Freedom of Information Act Reading Room

The 1996 amendments to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) mandate electronic availability of certain publicly accessible Agency FOIA materials and other information routinely made available to the public. This is commonly referred to as an Electronic Reading Room.

Before submitting a FOIA request, please check to see if the information you are looking for is available in our Electronic Reading Room, or perhaps listed under another category on our Web site.

The following is a list of administrative staff manuals and instructions that establish DoD policy or interpretations of policy that affect the public.

 DoD Financial Management Regulation
 DoD FOIA Handbook
 DFAS FOIA Handbook
 DoD Improvement Plan (plus modifications) for Executive Order 13392 (Improving Agency Disclosure of Information)
 Executive Order 13392
 Executive Order 12600 (Predisclosure Notification Procedures for Confidential Commercial Information)
 Executive Order 12958
 DFAS Garnishment Information

The following are records released to the public, under the FOIA, that are or will likely become the subject of subsequent requests.

 DFAS Impact Card Holder Listing
 DFAS Contract MDA220-02-A-0001
 DFAS Contract MDA220-02-A-0002
 DFAS Contract MDA220-02-A-0003
 DFAS Contract MDA220-02-A-0004

Reports

The following reports have been issued by the DFAS FOIA/Privacy Act Office:


DFAS does not possesses final opinions and orders made in the adjudication of cases that may be cited, used, or relied upon as precedents in future adjudications.

DFAS does not possess statements of policy and interpretations that have been adopted by the agency and are not published in the Federal Register.

Page updated February 25, 2011