FOIA Links
Federal FOIA Resources
Office of Government Information Services: An office in the National Archives and Records Administration that provides an ombudsman and mediation between requesters and agencies.
http://www.archives.gov/ogis/
http://www.archives.gov/ogis/contact.html
Telephone: 301-837-1996
Toll-free: 1-877-684-6448
Fax: 301-837-0348
Email: [email protected]
FOIA.gov http://www.foia.gov/ For more information, see Agency Info page.
National Archives and Records Administration: http://www.archives.gov/
U.S. House of Representatives: A Citizen’s Guide on Using the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act of 1974 to Request Government Records http://www.fas.org/sgp/foia/citizen.pdf
Government Printing Office: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/search/home.action A source for government information, including the ability to find federal depository libraries with government publications.
Data.gov: http://www.data.gov/ An online portal to general information about the federal government and executive branch
Federal Depository Library Directory: http://catalog.gpo.gov/fdlpdir/FDLPdir.jsp Find the closest federal depository library to you.
Library of Congress:
- Thomas, which provides electronic access to legislation and laws in the library’s collection: http://thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas.php
Federal Register: http://www.federalregister.gov/ The executive branch’s daily gazette with has information on rulemakings and other activities.
Department of Justice
- Overview of the Privacy Act: http://www.justice.gov/opcl/privacyact1974.htm
- Archive of FOIA-related legal cases and articles about them: http://www.justice.gov/archive/oip/cl-tofc.html
U.S. Department of Education
- Overview of Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html
http://www.archives.gov/ogis/
http://www.archives.gov/ogis/contact.html
Telephone: 301-837-1996
Toll-free: 1-877-684-6448
Fax: 301-837-0348
Email: [email protected]
FOIA.gov http://www.foia.gov/ For more information, see Agency Info page.
National Archives and Records Administration: http://www.archives.gov/
- NARA FOIA page: National Archives and Records Administration http://www.archives.gov/foia/
- National Personnel Records Center at the National Archives and Records Administration http://www.archives.gov/st-louis/ for people seeking their own military records or services records of a deceased relative.
U.S. House of Representatives: A Citizen’s Guide on Using the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act of 1974 to Request Government Records http://www.fas.org/sgp/foia/citizen.pdf
Government Printing Office: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/search/home.action A source for government information, including the ability to find federal depository libraries with government publications.
Data.gov: http://www.data.gov/ An online portal to general information about the federal government and executive branch
Federal Depository Library Directory: http://catalog.gpo.gov/fdlpdir/FDLPdir.jsp Find the closest federal depository library to you.
Library of Congress:
- Thomas, which provides electronic access to legislation and laws in the library’s collection: http://thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas.php
Federal Register: http://www.federalregister.gov/ The executive branch’s daily gazette with has information on rulemakings and other activities.
Department of Justice
- Overview of the Privacy Act: http://www.justice.gov/opcl/privacyact1974.htm
- Archive of FOIA-related legal cases and articles about them: http://www.justice.gov/archive/oip/cl-tofc.html
U.S. Department of Education
- Overview of Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html
Non-government FOIA advocates
The National Freedom of Information Coalition and The Freedom of Information Center at the University of Missouri-Columbia http://nfoic.org/foi-center/
The National Security Archive: http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/nsa/foia.html
Open The Government http://www.openthegovernment.org
Link to various portals http://www.openthegovernment.org/node/3017
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Federal Open Government Guide http://www.rcfp.org/fogg/index.php?i=pt2#a
Society of Professional Journalists: http://www.spj.org/foi.asp
The National Security Archive: http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/nsa/foia.html
Open The Government http://www.openthegovernment.org
Link to various portals http://www.openthegovernment.org/node/3017
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Federal Open Government Guide http://www.rcfp.org/fogg/index.php?i=pt2#a
Society of Professional Journalists: http://www.spj.org/foi.asp