The D.C. First Source  program was created to provide D.C. residents with job opportunities generated by development. However,  the Department of Employee Services failed to effectively implement 80 percent of the law. Its failure is painful to say the least. One in every five D.C. residents lives in endemic poverty, while one in four children suffer from poverty.

After receiving a 20 year tax abatement, accumulating to $46 million, The Sydell Group of New York City failed to honor a past deal with labor union, Unite Here Local 25. The deal between the developer and the union entailed a labor peace agreement that would allow workers to organize.