Jul 01, 2026
DEVAL LLC Launches PHASE — The First Centralized MOR Compliance Platform for HUD Project Based Section 8 Housing

Reston, Virginia — July 2026 DEVAL LLC is proud to announce the launch of PHASE — the Project Housing Accountability & Standards Engine — through its technology affiliate, DEVAL Solutions, Inc. PHASE is the first centralized compliance platform purpose-built to automate every component of a HUD Management and Occupancy Review in one system. HUD Management […]

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Jun 08, 2026
The $236 Billion Problem: Why Improper Payments Remain the Defining Challenge of Federal Financial Management

Reston, Virginia — June 2026 The federal government reported $236 billion in improper payments in FY2023. The number has remained stubbornly high for more than a decade despite the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019, despite agency-level reduction targets, and despite significant investment in financial management systems. The problem is not lack of attention. It […]

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Oct 15, 2025
DEVAL Founder Deborah Garcia-Gratacos Receives 2025 Excellence in Leadership Award

Vienna, Virginia — October 2025 DEVAL LLC Founder and Chief Executive Officer Deborah Garcia-Gratacos has been recognized with the 2025 Excellence in Leadership Award, presented during Hispanic Heritage Month in honor of her contributions to federal advisory services, affordable housing, and Hispanic community leadership. The award recognizes Deborah’s more than 23 years of leadership building […]

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Apr 29, 2022
DEVAL Processes Over 100,000 Emergency Rental Assistance Applications

Vienna, Virginia — April 2022 DEVAL LLC has surpassed 100,000 emergency rental assistance applications processed on behalf of state government clients, making DEVAL one of the largest ERA program administrators in the nation. DEVAL’s turn-key, bilingual ERA platform was deployed for state clients administering funding under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), Emergency Rental Assistance […]

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Nov 04, 2017
Friends of Puerto Rico: Commitment for the Common Good

The third and largest shipment of supplies from the Friends for Puerto Rico organization arrived last Thursday at the Rafael Hernández Airport in Aguadilla, in two MD-11 aircraft from Miami, Florida. Previously, Friends for Puerto Rico had coordinated two humanitarian aid flights in which they brought five electric generators for hospitals in Aguada and Isabela, […]

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Mar 30, 2017
PRFAA Destaca a Mujeres Puertorriqueñas en Estados Unidos

La Administración de Asuntos Federal de Puerto Rico (PRFAA) llevó hoy a cabo un conversatorio con mujeres puertorriqueñas que residen en Estados Unidos. Como parte del mes internacional de la mujer, el evento tuvo como oradores principales a Deborah García Gratacos, presidenta y fundadora de DEVAL LLC, y Karen Price, representante de Southwest Airlines Co […]

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