D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 8, r. 8-B1114
The basic criteria for the appointment and promotion of personnel by the University shall be appropriate qualifications and performance.
Relationship through family or marriage shall constitute neither an advantage nor a disadvantage in employment matters. An individual who is related to another University employee shall meet and fulfill all appropriate University appointment and promotion standards.
No individual shall be employed in a department or unit under the supervision of a relative who has or may have a direct effect on that individual's progress, performance, or welfare.
For purposes of this section, the term "relative" shall include a husband or wife, parent, child, brother, sister, and the in-laws of any of the these persons.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 8, r. 8-B1114