The Office of Information Policy (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 online 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.
POLICY STATEMENTS
FOIA TRAINING MATERIALS
ANNUAL FOIA REPORTS
BASIC FOIA REFERENCE DOCUMENTS
MISCELLANEOUS
The Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties (OPCL) has primary responsibility for Department of Justice privacy policy. Accordingly, Privacy Act guidance is no longer published by the Office of Information Policy. Privacy and civil liberties resources, including the text of the Privacy Act and the Overview of the Privacy Act of 1974, are now available on OPCL's website.
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