Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

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What's New!!
We are at a new address at http://www.foia.va.gov, please bookmark the page.

In the spirit of President Madison, Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) welcomes you to the DVA Freedom of Information Act Home Page. The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) authorizes the release of information (copies of records) to the public as long as it is legal. The 1996 amendments to the FOIA mandates that each Federal agency implement a publicly-accessible Electronic Reading Room of the agency FOIA response material and other material routinely available to the public, with associated electronic "search" and indexing capabilities.

VA's Electronic Reading Room uses a library metaphor to welcome our customers to the DVA Web site. However, to serve those with bandwidth limitations or special needs, we offer an alternate presentation in standard text with minimal graphics and effects.

General Contacts
For information regarding FOIA please see FOIA Offices.

Before submitting a FOIA request, we encourage you to use VA's 1-Stop Customer Service Inquiry Page to see if the information you seek is already posted on our Web site.

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