FOIA Contacts:

Theresa Crosland, FOIA Public Liaison
National Security Division
U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Room 6150
Washington, D.C. 20530-0001
(202) 514-5600

Conventional Reading Room:

Call (202) 514-5600 for access instructions.

Electronic Reading Room:

The Electronic Reading Room contains frequently requested records, opinions, policy statements, and staff manuals/instructions created by the Counterterrorism and Counterespionage Sections, the Office of Intelligence Policy and Review, and the Law and Policy Office after November 1, 1996.

Component Description:

Created by the reauthorization of the USA PATRIOT Act in March 2006, the National Security Division (NSD) formally began operations on October 2, 2006. The NSD consolidates the resources of the Office of Intelligence Policy and Review and the Criminal Division’s Counterterrorism and Counterespionage Sections in order to strengthen the Department’s core national security functions. The NSD also includes a new Law and Policy Office responsible for providing legal assistance on matters of national security law and policy and for formulating legislative initiatives, policies, and strategies relating to national security matters. These organizational changes reinforce the Department’s efforts to prevent terrorism and other threats to national security. In addition, the Assistant Attorney General for the NSD acts as the Department’s main liaison with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Central Intelligence Agency, the Department of Defense, and other intelligence community agencies in order to improve coordination against terrorism and other threats to national security.

DOJ Reference Guide:

A comprehensive guide to the FOIA that serves as a handbook for obtaining information from the Department.

Special Information Required to Make a FOIA Request:

• None.

Publicly Available Information for Which a FOIA Request Is Not Required:

• The Annual Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Report to Congress, which can be found in the Electronic Reading Room.
• The Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) Unit administers the FARA and maintains a public office to make all registration materials available to the public.

Major Information Systems