Can I inspect records before I decide I want them?
Yes, you can inspect any record determined releasable under the FOIA. Can I ask questions under the FOIA? Under the FOIA, Federal Agencies are not required to answer questions, render opinions, or provide evaluations. Requesters must ask for existing records, at the time of their request, such as those mentioned above.
What is a record?
A record is the product(s) of data compilation, such as all books, papers, maps, and photographs, machine readable materials, including those in electronic form or format, or other documentary materials, regardless of physical form or characteristics, made or received by an agency of the United States Government under Federal law in connection with the transaction of public business and in the possession and control of the Department of Defense at the time the FOIA request is made.
Where do I send my request?
Send FOIA requests for records held by any office on Randolph AFB, to include HQ AETC and HQ Air Force Recruiting, to the Randolph AFB FOIA Office (12 CS/SCQAR, 355 B Street West Ste 1, Randolph AFB TX 78150), or e-mail your request to them at 12CS.SCBR@randolph.af.mil. For additional information, visit their web site. To request records from other bases, please send your request to the FOIA office of the base where the records are located.
Who is subject to the FOIA?
The FOIA's scope includes Federal Executive Branch Departments, agencies, and offices, Federal regulatory agencies, and Federal corporations. Congress, the Federal Courts, and parts of the Executive Office of the President, as well as state and local governments are not subject to the FOIA. Some states have their own equivalent access laws for state records.
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