Web FOIA Compliance: Office on Aging
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 |
The members of the Commission on Aging are identified but there is no information on staff other than the director, and no salary information. | click here |
| Staff manuals, instructions | A Grants Policy Manual on is posted under Publications. | click here |
| Final opinions, orders | There is an Annual Report to the People posted under Publications but it is for 2006. There are also fact sheets there in several languages. | click here |
| Interpretations of policies, rules, acts | There is an Annual Report to the People posted under Publications but it is for 2006. There are also fact sheets there in several languages. | |
| 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
Sam Gawad
Office on Aging
One Judiciary Square
441 4th Street NW, 900S
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (202) 727-8372
Fax: (202) 724-4979
Email: sam.gawad@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.
