Feb. 15, 2010, 12 a.m.  - District of Columbia Mayor Adrian M. Fenty and Chief Technology Officer  Bryan Sivak announced the launch of TrackDC (http://track.dc.gov), a new government accountability website designed to let the public learn exactly how the District government is working for them. 

“My administration is committed to transparency and accountability,” said Fenty.  “With our new TrackDC site, we’re inviting citizens to look closely into every aspect of our government’s performance.  We’re also asking citizens to use TrackDC to tell us just how we’re doing and how we can do better—so that our government can truly be “of the people, by the people, and for the people.” 

TrackDC is said to allow visitors to track the performance of District government agencies and connect directly to each agency to ask questions and express views and concerns. 

The wide variety of information on TrackDC includes numerous reports and datasets that allow site visitors to track government performance.  The site provides information on the following for all District agencies:

·         Agency missions and service offerings

·         Agency press releases

·         Agency performance plans

·         Agency key performance indicators

·         Agency performance accountability reports

·         Agency quality assurance results

·         Additional metrics for monitoring agency performance against goals

TrackDC also includes over 400 data sets on specific aspects of each agency’s services and performances, including service requests, crime incidence and response data, permits, construction projects, purchase orders, awarded contracts, and much more. 

The site also provides interactive charts that show how the District’s FY 2010 budget is distributed among agencies and programs.  From each chart, with just a few clicks of a mouse, visitors can penetrate deep into budget detail. 

Visitors to TrackDC can also perform their own analysis by downloading raw data to spread sheets and other applications available on the site.  

Additionally, TrackDC allows visitors to tell agencies how they’re doing via email, Facebook, Twitter, and more.

“Our new TrackDC tools are just some of the ways people can discover and understand government information and hold us accountable,” said Chief Technology Officer Bryan Sivak.  “We invite everyone to try these exciting free tools.”  And stay tuned for more as we continue delivering innovative technology solutions to make government more efficient, effective, and transparent for all.”

To learn more about other D.C. government technology initiatives and resources, visit www.octo.dc.gov.