Federal employees in the Washington, D.C., area raised $66 million in last year's Combined Federal Campaign, the local CFC chapter announced Tuesday.

The final tally was $2 million ahead of the chapter's goal and $3.3 million ahead of the preceding year's figure. Linda Washington, chairwoman of the CFC's National Capital Area chapter and assistant secretary for administration at the Transportation Department, called the result "record-breaking."

"It was a tremendous year for compassionate caring," Washington said at an event at the Grand Hyatt Washington.

The results were particularly helped by a big jump in online contributions. Feds raised more than $9 million in online pledges this year, Washington said.

At some agencies, online contributions accounted for more than half of all giving. The Transportation Department received 81 percent of its donations online; the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 65 percent; and the Education Department, 50 percent.

Other agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency — which received nearly $1.2 million in donations this year — reported electronic contributions for the first time this year.