Web FOIA Compliance: Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services
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 |
Under Who We Are, there is a link to an organizational chart, but no names, titles or salaries are provided. | click here |
| Staff manuals, instructions | Nothing found. | |
| Final opinions, orders | Not applicable. | |
| Interpretations of policies, rules, acts | Not applicable. | |
| Regulatory and enforcement correspondence | Nothing found beyond summary explanations of the agency. | |
| Account, voucher, contract information | Testimony on proposed budget for 2010 is available, however, no final budget information was found on website. | click here |
| Minutes, all proceedings | Not applicable. | |
| Frequently requested FOIA records | Nothing found. | |
| General index of records to be posted online | Nothing found. |
FOIA CONTACT Information
Deborah Ohiomoba
Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services
1000 Mount Olivet Road NE
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: (202) 701-7784
Fax: (202) 576-8233
Email: Deborah.Ohiomoba@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.
