Information Access

Department of State’s Major Information Systems

GPO Access / Government Information Locator Service Records (GILS)

Domestic Records Disposition Schedules
--  A 01 Secretary of State  [25 Kb]
--  A 02 Principal Officers  [134 Kb]
--  A 03 Records Common to Most Organizational Areas  [56 Kb]
--  A 04 Personnel Records  [373 Kb]
--  A 05 Finance and Management Policy (FMP) Records  [173 Kb]
--  A 06 Bureau of Administration Records  [355 Kb]
--  A 07 Information Resources Management Records  [140 Kb]
--  A 08 Overseas Buildings Operations  [133 Kb]
--  A 09 Foreign Service Institute Records  [91 Kb]
--  A 10 Office of Foreign Missions  [42 Kb]
--  A 11 Diplomatic Security Records  [238 Kb]
--  A 12 Medical Services Records  [38 Kb]
--  A 13 Passport Records  [77 Kb]
--  A 14 Visa Records (also see B 09 Consular Records)  [41 Kb]
--  A 15 Overseas Citizens Services Records  [41 Kb]
--  A 16 Oceans & Intern'l Environmental Scientific Affairs  [102 Kb]
--  A 17 Intelligence and Research  [142 Kb]
--  A 18 International Organization Affairs Records  [79 Kb]
--  A 19 Family Liaison Office Records  [27 Kb]
--  A 20 Economic and Business Affairs Records  [121 Kb]
--  A 21 Geographic Area Affairs Records  [228 Kb]
--  A 22 Public Affairs Records  [83 Kb]
--  A 23 Legal Affairs Records  [115 Kb]
--  A 24 Arms Control and International Security Records  [256 Kb]
--  A 25 Population, Refugees, and Migration Records  [51 Kb]
--  A 26 Protocol Records  [41 Kb]
--  A 27 Executive Secretariat Records  [38 Kb]
--  A 28 Legislative Affairs Records  [36 Kb]
--  A 29 Inspector General Records  [36 Kb]
--  A 30 Democracy, Human Rights and Labor  [40 Kb]
--  A 31 Reserved  [12 Kb]
--  A 32 Intern'l Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs  [24 Kb]
--  A 35 Consular Affairs  [33 Kb]
--  A 36 Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs  [108 Kb]
--  A 37 Coordinator of International Information Programs  [55 Kb]

Foreign Records Disposition Schedules
--  B 01 Historical - Foreign Policy and Relations Records  [31 Kb]
--  B 02 Records Common To All Sections At Post  [25 Kb]
--  B 03 Budget and Fiscal Records  [54 Kb]
--  B 04 Information Management  [27 Kb]
--  B 05 General Services  [59 Kb]
--  B 06 Health and Medical Records  [28 Kb]
--  B 07 Personnel  [28 Kb]
--  B 08 Security  [38 Kb]
--  B 09 Consular Records (also see A 14 Visa Records)  [128 Kb]
--  B 11 International Conference  [18 Kb]
--  B 12 Refugee and Migration  [32 Kb]
--  B 13 United Nations  [55 Kb]
--  B 14 International Organizations  [62 Kb]
--  B 15 Freedom of Information and Privacy Act Records  [18 Kb]
--  B 16 Public Diplomacy  [25 Kb]

Text of the 2002 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

Text of the FOIA (showing changes made by the OPEN Government Act of 2007)

Text of the Privacy Act