Web FOIA Compliance: Office of the District of Columbia Auditor
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 | Nothing found. | |
| Final opinions, orders | Audit reports for the years 1998 through 2009 are posted in the Reports section. | click here |
| Interpretations of policies, rules, acts | Nothing found. | |
| Regulatory and enforcement correspondence | The Reports section includes audits, Attorney General opinions, and financial reports related to the Advisory Neighborhood Commissions. | click here |
| Account, voucher, contract information | The Audit Reports provide a range of financial issues involving the audited agencies | 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
Leigh Adams Slaughter
Office of the District of Columbia Auditor
717 14th Street, NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 727-3600
Fax: (202) 724-8814
Email: leigh.slaughter@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.
