The watchlist — which allegedly included reporters, activists, and attorneys — was allegedly aimed at limiting the disclosure of records that could embarrass the Metropolitan Police Department.

Supporters said the changes would curtail overly broad requests and cut time and costs associated with responding to each request

But it is just one piece of Denise Krepp’s efforts to address violent crime in Hill East and the rest of the city.

The Navy has apologized.

D.C.’s elected officials send each other text messages, but can you find out what they’re saying to each other? It’s complicated.

The D.C. Open Government Coalition has sued the D.C. Council over legislators’ practice of using personal email accounts for official business.

On the campaign trail, President Obama has been presenting hosts and supporters with bottles of the White House’s homemade beer. But what goes into crafting White House Honey Ale? The people want answers, Mr. President!

Mayor Vince Gray today signed a mayoral order strongly discouraging city employees from using private email accounts to conduct official city business.

No matter how much you love that new Gmail interface or the gas station-bought disposable cell phone, they have no place in Mayor Vince Gray’s administration. Or so he claims.

The Center for Science in the Public Interest has put out a report that says that many cities are not doing enough to inform citizens about the results of health inspections at restaurants. Predictably, the District is pretty high on the list of cities that the center feels need to be doing more. The report scolds D.C. for forcing people who want to obtain restaurant inspection reports to file Freedom of Information Act requests. CSPI…