Web FOIA Compliance: Child & Family Services Agency
Government agencies in Washington, D.C., broadly ignore a 2001 law, which requires them to post 10 categories of public records on their websites, according to a public records audit conducted by the D.C. Open Government Coalition in conjunction with the Investigative Reporting Workshop at American University.
| Public Information | What's on the Website | Link |
|---|---|---|
| How to FOIA |
There is a FOIA Requests link on the home page. | click here |
| Employee information: names, titles, salaries, dates of emloyment |
An Executive Staff Fact Sheet that includes the name, title and date of employment for each top official is provided, but there is no salary information, and there is no other staff information. Keywords to get there: About DFSA, Public Information Kit. | click here |
| Staff manuals, instructions | There is an Online Policy Manual that contains program and administrative policies and directives and a quick reference guide. | click here |
| Final opinions, orders | The Frequently Requested FOIA Materials section on the Information page includes a section on legal advice memos. | click here |
| Interpretations of policies, rules, acts | There is an indexed and searchable CFSA Online Policy Manual that includes Administrative Issuances. | click here |
| Regulatory and enforcement correspondence | The Information page links to a section on Frequently Requested FOIA Materials that lists a range of legal memos dating back to 2001, Fair Hearing decisions, and administrative directives. | click here |
| Account, voucher, contract information | Nothing found. | |
| Minutes, all proceedings | Not applicable. | |
| Frequently requested FOIA records | The section, listed under Information, includes policies, administrative orders, regulations manuals and legal advisory memos. | click here |
| General index of records to be posted online | Nothing found. |
FOIA CONTACT Information
Dianne Hall-Simpson
Child & Family Services Agency
400 6th Street SW
5th floor
Washington, DC 20024
Phone: (202) 442-6147
Fax: (202) 727-6333
Email: dianne.simpson@dc.gov
Primary research for this audit was conducted by Howard University journalism students LeeSandra Alexandre and Melissa Noel while interning at the Workshop. The project was edited by Pete Weitzel, who is a board member at the DCOGC and a former managing editor of the Miami Herald. FOIA contact information is from DCOGC.
