OFFICE OF INFORMATION POLICY Archive

ANNUAL FOIA REPORTS

• Annual FOIA Reports from all Federal Agencies 
  FY14 | FY13 | FY12 | FY11 | FY10 | FY09 | FY08 | FY07 | FY06 | FY05 | FY04 | FY03 | FY02 | FY01 | FY00 | FY99 | FY98
• DOJ Annual FOIA Reports
   
• Guidance on New Section XII of Annual FOIA Reports In Accordance with E.O. 13,392
   
• Supplemental Guidance on Annual FOIA Reports
   

Chief FOIA Officers Council

• Chief FOIA Officers (CFO) Council
   
• NexGen FOIA Tech Showcase
   
• Chief FOIA Officers Council (CFOC) Technology Committee 508 Compliance and Collaborative Tools Working Group Charter
   
• Chief FOIA Officers Council (CFOC) Technology Committee Artificial Intelligence (AI) Working Group Charter
   
• Chief FOIA Officers Council (CFOC) Technology Committee FOIA and Classified Information Working Group
   
• Chief FOIA Officers Council (CFOC) Technology Committee FOIA Searches Working Group
   
• Chief FOIA Officers Council (CFOC) Technology Committee FOIAonline Working Group Charter
   
• Chief FOIA Officers Council (CFOC) Technology Committee FOIAXpress Working Group Charter
   
• Chief FOIA Officers Council (CFOC) Technology Committee Video Review and Redactions Working Group Charter
   
• Best Practices for Video Redaction
   
• Chief FOIA Officers Council Meeting 
   
• Chief FOIA Officers Council Meeting 
   
• Chief Freedom of Information Act Officers Council Meeting Minutes – April 21, 2022
   
• Chief FOIA Officers Council Co-Chairs Meeting with Requesters
   
• Chief Freedom of Information Act Officers Council Co-Chairs Meeting with the Public - February 2, 2022
   
• Chief FOIA Officers Council Meeting 
   
• Chief FOIA Officers Council Meeting Transcript Wednesday, November 17, 2021 
   
• Chief Freedom of Information Act Officers Council Meeting Minutes – November 17, 2021 
   
• Chief FOIA Officers Council Meeting 
   
• Chief FOIA Officers Council Meeting Minutes – April 29, 2021
   
• Chief FOIA Officers Council Meeting Transcript - April 29, 2021 
   
• Chief FOIA Officers Council Meeting 
   
• Chief FOIA Officers Council Meeting Transcript Wednesday, October 14, 2020 
   
• Chief Freedom of Information Act Officers Council Meeting Minutes – August 5, 2019 
   
• Chief Freedom of Information Act Officers Council Meeting Minutes – October 4, 2018 
   
• July 19, 2018 CFO Council Meeting Agenda 

Chief FOIA Officer Reports from all Federal Agencies

• 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 |  2010

Court Decisions Archive

DOJ Guide to the FOIA (2004)

FOIA Guide, 2004 Edition: "Reverse" FOIA | FOIA Guide, 2004 Edition: Basic FOIA References | FOIA Guide, 2004 Edition: Discretionary Disclosure and Waiver | FOIA Guide, 2004 Edition: Exclusions | FOIA Guide, 2004 Edition: Exemption 1 | FOIA Guide, 2004 Edition: Exemption 2 | FOIA Guide, 2004 Edition: Exemption 3 | FOIA Guide, 2004 Edition: Exemption 4 | FOIA Guide, 2004 Edition: Exemption 5 | FOIA Guide, 2004 Edition: Exemption 6 | FOIA Guide, 2004 Edition: Exemption 7 | FOIA Guide, 2004 Edition: Exemption 7(A) | FOIA Guide, 2004 Edition: Exemption 7(B) | FOIA Guide, 2004 Edition: Exemption 7(C) | FOIA Guide, 2004 Edition: Exemption 7(D) | FOIA Guide, 2004 Edition: Exemption 7(E) | FOIA Guide, 2004 Edition: Exemption 7(F) | FOIA Guide, 2004 Edition: Exemption 8 | FOIA Guide, 2004 Edition: Exemption 9 | FOIA Guide, 2004 Edition: Fees and Fee Waivers | FOIA Guide, 2004 Edition: FOIA Reading Rooms | FOIA Guide, 2004 Edition: Introduction | FOIA Guide, 2004 Edition: Litigation Considerations | FOIA Guide, 2004 Edition: Procedural Requirements

DOJ Guide to the FOIA (2009)

E-FOIA IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE

• Electronic Compilation of E-FOIA Implementation Guidance
   
• Memorandum Concerning Further Efforts to Implement E-FOIA Provisions (March 23, 2001)

EXECUTIVE ORDER 13,392 "Improving Agency Disclosure of Information"

• Department of Justice Updated Status Report Pursuant to Executive Order 13,392 (August 1, 2008)
   
• Attorney General's Report to the President on Executive Order 13,392 (May 30, 2008)
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• Department of Justice Backlog Projections for Fiscal Years 2008, 2009, and 2010 (November 1, 2007)
   
• Department of Justice Updated Status Report Pursuant to Executive Order 13,392 (August 1, 2007)
   
• Attorney General's Report to the President on Executive Order 13,392 (June 1, 2007)
           HTML or PDF
   
• Attorney General's Report to the President on Executive Order 13,392 (October 16, 2006)
   
• Improving Agency Disclosure of Information (June 14, 2006)
   
• Executive Order 13,392 Implementation Guidance (April 27, 2006)
   

FOIA News

• FOIA Post
   
• Spotlight on FOIA (FOIA News Updates 2010-2012)

Freedom of Information Case List (May 2002)

Past Events

POLICY STATEMENTS

• Memoranda Concerning Safeguarding Information Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction and Other Sensitive Records Related to Homeland Security (March 19, 2002)
   
• Attorney General's Memorandum for Heads of All Federal Departments and Agencies Regarding the FOIA (October 12, 2001)
   
• Third-Party Requests for INS File Information (May 10, 1996)
   
• President Clinton Memo: The Freedom of Information Act (October 4, 1993)
   
• Attorney General Meese's Memorandum on the 1986 Amendments to the Freedom of Information Act (December 1987)

TESTIMONY

• Department of Justice Testimony on Implementing FOIA [Freedom of Information Act] -- Assessing Agency Efforts to Meet FOIA Requirements (February 15, 2007)
   
• Department of Justice Testimony on Implementation of Executive Order 13,392 (July 26, 2006)