Washington, DC

Government-Wide Information

There are a number of sites where you can download and explore official DC Government data and other information.

Data and Information Sources

The Open Data Catalog provides hundreds of District government datasets, available as raw downloads in a variety of formats, and through APIs.

Outside of the Data Catalog, you can find:

• DC Regulations and DC Register - District regulations, the District Register and Mayoral Orders
• Budget and Revenue - comprehensive information about the District’s budget
• Contracts and Procurement - provides contracting information from a variety of agency sources
• Map Data - map interfaces for exploring data, including crime statistics, public school profiles, detailed property information
• Purchase Order Spending and Purchase Card Spending
• Public Employee Salary Information - salary information about District employees
• Public Safety Data - emergency response data, crime data, and more
• School Data - school performance and facility information
• Real Property Data - property tax records, land records and deeds, zoning regulations and maps, District property records, and more

Government Performance Dashboards

The District also maintains several goverment performance dashboards:

• Track DC - provides performance information on all District agencies
• Grade DC - reports on resident grading of 15 District agencies and enables residents to provide input for the next monthly grades

Agency Information

Locating Agency Records

Agencies are required to ensure that certain records are made available to the public. Each of these records, when they exist, should be listed on the agency’s Open Government and FOIA page.

For some agencies, these records do not exist and are not listed. In cases where records exist but are not yet available online, agencies are working to provide them as soon as possible.

If you have any questions or cannot find what you need, please contact the agency’s FOIA officer or the Office of Open Government.

Finding and Submitting FOIA Requests

Frequently requested public records that have been released under FOIA can be found in the FOIA Reading Room.

If you cannot find the information you are looking for there or elsewhere on DC.Gov, you can submit a FOIA Request online.

To understand the process before making a request, please see foia.dc.gov or reach out to the Office of Open Government for assistance.