eFoia Audit of Washington, D.C.

Web FOIA Compliance: General index of records to be posted online

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.

General index of records to be posted online
Agency What's on the Website Link
Board of Elections and Ethics Nothing found
Child & Family Services Agency Nothing found.
DC Public Library Nothing found.
Commission on the Arts & Humanities Nothing found.
Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure Nothing found.
DC Water and Sewer Authority A compliance index is provided under FOIA section. click here
Department of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs Nothing found.
Department of Health Nothing Found.
Department of Corrections Nothing found.
Department of Employment Services Nothing found.
Department of Housing & Community Development Nothing found.
Department of Human Resources Nothing found.
District of Columbia Department of Motor Vehicles Nothing found.
Department of Parks & Recreation Nothing found.
Department of Mental Health Nothing found.
Department of Real Estate Services Nothing found.
Department of Small and Local Business Development Nothing found.
District Department of the Environment Nothing found.
Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services Nothing found.
Department on Disability Services Nothing found.
Fire & Emergency Medical Services Department Nothing found.
District Department of Transportation Nothing found.
Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency Nothing found.
Metropolitan Police Department Nothing found.
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 Nothing found.
Office of Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining Nothing found.
Office of Planning Nothing found.
Office of Police Complaints Nothing found.
Office of Risk Management Nothing found.
Office of the Attorney General Nothing found.
Office of the Chief Financial Officer Nothing found.
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Nothing found.
Office of the Chief Technology Officer Nothing found.
Office of the City Administrator Nothing found.
Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning & Economic Development Nothing found.
Office of the District of Columbia Auditor Nothing found.
Office of the Inspector General Nothing found.
Office of the State Superintendent of Education Nothing found.
Office of Zoning Nothing found.
Office on Aging Nothing found.
Public Service Commission Nothing found.
Sentencing and Criminal Code Revision Commission Nothing found.
Washington Convention Center Authority Nothing found.
Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration Nothing found.
Department of Public Works Nothing found.
D.C. Public Schools Nothing found.
Department of Human Services Nothing found.
Department of Insurance, Securities & Banking Nothing found.


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.