Kennedy Center’s leader stopped a plan to fix the faulty ceiling before it came crashing down, whistleblowers claim
- Posted on September 28, 2026
- By The Independent
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In brief
Whistleblowers at the Kennedy Center have revealed that Matt Floca, the institution's chief operating officer, deprioritized critical roofing repairs and cancelled a funded maintenance initiative in April, potentially contributing to the subsequent ceiling collapse. This oversight raises serious questions about facility management and institutional accountability at one of America's most prestigious cultural venues.
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Kennedy Center’s leader stopped a plan to fix the faulty ceiling before it came crashing down, whistleblowers claim
Matt Floca, the center’s chief operating officer, did not treat the roofing issues as priorities and in April halted a funded plan to address them, the whistleblowers claim
