PCT CTLR CONCERNED THAT LCL MGMNT IS ASKING CTLRS TO APPLY DC ADIZ TRACKING PROC CONFLICTING WITH HANDBOOK 7110 PROCS FOR VFR ACFT OPERATING IN RESTR AIRSPACE.

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THE WASHINGTON DC AIR DEFENSE IDENTIFICATION ZONE (ADIZ) IS A KNOWN PROB AT PCT TRACON. THE PROB IS DUE TO THE LACK OF STANDARDIZED PROCS ON HOW TO HANDLE ACFT WITHIN THE ADIZ. MANAGEMENT INSISTS ON FORCING CTLRS TO WORK OUTSIDE THE REALM OF THE FAAH7110.65. CTLRS FEEL THAT DUE TO THIS; IF SOMETHING DRASTIC HAPPENS TO TWO ACFT; THE CTLR WILL BE AT FAULT. WE ARE NOT OPERATING IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY PROCS. WE ARE 'WINGING IT.' PLTS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC FEEL SECURE ABOUT THE SERVICE THEY ARE GETTING. THERE IS NO SERVICE. CTLRS HAVE ASKED THE FAA FOR STANDARDIZED PROCS WHEN DEALING WITH THE ADIZ AND; IN ALMOST A YEAR AND A HALF; WE STILL HAVE NO STANDARD. EVERYONE WORKS THE AIRSPACE IN A DIFFERENT MANNER. THERE IS NO SECURITY INVOLVED WITH THE WAY WE ARE BEING DIRECTED TO HANDLE THE ADIZ. ISN'T THAT WHY WE HAVE AN ADIZ; FOR SECURITY PURPOSES? WE ARE FED UP WITH BEING FORCED TO DO SOMETHING THAT IS NOT DEFINED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR EXPRESSED CONCERN WITH THE LACK OF STANDARDIZATION REQUESTED; BUT NOT PROVIDED BY FAA MGMNT; PROVIDING CTLRS WITH CLR AND PRECISE OPERATIONAL HANDLING PROCS FOR VFR ACFT OPERATING IN THE DC ADIZ; OUTSIDE THE CLASS B. THE RPTR STATED THAT CTLRS UTILIZE EITHER A 'MONITOR ONLY MODE' PRECEPT WHILE OTHERS PROVIDE TFC ALERTS AND ADVISORIES BASED ON WORKLOAD. THE 'MONITOR ONLY MODE' IS TO OBSERVE THAT A RELEASED ACFT INTO THE ADIZ HAS AN OPERATING TRANSPONDER WITH MODE C AND IS PROCEEDING ON A TRACK EXPECTED/CLRED WITHOUT BEING ADVISED OF RADAR CONTACT OR BEING ISSUED TFC ALERTS AND/OR GENERAL TFC ADVISORIES. OTHER CTLRS ISSUE RADAR CONTACT AND ISSUE TFC ALERTS AND/OR RADAR TFC ADVISORIES. THE RPTR ALLEGES THAT THIS INCONSISTENCY IS KNOWN TO FAA MGMNT. THE RPTR QUESTIONS CTLR CULPABILITY SHOULD A TRACKED TARGET WITH OPERATING TRANSPONDER WITH MODE C COLLIDE WITH ANOTHER TRACKED TARGET THAT A CTLR IS 'MONITORING.' THE RPTR ALLEGES THAT ALL ACFT REQUESTING A TRANSPONDER CODE ARE SUBSEQUENTLY RELEASED INTO THE ADIZ REGARDLESS OF CTLR WORKLOAD BECAUSE MGMNT HAS STATED THAT 'WE ARE MONITORING FOR FAR ADIZ COMPLIANCE ONLY.' THE RPTR BELIEVES THAT THE FLYING PUBLIC PERCEIVES THAT SOME LEVEL OF ATC FLT ADVISORY SERVICE IS BEING PROVIDED WHEN IT IS NOT. THE RPTR ADVISED THAT 'AUTOMATIC RELEASES' INTO THE ADIZ FREQUENTLY OVERWHELM THE CTLR; EVEN WHEN THE ADIZ CTL POSITION IS OPEN AND OPERATIONAL. THE RPTR ADVISED THAT IT IS COMMON FOR A CTLR TO HAVE MORE THAN 20 ADIZ ACFT OPERATING AND EVEN A MINIMAL LEVEL OF CLASS G/E FLT ADVISORIES CAN NOT BE PROVIDED.