eFoia Audit of Washington, D.C.

Web FOIA Compliance: Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning & Economic Development

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 A Policy and Procedures Manual for the Revenue Bond Program is linked from the FAQ page. click here
Final opinions, orders Nothing found.
Interpretations of policies, rules, acts Revenue Bond, Qualified Zone Bond and Tax Increment Financing Program regulations are linked from the FAQ page click here
Regulatory and enforcement correspondence Information on the policies of the agency's Revenue Bond Program is provided. click here
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

Xavier Beltran
Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning & Economic Development
John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 317
Washington, DC 20004
Phone: (202) 727-6365
Fax: (202) 727-6703
Email: Xavier.Beltran@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.