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FOIA Introduction

FOIA Basics
- What is the FOIA?
- Who can I send a FOIA request to?
- What are the FOIA exemptions?
- How can I obtain agency records without using the FOIA?
- What does it cost to make a FOIA request?
- What happens after I make a request?
- How can I appeal an adverse response?
- What else should I know?
- What unexpected problems might I encounter?
- Sample FOIA Requests
- Sample FOIA Appeals

Making the FOIA Work for You
Follow a Request Through the FOIA Process (pdf)
Classification of Government Information
Archive's Audits of FOIA Administration
Open Government News
Noteworthy News Stories Made Possible by FOIA Documents
Government Guidance, Directives and Statistics on FOIA
Legislative History of FOIA (coming soon)
Archive's Litigation (coming soon)
International FOIA
FOIA Links

 

FOIA Resources

American Society of Access Professionals

Public Citizen’s Freedom of Information Clearinghouse

Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

The National Freedom of Information Coalition

The Freedom Forum

The Freedom of Information Center at the University of Missouri-Columbia

Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Guide to FOIA

Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC)

Department of Justice Basic FOIA Training Manual

 

 

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