This FOIA release reveals details about the FBI's Public Access Line (PAL) policies and procedures. These documents offer a procedural insight…
After nearly a decade of waiting, The Black Vault has successfully acquired a document through a Freedom of Information Act…
These records were provided by the family of anthologist and transparency activist Russ Kick, from his papers, facilitated by the generous…
After a seven-year effort to obtain information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) through a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR),…
In March of 2018, The Black Vault filed a FOIA request (case 1401549-000) to the FBI for the following: "...…
Background The following are FBI files of prominent FBI figures and agents. Many of the files are broken into different…
Background An FBI High Visibility Memorandum is an internal document used by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to communicate…
In February 1993, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) conducted a raid on the Waco Branch Davidian…
Below, you will find the released portions of FBI File 62-HQ-81484, as sent to The Black Vault. Also archived, are…
On May 13, 2021, The Black Vault filed a Mandatory Declassification Review request with the CIA, seeking to lift redactions…