Background
The
following is a list of documents pertaining to the Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA), along with some useful tips, guides and handbooks distributed by the U.S.
Government/Military.
Documents
relating to the FOIA
Freedom
of Information Act and the Adverse Effects on Field Operations, circa 1977
[207 Pages]
GAO Report:
The Freedom of Information Act: Processing Trends Show Importance of
Improvement Plans, March 2007 [ 93 Pages, 3.43MB ]
National
Reconnaissance Office Review and Redaction Guide for Automatic Declassification
of 25-Year Old Information, 2008 [ 193 Pages, 4.76MB ]
FOIA
Handbooks
The
Citizens Guide to the Freedom of Information Act, 1999 [ 81 Pages ]
The
Department of Defense FOIA Handbook, Undated [ 12 Pages ]
Directory
of Organizational Technical Report Acronym Codes (DOTRAC), July 1994[ 594
Pages, 15.94MB ]
Investigators
Guide to Sources of Information (GAO/OSI-97-2), April 1997[ 117 Pages, 700k
]
Your Right to
Federal Records, Questions and Answers on the Freedom of Information Act and
Privacy Act (May 2006), Undated [44 Pages, 300KB]
FOIA
Policy, Changes & Amendments
FCC
Directive FCCINST 1179.2, April 16, 2012 [20 Pages, 2.2MB]
Attorney
General’s memo interpreting Transparency and Accountability, March 19, 2009