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.)
- DFS's FY 19 Budget
- P-Card Transactions
- Procurements and Payments
- District-wide FOIA Reports
- DFS Organization Chart
- Science Advisory Board Meetings
Administration
- Apply for jobs at DFS and DC Government
- See DFS’s Accreditation Documents 2018
- View Scope of Accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025:2005
- See DFS’s Accreditation Documents 2017
- See DFS’s Accreditation Documents 2016
- View the statute that created and governs DFS
- See DFS's Accreditation Documents - March 2014
- See DFS's Accreditation Documents - June 2015
Annual Reports
- View DFS's 2019 Annual Report
- View DFS's 2018 Annual Report
- View DFS's 2017 Annual Report
- View DFS's 2016 Annual Report
- See DFS's 2015 Annual Report
- See DFS's FY 2014 Annual Report
- View DFS's FY 2013 Annual Report
Financial
- View DFS's FY 2018 Budget
- See DFS's FY 2017 Budget
- View DFS's FY 2016 Budget
- See DFS's FY 2015 Budget
- View DFS's FY 2014 Budget
- View DFS's FY 2013 Budget
- See DFS's Purchase Orders, Contracts for FY 2013
- View DFS Information on TrackDC
Operations
- 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
- See the Letter from the Mayor’s office regarding ANAB Review Letter
- View the ANAB Review Letter regarding DFS’s Forensic Biology (DNA) Unit
- See the Evidence Submission Receipt Form
- View the Request for Testing Form
- See DFS's Departmental Operations Manuals
- View Forensic Science Laboratory's Laboratory Operations Manuals
- View Training and Quality Documents
- See FSL's Standard Operating Procedures
- View FSL's Validation Studies
- Report on investigation into DFS's consideration of allele sharing and CPI calculation
- Report on 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
Leave Feedback
- To give feedback on DFS performance, email [email protected]
- To submit a complaint or inquiry, please complete this form in English or Spanish.
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.
Andrea Stempel
Attorney Advisor
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.