TITLE: Press Release Files
ACRONYM: None
ORIGINATOR:
Department/Agency Name: U.S. Department of Justice Major
Organization Subdivision: Office of Public Affairs Minor Organization
Subdivision: Name of Unit: Street Address: 950 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
City: Washington, D.C. State: Zip Code: 20530 Country: United
States Hours of Service: 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Telephone: (202)
514-2007 FAX: (202) 514-5331 E-Mail Address:
ABSTRACT: The Office of Public Affairs maintains hard copies
of its press releases in the office dating back to 1989. Since July of 1994, in
addition to maintaining hard-copy files on press releases, they have also been
posted on the Internet and can be accessed through the Department's Web Site.
Press releases from previous years are housed either at the Department's Records
Center or the National Archives.
PURPOSE: The purpose of issuing press releases is to inform
both the news media and the public about the litigation activities and law
enforcement efforts of the Department of Justice.
ACCESS CONSTRAINTS: Press releases issued by the Office of
Public Affairs are public documents and there are no access constraints.
However, hard copies of press releases are filed in chronological order and are
not maintained by topic. It is necessary to know the date that a press release
was issued in order to access it. Press releases maintained on the Internet can
be searched by topic. The office does not have adequate personnel to do searches
for individual press releases without the date it was issued. Press releases
issued before 1989 are not physically maintained in the office and it would be
necessary to retrieve those releases from the Department's Records Center or the
National Archives.
USE CONSTRAINTS: There are no constraints on the use of
press releases.
AGENCY PROGRAM: The Office of Public Affairs is the
principal point of contact for the Department of Justice with the public and the
news media. The office is responsible for ensuring that the public is informed
about the Department's activities and about the priorities and policies of the
Attorney General and the President with regard to law enforcement and legal
affairs.
SOURCES OF DATA: Data contained in the press releases is the
result of litigation or law enforcement initiatives or activities involving the
Department of Justice.
RESPONSIBLE OFFICE FOR DISTRIBUTING INFORMATION (if different from
originator):
Department/Agency Name: Major Organization
Subdivision: Minor Organization Subdivision: Name of Unit: Street
Address: City: State: Zip Code: Hours of Service:
Telephone: Fax: E-mail Address:
ORDER PROCESS: A request for hard-copies of press releases
should be made in writing to: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Public
Affairs, 950 Pennsylvania N.W, Washington, D.C. 20530. Include the date and
topic of the release noted as well as your full name and complete address. Press
releases issued after July 1994, are available on the Internet.
OFFICE OF CONTACT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION (if different from
originator):
Department/Agency Name: Major Organization Subdivision:
Minor Organization Subdivision: Name of Unit: Street Address:
City: State: Zip Code: Hours of Service: Telephone:
Fax: E-mail Address:
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