eFoia Audit of Washington, D.C.

Web FOIA Compliance: Department of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs

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
 Nothing found.
Staff manuals, instructions There is a section on DCRA Administrative Issuances on the Frequently Requested FOIA Materials page, linked from the home page. click here
Final opinions, orders The section on Frequently Requested FOIA Materials provides links to administrative issuances, final notices on condemnations, and some operational data. click here
Interpretations of policies, rules, acts Under Frequently Requested FOIA Materials, information on Policies, Procedures and Protocol documents and Services is available. click here
Regulatory and enforcement correspondence The agency provides licensing, permit, registration, inspection, zoning and enforcement information under its Services section on the home page. click here
Account, voucher, contract information Nothing found.
Minutes, all proceedings Minutes from meetings of the DC Building Code Advisory Commission, and the Board for Condemnation are available from the Frequently Requested FOIA Materials page. click here
Frequently requested FOIA records There is a page listing information that is frequently requested under FOIA. click here
General index of records to be posted online Nothing found.

FOIA CONTACT Information

Cecelia Tilghman
Department of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs
941 North Capitol Street NE
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: (202) 478-9286
Fax: (202) 442-9445
Email: cecelia.tilghman@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.