Web FOIA Compliance: Commission on the Arts & Humanities
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 |
There is a list of staff and titles but no salary or date of employment information. There is also a link to biographies of commissioners. | click here |
| Staff manuals, instructions | Nothing found. | |
| Final opinions, orders | Not applicable. | |
| Interpretations of policies, rules, acts | Bylaws are posted in the Information section. | click here |
| Regulatory and enforcement correspondence | Not applicable. | |
| Account, voucher, contract information | A list of 2008 grantees is linked to from the Information section. | click here |
| Minutes, all proceedings | Commission meeting minutes for January- June 2008 are linked on the Information section. | click here |
| Frequently requested FOIA records | There is no section so designated but many of the documents listed on the Information page could fall in this category. | click here |
| General index of records to be posted online | Nothing found. |
FOIA CONTACT Information
Catherine Cleary
Commission on the Arts & Humanities
1371 Harvard Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
Phone: (202) 724-5613
Fax: (202) 727-4135
Email: Catherine.Cleary@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.
