A happy Friday to you, Washington. Hopefully you all made it in to work on time despite Metro having reduced the speed of their rail cars in several areas this morning. Speed restrictions were in place until 8:10 a.m. along portions of the Orange line in Maryland and Virginia, the Red line from Union Station to Silver Spring and from Shady Grove to Grosvenor, and the Green line from Branch Avenue to Congress Heights due to slippery conditions caused by the combination of fall leaves and morning dew. Those restrictions have now been lifted.
Auditing Firm Threatens to Quit: The Post’s David Nakamura is reporting that the auditing firm BDO Seidman, which performs the District government’s annual financial audit, is threatening to quit. BDO’s concern stems from questions from Ward 1 Council member Jim Graham to the firm about whether the company had “bonding or insurance,” which company officials have interpreted as the threat of legal action. The firm is asking for assurances that the city has no plans to sue them in the wake of the Office of Tax and Revenue embezzlement scandal. Attorney General Linda Singer responded that the city has no current plans to sue BDO, but stopped short of promising never to do so.
Thomas Jefferson is Nation’s Top High School: U.S. News & World Report has put out its first ever rankings of America’s best high schools, with top honors going to Fairfax County’s Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. Five other schools in the D.C. area also made the top 100 list – two in Fairfax and three in Montgomery County. Those of you who went to Thomas Jefferson can now spend the day thinking you’re better than the rest of us while we call you nerds behind your backs.
Briefly Noted: Police investigating a fatal accident near 14th and Euclid Streets NW, causing road closure … Wheaton woman abducted and robbed … Big changes needed to save Chesapeake Bay.
This Day in DCist: In 2006 we interviewed Joshua Czarda of Ravenchase Adventures, and in 2005 we were bummed to have missed out on snagging an undated Metrobus transfer.
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