Web FOIA Compliance: Office of the Chief Technology Officer
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 About OCTO section links to an organizational chart that provides names and titles, but there is no date of employment or salary information. | click here |
| Staff manuals, instructions | Nothing found. | |
| Final opinions, orders | Not applicable. | |
| Interpretations of policies, rules, acts | There is an OCTO Programs section which provides brief descriptions and goals of six office programs. | click here |
| Regulatory and enforcement correspondence | Not applicable. | |
| Account, voucher, contract information | The Performance section, linked from About OCTO provides budget and operational information but no individual contract information. | 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
Christina Fleps
Office of the Chief Technology Officer
One Judiciary Square
441 4th Street NW, Suite 930 South
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (202) 727-0619
Fax: (202) 727-6857
Email: christina.fleps@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.
