eFoia Audit of Washington, D.C.

Web FOIA Compliance: Public Service Commission

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 link from the Orders & Regulations heading on the home page. click here
Employee information: names, titles, salaries, dates of emloyment
 The agency provides an organizational structure and the names, titles, and contact information for employees, but there is no salary or employment history data. click here
Staff manuals, instructions Nothing found.
Final opinions, orders The Orders and Regulations section links to a page that allows for both specific and general searches of commission orders. click here
Interpretations of policies, rules, acts The home page link to Orders & Regulations in turn links to Title 15 of the D.C. Municipal Regulations, which implemented the Public Utilities Amendment. There is also an eDocket System that links to orders and pending cases. click here
Regulatory and enforcement correspondence The home page links to Title 15 of the D.C. Municipal Regulations. The information is separated into 44 chapters. There is also an eDocket System where pending cases, service lists, and recent filings may be viewed. click here
Account, voucher, contract information There is a Contracting and Procurement section that lists contract awards. click here
Minutes, all proceedings Hearing transcripts dating back to June 27, 2001 can be found using the website's search feature. click here
Frequently requested FOIA records The FOIA section lists frequently requested forms and documents. click here
General index of records to be posted online Nothing found.

FOIA CONTACT Information

Richard A. Beverly
Public Service Commission
1333 H Street, NW, 2nd Floor, West Tower
Washington, DC 20005
Email: rbeverly@psc.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.