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Who approved this?
No approval document for this contract has been found yet. The records request guide shows which office holds it.
The Washington Sun reported that the Metropolitan Police Department signed a 336,000 dollar one year contract for 67 Flock cameras in December 2024, and that the contract was later extended through the end of 2026 for another 201,000 dollars. The cameras became operational in early 2025. In January 2026 Council Member Christina Henderson prompted the department to stop allowing other police departments to access its plate reader data directly, and new audit requirements were put in place in April 2026. The report names no funding line, cites no procurement document and records no Council vote on the contract itself.
This contract expires December 31, 2026
78 days until the community decides.
The money
- Contract amount: $201,000
- Cameras: 67
- Contract amount per camera: $3,000
What happens next
Renewals are decided in public. Residents can attend the meeting, speak during public comment, and write to the office above through official channels. The ACLU publishes a model cancellation resolution officials can adapt.
Sources
- The Washington Sun: MPD signed a 336,000 dollar contract for 67 Flock cameras in December 2024 and extended it through the end of 2026 for 201,000 dollars washingtonsun.com
Last verified: September 23, 2026. Something wrong? Request a correction.
The record
The sources do not say who approved this contract. Metropolitan Police Department runs the cameras.
Public records put the cost at $201,000. The contract covers 67 cameras. That comes to about $3,000 per camera.
The agreement remains in force. It runs through December 31, 2026; the decision calendar counts down to it.
1 source backs this record; it is listed with its date under Sources. Last verified September 23, 2026. The District of Columbia hub holds the state records; the tracker holds them all.
Cite this record
Who Approved This, "Washington, DC Flock Contract," whoapprovedthis.org, accessed October 13, 2026, https://whoapprovedthis.org/city/dc-washington/.
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- Camera locations near Washington: DeFlock (external, crowdsourced)
- Agency transparency portal, if published: transparency.flocksafety.com; aggregated at Eyes on Flock