FOIA Guidelines and Policies

Freedom of Information Act Reference Material

• Access Reports
  Subscription based Periodical (Non-Government)
  
  
• A Citizen's Guide on Using the Freedom Of Information Act and the Privacy Act of 1974 to Request Government Records
  A guide to both the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act prepared by the House Committee on Government Reform.
  
  
• Code of Federal Regulations
  
  
• Department of Justice FOIA Guide
  The "FOIA Guide" is an extensive discussion of the Act's exemptions and its procedural aspects that is prepared by the Department of Justice's Office of Information and Privacy every two years.
  
  
• DoD Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Program, DoDD 5400.07
  This directive provides policies and responsibilities for implementing the DoD FOIA Program in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552.
  
  
• DoD Freedom of Information Act Program, DoD 5400.7-R
  This publication provides guidance regarding administration of the Freedom of Information Act program within the Department of Defense.
  
  
• DoD Freedom of Information Act Handbook
  This document provides basic information about the Freedom of Information Act program within the Department of Defense.
  
  
• FOIA Post
  Office of Information and Privacy, Department of Justice (On-line Periodical)
  
  
• FOIA Update
  Office of Information and Privacy, Department of Justice (On-line Periodical)
  
  
• Executive Order 12600
  Predisclosure Notification Procedures for Confidential Commercial Information
  
  
• Executive Order 12958, As Amended
  Classified National Security Information
  
  
• Executive Order 13392
  Improving Agency Disclosure of Information
  
  
• Executive Orders
  
  
• Federal Register
  
  
• Government Printing Office (GPO) Access
  
  
• Office of Management and Budget
  
  
• S.2488
  Open Government Act of 2007
  
  
• Text of the FOIA (as Amended in 2002)
  
  
• Text of the FOIA (as Amended in 2007)
  
  
• The Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) was created within the National Archives and Records Administration when the OPEN Government Act of 2007 amended the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).
  
  
• OGIS reviews policies and procedures of administrative agencies under the Freedom of Information Act, as well as, agency compliance with the Act. It recommends policy changes to the Congress and the President to improve the administration of the FOIA. The OGIS staff also consults with agencies and private sector stakeholders to help define the scope of OGIS program implementation and develops policies and procedures accordingly. OGIS began operations in September 2009 and provides services to mediate disputes between FOIA requesters and Federal agencies.
  
  
• Your Right to Federal Records
  This pamphlet is a joint publication of the Department of Justice and the General Services Administration concerning both the FOIA and the Privacy Act.
  
  
• U.S. Government Manual
  
  
• United States Code