, Mrs. DDOT and her husband may wanna go and get tested for HIV. Since she's so in love with a man that desire both sex. REAL TALK! He's actually one of the untouchables that was under the former Director Janice Quintana of the cities 911 Communications Center. There are a few left in OUC just like him, at the cities 911 call center 2720 MLK Ave. S.E. Mayor Gray need to rid the city of all of this mess. If the walls at the Office of Unified Communications could talk. Oh My! What would they say? It's not just the Reeves Center. OUC currently has two males managers, one female manager and an abundance of female employees that can't seem to keep there pants up. And most of them share just one male manager within the agency. (Guess woman love a man with a balled head.) The OUC is deffinately out of control as well. The daycare center that was never opened because of what ever reasons was used as a private hotel. Set up like home, laundry room,full kitchen, and a suite with private shower and access to OUC anytime. So they can get a quikie and shower and return to work as if nothing ever happened. Have the IG investigate that.(If the walls could talk at OUC.) Director Green will soon find out. What she's working with. Good luck taking on OUC.
4:57 pm
Mr. Gray
If you are reading this you really need to pay close attention to comments (37,64,86,87 and 92)these people represent you and they are your hires,you need to reevaluate and prosecute those involved with getting raises while the government is on a freeze under your leadership. Vincent i you through a mutual friend. I know will do a full thorough investigation starting at the Director's level on down remember you hired him. The city is counting on you so lead by example.
5:56 pm
MR. GRAY
I missed two major comments out in my last posting. which are comments(38,77)they high light your major staff by names. That is not a good look on your behalf your voter's is probably saying DDOT HEAD STAFF is setting you up and really making you look bad right now you don't need two scandal going on!!!!!! Vincent please take heed that your Director was originally from Fenty's administration.
7:49 am
well this is what we need to say they don't only need to look at upper management,They need to look at L.H.hired alot of TCO's and they are getting over paid to the ones that started the program from DPW> Now how does that look? Maybe if we was a close friend, or relative, and even a church member of First Baptist of Who.People would get hire pays to. Vincent Gray u need to do a very deep investigation. PLEASE!!!!!!
10:09 pm
A clever person turns great problems into little ones and little ones into none at all.
6:13 am
Enough with the spill the beans B$%#sh&%, If any of you had the oportunity to be promoted for knowing someone(the hookup) you would have jumped at the chance , but you don't an I know why" you run your damn mouthes" white people have been doing this practice forever but as soon as a blk person get the straps an able to uplift her folks...problem...I thought this article was about sex in the reeves center not all this snitching bullshit....If the organization is so messy why don't you quit "TERRIBLE" with your hating ass...i must say you do your job well...Black people stop snitching and shut the FCUK UP.
6:23 pm
Be not overcome by evil but repay evil with good.
3:05 pm
This is just a shame. Who ever this female worker is, she is absolutely stuuuuuupid, and I pray her husban divorces her trifiling tail. I can see from here that this guy is only looking for a good time, why can't she. Cheating on your husband while he is out of town. You might as well sleep with this man in your husbands bed and home, but I guess you are trying to keep yourself classy. Tooo late, cause dude is playing you, when he's not busy with his other "relationship(s) with an s at the end, meaning numerous. He basically treated you like a slut!
6:24 pm
i think they need 2 check dpw and ddot 2 c hoo had sex 2 get 2 the top and hoo is somebody friend or cuzo or sister or brother peaple like my self just got 2 work hard 2 get 2 the top sorry
1:34 pm
"Wow! Wow and wow! First as other posters have pointed out this shit happens all the time in the Federal gov't"
This should end with "and int he private sector"
Were these people taking illegal time off from their jobs? If they weren't then I expect them to be reprimanded but not fired.
How were these circulating? Did the husband print them out and pass them around? Do they regularly scan all government e-mails for words hinting at sex or any other personal topics? If not, how was this supposed to be caught by officials?
5:50 pm
@T not sure what private sector you work in, but even Seinfeld knows that sex in the office is frowned upon. Poor George C was fired for doing it with the cleanng lady in his office. The news report on WJLA clearly stated that per their own thousand of emails, these events took place during work hours, in government offices, government vehicles, government parking garages, and on government time. I guess by your logic there should be no question and that they should be fired. The various news accounts clearly state that the fools are being reprimanded not for having sex or for being sleazy or scummy people but rather for their stupidity of when they had the sex, where they did the nasty and then going as far as documenting their sex-exploits on work email. Sadly if the lover-boy is to be believed, the sex wasn't even good since he said he couldn't remember having done it in her office, luckily the Inspector General had on hand their own emails to remind him. I bet he'll never forget it now. As the Robert Blake classic show intro goes, don't do the crime if you can't do the time. If they do this when they're suppose to be working, what more sleazy things do they when they off work hours? Players will be players, sluts will be sluts, and stupid will be stupid! Hopefully all involved learned their lessons. Now let's get back to real news.
6:09 pm
I read the report and the bimbo admitted to everything, almost sounds like she was proud of her actions. Poor lover-boy tried to play the I don't remember card but too bad for him they left a paper trail. From all the posts seems like they weren't discreet about their hook-ups,and aren't the brightest of bulbs. May they reap what they sow. Is it too much to ask people to put their hormones in check when they should be working and use their other more important organ, the brain. Clearly these morons don't use theirs, haven't they ever heard of yahoo, hotmail or gmail. There free email services.
5:00 pm
I just read this story and I'm surprised. I know both of these charaters (Tierney and Curtis). If you had met Tierney you would have never thought this was possible since she has a little one at home. Now Curtis is a different story. He does have a player side to him.