A federal judge is giving D.C.'s Child and Family Services Agency two weeks to come up with a plan to fix its problems or else be held in contempt of court.

U.S. District Judge Thomas Hogan set the deadline Wednesday.

The child welfare agency has faced a dramatic increase in cases reported since January, when Banita Jacks was found living with the corpses of her four daughters. Six social workers were fired for not responding to reports about the family. Hogan says there hasn't been much improvement since then.

D.C. Acting Attorney General Peter Nickles says the district is considering the short-term hiring of Kevin Ryan, who was credited with fixing New Jersey's child welfare agency during his tenure as commissioner.

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Information from: The Washington Post.

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