Web FOIA Compliance: Department of Insurance, Securities & Banking
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 | The Frequently Requested FOIA Materials section links to Administrative Staff Manuals and Instructions to Staff. | click here |
| Final opinions, orders | Agency Final Opinions are linked to from the Frequently Requested FOIA Materials section. | click here |
| Interpretations of policies, rules, acts | There is a section on Regulations, Bulletins, Notices and Orders issued by the department under Services and Information. | click here |
| Regulatory and enforcement correspondence | There is a section on Regulatory Areas and Functions. | click here |
| Account, voucher, contract information | Nothing found. | |
| Minutes, all proceedings | There is a report for a single meeting in April, 2008 on the Proposed Acquisition of, Control of, and Merger with, Unison Health Plan of the Capital Area by United Heath Group, Incorporated. | click here |
| Frequently requested FOIA records | There is a section for Frequently Requested FOIA Materials under Services and Information. | click here |
| General index of records to be posted online | Nothing found. |
FOIA CONTACT Information
Mary Manning
Department of Insurance, Securities & Banking
810 First Street NE, Suite 701
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: (202) 442-7781
Fax: (202) 535-1198
Email: mary.manning@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.
