Web FOIA Compliance: Department of Housing & Community Development
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 | Administrative Staff Manuals and Instructions to Staff are linked from the Frequently Requested Materials section. | click here |
| Final opinions, orders | The Frequently Requested Materials page link to Rental Housing Commission decisions did not function at the time of the test. | |
| Interpretations of policies, rules, acts | The Housing Regulation Administration links to The Rental Housing Act of 1985, The Condominium Act of 1976 Technical and Clarifying Amendment under the Housing Regulations Conversion and Sale Act of 1980. | click here |
| Regulatory and enforcement correspondence | Nothing found. | |
| Account, voucher, contract information | There's a Funded Projects page that lists development projects and total spending by ward. | click here |
| Minutes, all proceedings | The Frequently Requested Materials section lists a single, March 2008 public hearing on the department. | click here |
| Frequently requested FOIA records | There is a section for Frequently Requested FOIA Materials. | click here |
| General index of records to be posted online | Nothing found. |
FOIA CONTACT Information
Najuma Thorpe
Department of Housing & Community Development
Anacostia Gateway Government Center
1800 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, SE, 8th floor
Washington, DC 20020
Phone: (202) 442-7253
Fax: (202) 442-8391
Email: najuma.thorpe@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.
