Web FOIA Compliance: Office of Administrative Hearings
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 |
There are biographies of the administrative law judges, but no other personnel information is provided. | click here |
| Staff manuals, instructions | There is a section covering Administrative Instructions to the Staff. | click here |
| Final opinions, orders | Cases orders and decisions are provided for 2000 through 2008. No 2009 orders or decisions had been posted as of the end of the year. | click here |
| Interpretations of policies, rules, acts | Cases orders and decisions are provided for 2000 through 2008. No 2009 orders or decisions had been posted as of the end of the year. | click here |
| Regulatory and enforcement correspondence | Nothing found. | |
| 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
Beverly D. Rivers
Office of Administrative Hearings
One Judiciary Square
441 4th Street NW, Suite 870N
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (202) 724-5477
Fax: (202) 724-4129
Email: Beverly.Rivers@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.
