Most everyone knows that the District's government is big -- some 33,000 people work for it. But today, The Washington Times breaks down why it's so costly and how that's slowly changing. more ›

It's easy to complain about the District's government, and we've certainly all had a run-in with a bureaucrat that clearly seemed to hate their job something fierce. But there's always that one city employee that is courteous, helpful and even goes out of their way to help. more ›

WMATA announced this afternoon that Metro Transit Police arrested three individuals – two current Metro employees, and one former employee (UPDATE: and one more!) – on theft charges. more ›

Want to show your gratitude to the garbage collector who had to pick up the remnants of your last house party with a modest gift card? Yeah, don't. more ›

Metro has suspended two of its employees after three customers traveling on MetroAccess, the transit system's van-based service for the disabled, disappeared for more than five hours on Tuesday, as WUSA9's Dave Statter reports.

Perry Robinson tells 9NEWS NOW when he came home at 8:00 PM his grandmother was not in the house. Robinson called Prince George's County Police after learning that a Metro Access van picked-up 88-year-old Gertrude Garner at 4:10 PM from Helping Hands Adult Day Care about 10-minutes from Robinson's home. An employee with the facility confirms for 9NEWS NOW that Garner and at least two other clients got into the van. more ›

When, in early March, D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee handed 98 central office workers pink slips, the move was heralded as a step forward in cleaning out the District's bloated and inefficient public schools bureaucracy. But you know what they say -- one bureaucracy's loss is another one's gain. more ›

Late on Friday D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee fired 98 central office employees, taking a big step toward her promise to “create a culture of accountability.” Mafara Hobson, Rhee's spokesperson, has said the dismissals were based “partly on employee performance and on Rhee's plans to make the central office more efficient,” and the city's Department of Human Resources has not yet released the names of those terminated, in an effort to preserve their privacy. more ›

WTOP is reporting that today D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee used her newly gained authority to eliminate jobs at the DCPS central office to fire at least 100 nonunion employees. The employees will be placed on administrative leave until March 22, and include no current teachers or school staff. more ›