Web FOIA Compliance: Department of Human Resources
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 from the home page. | click here |
| Employee information: names, titles, salaries, dates of emloyment |
Under Employee Compensation in the Information section, the website provides a comprehensive list of 2010 salary schedules for District employees. There is no specific information on staff of DHS. | click here |
| Staff manuals, instructions | Under Information there is a link to the District Personnel Manual. | click here |
| Final opinions, orders | Not applicable. | |
| Interpretations of policies, rules, acts | The Services section provides information on benefits, performance management, training and development and a variety of other services. | click here |
| Regulatory and enforcement correspondence | The Publications section links to notices of proposed and emergency rulemaking notices, but a link to Final Rulemaking was not operative at the time of the test. | click here |
| Account, voucher, contract information | Nothing found. | |
| Minutes, all proceedings | Nothing found. | |
| Frequently requested FOIA records | Nothing found. | |
| General index of records to be posted online | Nothing found. |
FOIA CONTACT Information
Diana Haines-Walton
Department of Human Resources
One Judiciary Square
441 4th Street NW, Suite 300S
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (202) 442-9727
Fax: (202) 727-0153
Email: Diana.Haines-Walton@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.
