eFoia Audit of Washington, D.C.

Web FOIA Compliance: Minutes, all proceedings

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.

Click on an agency's name to see more about what information is available on its website.

Minutes, all proceedings
Agency What's on the Website Link
Board of Elections and Ethics Minutes and transcripts of board meetings for 2008-2009 are provided from a link in the DCBOEE & Regulations section. click here
Child & Family Services Agency Not applicable.
DC Public Library Nothing found.
Commission on the Arts & Humanities Commission meeting minutes for January- June 2008 are linked on the Information section. click here
Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure Nothing found.
DC Water and Sewer Authority The Board of Directors subsection of Governance links to archived videos of board meetings. There are also minutes of the meetings. click here
Department of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs Minutes from meetings of the DC Building Code Advisory Commission, and the Board for Condemnation are available from the Frequently Requested FOIA Materials page. click here
Department of Health Nothing found.
Department of Corrections Not applicable.
Department of Employment Services Nothing found.
Department of Housing & Community Development The Frequently Requested Materials section lists a single, March 2008 public hearing on the department. click here
Department of Human Resources Nothing found.
District of Columbia Department of Motor Vehicles Not applicable.
Department of Parks & Recreation Not applicable
Department of Mental Health Nothing found.
Department of Real Estate Services Nothing found.
Department of Small and Local Business Development Not applicable.
District Department of the Environment No meeting minutes were found, but the meeting schedule of the Sustainable Energy Utility Advisory Board for some of 2009 was posted under Public Notices and Hearings in the Information section. click here
Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services Not applicable.
Department on Disability Services Not applicable
Fire & Emergency Medical Services Department Meeting Agendas and Minutes for 2007 are available in the Emergency Medical Services Task Force Archives section. click here
District Department of Transportation Nothing found.
Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency Nothing found.
Metropolitan Police Department Not applicable.
Office of Administrative Hearings Nothing found.
Office of Cable Television Nothing found.
Office of Contracting & Procurement Nothing found.
Office of Employee Appeals Nothing found.
Office of Human Rights Meetings from 2001-08 are available in the Human Rights Commission section. click here
Office of Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining Not applicable.
Office of Planning There are reports on all of the Historic Preservation Board meetings and the decisions rendered. There is also a video archive of the meetings and information is provided on how to obtain a transcript. click here
Office of Police Complaints Board minutes are available for 2008-09. Click on About OPC/Police Complaints Board/Minutes. click here
Office of Risk Management Nothing found.
Office of the Attorney General Nothing found.
Office of the Chief Financial Officer Not applicable.
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Nothing found.
Office of the Chief Technology Officer Not applicable.
Office of the City Administrator Videos of hour long discussion sessions on various city problems are provided. There are also reports on follow up action items.
Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning & Economic Development Nothing found.
Office of the District of Columbia Auditor Not applicable
Office of the Inspector General Not applicable.
Office of the State Superintendent of Education Notes on State Board of Education meetings are provided. click here
Office of Zoning In addition to Transcripts of the Zoning Commission and Board of Zoning Adjustment meetings, there is a Video on Demand section that provides access to recordings of hearings dating back to 2005. click here
Office on Aging Nothing found.
Public Service Commission Hearing transcripts dating back to June 27, 2001 can be found using the website's search feature. click here
Sentencing and Criminal Code Revision Commission Minutes of commission meetings from January 2000 to May 2007 are available under SCDC Meeting Minutes. click here
Washington Convention Center Authority Nothing found.
Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration Transcripts of 2010 board hearings are available. click here
Department of Public Works Not applicable.
D.C. Public Schools Nothing found.
Department of Human Services The FOIA Materials Previously Released section links to notes on Interagency Council on Homelessness meetings. click here
Department of Insurance, Securities & Banking There is a report for a single meeting in April, 2008 on the Proposed Acquisition of, Control of, and Merger with, Unison Health Plan of the Capital Area by United Heath Group, Incorporated. click here


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.