FOIA Electronic Reading Room

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The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requires agencies to make various types of records available for public inspection in both paper and electronic form. These records are available through this page.

• For reports and publications relating to the Department’s mission and strategy, please visit About the Department of Homeland Security, which contains links to many of those documents.
• For reports and publications released by our components please visit their FOIA pages.

FOIA Improvement Plan

• Updated Status Report from DHS Regarding Deficiencies in Implementation of Executive Order 13,392, "Improving Agency Disclosure of Information", (PDF, 3 pages - 1.18 MB)
• Department of Homeland Security Backlog Reduction Goals for FY08, FY09, FY10 (PDF, 24 pages - 157 KB)
• Department of Homeland Security FOIA Improvement Plan, Revised (PDF, 45 pages - 351 KB)
• Department of Homeland Security FOIA Improvement Plan (PDF, 14 pages - 153 KB)

Frequently Requested

• Office of Inspector General Documents  
• US-VISIT Program Documents
• FOIA Management Directive (PDF, 7 pages – 23 KB) of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Management Directives and Instructions

• Management Directive 252-08, Maximum Age for Appointment to the Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection Officer Positions (PDF, 3 pages, 32 KB)
• Instruction 077-02-001, Relations With the U.S. Government Accountability Office Implementation (PDF, 14 pages, 60 KB)
• Management Directive 077-02, Relations With the U.S. Government Accountability Office (PDF, 4 pages, 28 KB)
• Instruction 121-01-002, Issuance and Control of DHS Badges (PDF, 5 pages, 36 KB)
• Management Directive 250-01, Rotational Assignments (PDF, 7 pages, 44 KB)
• Management Directive 254-01, Volunteer Community Service (PDF, 4 pages, 40 KB)
• Management Directive 255-02, Employee Recognition (PDF, 4 pages, 40 KB)
• Management Directive 255-01, Honorary Awards (PDF, 3 pages, 32 KB)
• Management Directive 026-01, Care and Use of Animals in Research (PDF, 7 pages, 28 KB)

FOIA Annual Reports

• FOIA Annual Report for 2007 (PDF, 94 pages - 1.48 MB)
• FOIA Annual Report for 2006 (PDF, 61 pages - 1.5 MB)
• FOIA Annual Report for 2005 (PDF, 40 pages - 1.9 MB)
• FOIA Annual Report for 2004 (PDF, 16 pages - 653 KB)
• FOIA Annual Report for 2003 (PDF, 13 pages - 702 KB)

See Also

• Homeland Security Component Agency FOIA Information
• FOIA Statutes and Resources
• About the Department of Homeland Security
• Reports Posted Pursuant to Federal Requirements
• Privacy Office System of Records Notices (SORNs)

This page was last reviewed/modified on August 11, 2008.