Web FOIA Compliance: Office of the Inspector General
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 OIG section has an organizational chart and lists the names and titles of eight 'key personnel'. There is no salary or date of employment information on them or on the 100 other department personnel. | click here |
| Staff manuals, instructions | Nothing found. | |
| Final opinions, orders | All reports, audits, investigations, and evaluations are posted. | click here |
| Interpretations of policies, rules, acts | There is a summary of the IG's responsibilities and of the enabling legislation. | click here |
| Regulatory and enforcement correspondence | Testimony, Statements and Annual Reports of the IG are provided. | click here |
| Account, voucher, contract information | Annual Reports issued by the IG's office are posted, but there is no budget or account and voucher information posted. | click here |
| Minutes, all proceedings | Not applicable. | |
| Frequently requested FOIA records | All reports of the IG's Office are posted. There is no indication whether any other documents have been frequently requested under FOIA. | click here |
| General index of records to be posted online | Nothing found. |
FOIA CONTACT Information
Keith Van Croft
Office of the Inspector General
717 14th Street, NW
5th Floor
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 727-9566
Fax: (202) 727-9846
Email: keith.vancroft@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.
