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Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

A guide intended for researchers who which to make FOIA requests or locate released documents from the federal government and state agencies

Guides, FAQs, Websites

Agency Search: Lists FOIA contacts at all federal agencies. This is Attachment A of the DoJ FOIA Reference Guide.

Department of Justice Components: Bureaus, Offices, and Divisions that make up the DoJ. Summarizes what each component does and refers to publicly available information and processing of FOIA requests. This is Attachment B of the DoJ FOIA Reference Guide.

Systems Accepting FOIA Requests (Federal): Links to systems where FOIA correspondence and cases are managed. This is Attachment C of the DoJ FOIA Reference Guide.

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