OIP Announces New FOIA Trainings Dates for Fiscal Year 2026

Today, the Office of Information Policy (OIP) announces new dates for FOIA training during for the first half of Fiscal Year 2026.  As part of its responsibility to encourage agency compliance with the FOIA, OIP offers numerous training opportunities throughout the year for agency FOIA professionals and individuals with FOIA responsibilities. 

These courses are designed to offer training opportunities for personnel from all stages of the FOIA workforce, from new hires to the experienced FOIA professionals or FOIA managers.  OIP will continue to offer virtual training sessions that will be taught in real-time by OIP instructors.  We will announce more training opportunities for the spring and summer at a later date.  As Fiscal Year 2026 quickly approaches, we are excited to announce our upcoming virtual training courses. You can find these courses listed on OIP’s Training page.

The courses and dates scheduled so far for Fiscal Year 2026 are:

Virtual Annual FOIA Report Refresher and Quarterly Report Training
October 7, 2025

Virtual Chief FOIA Officer Report Refresher Training
October 15, 2025

Virtual Introduction to the Freedom of Information Act
November 5, 2025

Virtual Litigation Seminar 
November 12, 2025

Virtual Procedural Requirements and Fees Training
December 2, 2025

Virtual Exemption 1 and Exemption 7 Training
December 10, 2025

Virtual Exemption 4 and Exemption 5 Training
January 13, 2026

Virtual Privacy Considerations Training
January 21, 2026

Virtual Administrative Appeals, FOIA Compliance, and Customer Service Training
January 28, 2026

Virtual Advanced Freedom of Information Act Training
February 4, 2026

Training courses are open to all federal government employees.  Descriptions of each course can be found on the Training page of OIP's site. Registration links are available for each course on the Key Dates page.  OIP manages all training registration through WebEx.  Please register by providing your name and email address at the WebEx link for the desired course.  Each attendee must register separately using their own government email address.  Once you are registered, you will be sent a confirmation email from WebEx.  Please note that these training sessions are open to government personnel and contractors only. 

For questions or more information regarding any of OIP’s training opportunities, please contact OIP’s Training Coordinator at DOJ.OIP.FOIA@usdoj.gov.