Open Government Material

The District is committed to a transparent, open form of government. District agency websites are required to make certain records available online to the public, if those records exist. In cases where these records exist but are not yet available online, agencies are working to provide them as soon as possible. If you have any questions, please contact the FOIA Officer.

• Public Employee Salary Information (Please note that this is the complete listing of District employees. Agency designation is located in column two.)
• P-Card Transactions 
• Procurements and Payments 
• District-wide FOIA Reports
• DFS Organization Chart
• Science Advisory Board Meetings

Administration

• DFS Laboratory Assessment Report
• Apply for jobs at DFS and DC Government
• Upcoming Career Opportunities
• DFS’s Accreditation Documents 2018
• Scope of Accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025:2005
• Accreditation Documents 2017
• Accreditation Documents 2016
• Statute that created and governs DFS
• DFS's Accreditation Documents - March 2014
• DFS's Accreditation Documents - June 2015

Annual Reports

• DFS's 2020 Annual Report
• DFS's 2019 Annual Report
• DFS's 2018 Annual Report
• DFS's 2017 Annual Report
• DFS's 2016 Annual Report
• DFS's 2015 Annual Report
• DFS's 2014 Annual Report
• DFS's 2013 Annual Report

Financial

• DFS's FY 2019 Budget
• DFS's FY 2018 Budget
• DFS's FY 2017 Budget
• DFS's FY 2016 Budget
• DFS's FY 2015 Budget
• DFS's FY 2014 Budget
• DFS's FY 2013 Budget
• DFS's Purchase Orders, Contracts for FY 2013
• DFS Information on TrackDC

Operations

• Report of Complaint/Inquiry Review January 17, 2020 Erroneous NIBIN Confirmation Complaint
• SAB Statement With Regard to PCAST Report Firearms
• SAB Statement With Regard to PCAST Report Latent Version
• SAB Statement in Response to PCAST Report DNA
• Letter from the Mayor’s office regarding ANAB Review Letter
• ANAB Review Letter regarding DFS’s Forensic Biology (DNA) Unit
• DFS's Departmental Operations Manuals
• Forensic Science Laboratory's Laboratory Operations Manuals
• Training and Quality Documents
• Forensic Science Laboratory’s Standard Operating Procedures
• FBU Validation Studies/Performance Checks
• Reportinvestigation into DFS's consideration of allele sharing and CPI calculation
• Report investigation into DFS's DNA mixture interpretations
• 01/29/15 report on investigation into DNA issues at DFS
• USAO report on review of DNA mixture interpretation at DFS
• ANAB audit of DFS's Forensic Biology (DNA) Unit
• Letter from Science Advisory Board regarding recent DFS audits

FOIA Information

If you cannot find the information you are looking for here or elsewhere on DC.gov, you can submit a FOIA request online via the DC government Public FOIA Portal. Requests may also be submitted by mail, fax or email. However, please note that FOIA requests submitted online will be easier to track and process.

To understand the process before making a request, please see foia.dc.gov.

FOIA Officer

The FOIA Officer is the principal contact point within the Department of Forensic Sciences for advice and policy guidance on matters pertaining to the administration of the FOIA. All requests are handled professionally and expeditiously. DFS’s FOIA Officer’s information is listed below.

Office of General Counsel 
Department of Forensic Sciences
401 E Street, SW
Fourth Floor
Washington, DC 20024
Phone: (202) 442-6673
Email: [email protected]

See DFS's FY 2013 FOIA Report.

See information gathered in response to citywide FOIA requests.