The Office of Information and Privacy (OIP) is responsible for encouraging agency compliance with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). OIP develops and provides guidance to agencies on questions relating to application of the FOIA. It publishes the Department of Justice Freedom of Information Act Guide, which is a comprehensive treatise addressing all aspects of the FOIA, as well as FOIA Post, which is an on-line newsletter addressing FOIA issues of current interest. OIP regularly conducts a variety of training programs for FOIA personnel across the government including specialized agency programs.

OIP also manages the Department's responsibilities related to the FOIA, which includes adjudicating all administrative appeals from denials of access to records made by any Department component under either the FOIA or the Privacy Act of 1974; handling initial requests for records of the Offices of the Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, and Associate Attorney General, as well as other Senior Management Offices; providing staff support to the Department Review Committee; and handling the defense of certain FOIA matters in litigation.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 13,392 "Improving Agency Disclosure of Information"

• Certification of the Department of Justice’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Reading Rooms (October 31, 2008)
  
  
• Department of Justice Backlog Reduction Plan Pursuant to Executive Order 13,392 (October 6, 2008)
  
  
• Department of Justice Updated Status Report Pursuant to Executive Order 13,392 (August 1, 2008)
  
  
• Attorney General's Report to the President on Executive Order 13,392 (May 30, 2008)
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• Department of Justice Backlog Projections for Fiscal Years 2008, 2009, and 2010 (November 1, 2007)
  
  
• Department of Justice Updated Status Report Pursuant to Executive Order 13,392 (August 1, 2007)
  
  
• Attorney General's Report to the President on Executive Order 13,392 (June 1, 2007)
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• Attorney General's Report to the President on Executive Order 13,392 (October 16, 2006)
  
  
• Department of Justice FOIA Improvement Plan Under Executive Order 13,392 (June 14, 2006)
  
  
• Executive Order 13,392 Implementation Guidance (April 27, 2006)
  
  
• Executive Order 13,392, "Improving Agency Disclosure of Information" (December 14, 2005)

TESTIMONY

• Department of Justice Testimony on Implementing FOIA [Freedom of Information Act] -- Assessing Agency Efforts to Meet FOIA Requirements (February 15, 2007)
  
  
• Department of Justice Testimony on Implementation of Executive Order 13,392 (July 26, 2006)

POLICY STATEMENTS

• Memoranda Concerning Safeguarding Information Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction and Other Sensitive Records Related to Homeland Security (March 19, 2002)
  
  
• Attorney General's Memorandum for Heads of All Federal Departments and Agencies Regarding the FOIA (October 12, 2001)

ANNUAL FOIA REPORTS

• DOJ Annual FOIA Reports
  
  
• 2008 Guidelines for Agency Preparation of Annual FOIA Reports
  
  
• Guidance on New Section XII of Annual FOIA Reports In Accordance with E.O. 13,392
  
  
• Supplemental Guidance on Annual FOIA Reports
  
  
• Guidelines for Agency Preparation and Submission of Annual FOIA Reports

E-FOIA IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE

• Electronic Compilation of E-FOIA Implementation Guidance
  
  
• Memorandum Concerning Further Efforts to Implement E-FOIA Provisions (March 23, 2001)

BASIC FOIA REFERENCE DOCUMENTS

• DOJ Guide to the Freedom of Information Act, March 2007
  
  
• FOIA Post
  
  
• FOIA Update (1979-2000)
  
  
• DOJ FOIA Reference Guide, revised May 2006
  
  
• Your Right to Federal Records
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• DOJ FOIA Regulations, 28 C.F.R. Part 16 (2008)
  
  
• Basic FOIA Training Manual
  
  
• Overview of the Privacy Act of 1974
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