Follow the money, then cross-check the audits.
1,000 real DC payment records, statistical anomaly detection, and published oversight reports — so you can move from a suspicion to the actual payment trail.
What this tool offers
Search DC Payments
1,000 records from DC's PASS system — every payment, contract, and purchase order.
See Flagged Patterns
Six statistical detection methods surface patterns worth a closer look.
Read Official Findings
Published investigations from the DC Auditor and Inspector General.
Not sure where to start?
Pick a question that interests you and follow the trail.
Where did snow removal money go?
Follow the snow-removal workflow and supporting checks
Which housing payments should I inspect?
Start with the housing-money workflow and DHCD traces
Which vendors interact with many agencies?
Large footprints can be normal, but worth mapping
Which agencies have public mismanagement findings?
See agency-by-agency source reports and official links
What our analysis found
Highest-Signal Flags
View all 15 →Payment amounts deviate from Benford's Law
Leading digit distribution across 1,000 payments shows statistically significant deviation (χ²=708.2). Largest deviations: digit 1: +17.9%, digit 9: +9.6%, digit 8: +8.8%.
Department of Health Care Finance: payment amounts deviate from Benford's Law
346 payments from Department of Health Care Finance show significant leading-digit deviation (χ²=116.6).
Housing Authority Subsidy: 100% of spend goes to DC HOUSING AUTHORITY
DC HOUSING AUTHORITY received $601.39M of Housing Authority Subsidy's $601.39M total (50 payments). 1 total vendors serve this agency.
Official Findings
View all 7 →Biggest Vendors by Volume
These vendors received the most DC government money in our dataset.
| Vendor | Total | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| AMERIHEALTH DISTRICT OF COLUMB | $3.24B | 74 |
| WASH METRO AREA TRANSIT A | $2.11B | 39 |
| WASH METRO AREA TRANSIT AUTH | $1.64B | 35 |
| THRIVE HEALTH PLANS | $1.21B | 72 |
| THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY | $1.03B | 12 |