On October 24, 2025, Mayor Muriel Bowser submitted a request to the Council of the District of Columbia to reprogram $5,500,000 of Fiscal Year 2025 Local Funds within the Public Safety and Justice Cluster. The funds are to be transferred from the Office of Unified Communications and the Department of Corrections to the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) to cover higher-than-anticipated overtime expenditures. The reprogramming memorandum includes a detailed justification for the need for these funds and indicates that the reallocation will not adversely impact the budgets of the transferring agencies.

The Chief Financial Officer, Glen Lee, reviewed the Mayor's request and confirmed that the reprogramming is necessary to address the MPD's overtime costs without negatively affecting the budgets of the Office of Unified Communications and the Department of Corrections. The reprogramming will ensure that the MPD can meet its operational needs and avoid potential violations of anti-deficiency rules. The request is supported by the Office of Budget and Planning, which has indicated that the funds are available based on anticipated changes to the spending plans of the agencies involved.