Dcist Daily

DCRA Upgrades Website, Offers Handy New PIVS Application

DCRA launched a new website last night, and like other agencies who have transferred to the fresh DC.gov template, it is a tremendous improvement. DCRA’s new site is part of the District of Columbia ...
Washington City Paper

Who Is DCRA’s Fast-track Permit Service Really Helping?

The Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, D.C.’s agency responsible for everything from monitoring illegal construction to issuing basic business licenses, has the distinction of being among ...
Dcist Daily

DCRA Isn’t Doing Enough To Crack Down On Housing Code Violations, Says D.C. Auditor

The District agency tasked with cracking down on landlords for housing code violations isn’t getting the job done, according to a case study from the Office of the D.C. Auditor published on Monday.
Washington City Paper

Meet the New Boss: DCRA’s Nicholas Majett

Nicholas Majett, the newly-appointed director of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, is pretty much a D.C. government lifer: Before coming to DCRA in 2006 as deputy director for ...
Commercial Observer

Ernest Chrappah Takes Reins at DCRA at a Tumultuous Time

For the past six months, Ernest Chrappah has taken on the role of reforming Washington D.C.’s Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA)—one of the city’s most beleaguered government ...
Washington Times

D.C. Council weighs breakup of consumer and regulatory agency

The D.C. Council on Tuesday considered legislation that would break up the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) into two agencies and moved forward with procedures to expel council ...
The Business Journals

The DCRA split is imminent. Here's what comes next.

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. The split will create a Department of Buildings and ...
WUSA

DC Fire marshals catch illegal construction DCRA is missing

WASHINGTON — In January, WUSA9 cameras captured an entire crew of home renovators that were ordered to stop working on a house on A Street in Southeast D.C. Their violation? Working without permits ...
WUSA

Whistleblower: DCRA putting employees, public at risk during coronavirus pandemic

WASHINGTON — Miranda Gillis, union president for the D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA), says she's been busy fielding calls from concerned employees who believe DCRA is putting ...
Bisnow

DCRA To Move HQ East Of The River As Part Of Bowser’s 2021 Development Push

D.C. plans to move another government agency East of the River, and it is seeking developers to build the new headquarters. The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, at its ...
The Business Journals

As frustrations mount over DCRA, pressure builds to break up the agency

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Local leaders have spent years working to reform the ...