Categories: Government

Private/Unlisted YouTube Videos of U.S. Government Agencies

Background

Many U.S. government agencies and military branches have public YouTube pages. That is no secret. However, within these channels, lies a hidden treasure trove of PRIVATE/UNLISTED videos NOT accessible by the general public.

Through the Freedom of Information Act, The Black Vault along with another researcher has tackled trying to get access to these videos listings. That researcher has donated the requests they did, along with the documents, to the archive below. However, they asked for their identifying information to be redacted.

The below lists can then be used to request the videos themselves.

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There are numerous more open FOIA requests for these pages, which will be added below. Visit often, as there are many more to be added soon.

Document Archive

By clicking on the government agency name below, you will get the FOIA response and in most cases, the list of videos. I have also marked the release date, in order to show the timeframe of when the released list existed.

Air Force [6 Pages, 0.9MB] – Released 27 January 2021

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau [2 Pages, 0.3MB] – Released 25 March 2021

American Battle Monuments Commission [5 Pages, 3.2MB] – Released 12 January 2021

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Release #1 [27 Pages, 0.3MB] – Released 11 December 2020

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Release #2 [41 Pages, 0.3MB] – Released 24 March 2021

Bonneville Power Administration [29 Pages, 17MB] – Released 11 January 2021

Bureau of Economic Analysis [15 Pages, 2.2MB] – Released 5 February 2021

Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) [3 Pages, 0.4MB] – Released 8 January 2021

Bureau of the Fiscal Service [5 Pages, 0.4MB] – Released 14 January 2021

Bureau of Indian Affairs [3 Pages, 0.8MB] – Released 22 February 2021

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) [8 Pages, 1.4MB] – Released 30 December 2020

Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) [26 Pages, 8.4MB] – Released 1 January 2021

Bureau of Safety and Environment Enforcement (BSEE) [8 Pages, 5MB] – Released 22 December 2020

Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) [77 Pages, 0.8MB] – Released 5 February 2021

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) [6 Pages, 1.1MB] – Released 26 January 2021

Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) [4 Pages, 1.0MB] – Released 6 January 2021

U.S. Customs and Border Protection [13 Pages, 1.0MB] – Released 6 January 2021

Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) [21 Pages, 7.8MB] – Released 23 December 2020

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNSFB)  [8 Pages, 0.8MB] – Released 28 January 2021

Department of Agriculture [2 Pages, 0.2MB] – 8 January 2021 Denying Request

Department of Agriculture – Animal and Plant Health Service (APHIS) [4 Pages, 0.7MB] – Released 14 October 2022

Department of Agriculture – Rural Development [39 Pages, 4.6MB] – Released 26 January 2021

Department of Education [216 Pages, 100MB] – Released 28 January 2021

Department of Energy [96 Pages, 5.5MB] – Released 14 May 2021

Department of Housing and Urban Development [13 Pages, 0.6MB] – Released 15 March 2021

Department of Justice [20 Pages, 15.5MB] – Released 26 August 2021

Department of Justice – Federal Bureau of Prisons [2 Pages, 0.4MB] – Released 5 March 2024

Department of Justice – Office of Justice – [14 Pages, 3.3MB] – Released 15 September 2021

Department of Transportation (DOT) [8 Pages, 2.2MB] – Released 28 January 2021

Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) [6 Pages, 3MB] – Released 5 January 2021

Farm Credit Administration (FCA) [5 Pages, 3MB] – Released 19 January 2021

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) [8 Pages, 6.1MB] – Released 22 December 2020

Federal Election Commission (FEC) [4 Pages, 1.8MB] – Released 7 January 2021

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) [55 Pages, 9MB] – Released 4 August 2021

Federal Reserve System [3 Pages, 1.0MB] – Released 14 January 2021

Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB) [12 Pages, 5.8MB] – Released 26 January 2021

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) [2 Pages, 1.7MB] – Released 4 January 2021

Federal Transit Administration (FTA) [10 Pages, 2MB] – Released 14 April 2021

Fish & Wildlife Service [20 Pages, 1.5MB] – Released 6 January 2021

Food Safety & Inspection Service [20 Pages, 1.5MB] – Released 2 March 2021

General Services Administration (GSA) [17 Pages, 5.7MB] – Released 12 January 2021

General Services Administration (GSA) – After Appeal of the above request, new documents are released [17 Pages, 3.2MB] – Released 7 May 2021

Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) [3 Pages, 1MB] – Released 31 December 2020

Inter-American Foundation (IAF) [6 Pages, 4.2MB] – Released 27 January 2021

Maritime Administration [6 Pages, 1.4MB] – Released 8 January 2021

Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) [6 Pages, 1.2MB] – Released 10 February 2021

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (Excluding JPL) [207 Pages, 22.5MB] – Released 22 March 2021

National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) [4 Pages, 5MB] – Released 8 January 2021

National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) [22 Pages, 7.5MB] – Released 5 February 2021

National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)  [97 Pages, 2.0MB] – Released 20 January 2021

National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)  [25 Pages, 12.0MB] – Released 25 January 2021

National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) [9 Pages, 1.2MB] – Released 28 December 2020

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) [10 Pages, 1.2MB] – Released 29 January 2021

National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) [6 Pages, 7.0MB] – Released 25 January 2021

National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) [1 Page, 1.0MB] – Released 14 April 2021

National Science Foundation (NSF) [3 Pages, 0.5MB] – Released 26 March 2021

National Security Agency (NSA) [2 Pages, 1.2MB] – Released 12 January 2021

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) [28 Pages, 11MB] – Released 15 January 2021

Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) [5 Pages, 1.2MB] – Released 29 December 2020

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency – Stated no “Non-Public” Videos on their YouTube page, as of 8 February 2021.

Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) [8 Pages, 2MB] – Released 30 March 2021

Office of Government Ethics (OGE) [24 Pages, 4.8MB] – Released 10 February 2021

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) [6 Pages, 11MB] – Released 25 February 2021

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) [3 Pages, 0.8MB] – Released 5 January 2021

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration [9 Pages, 4.2MB] – Released 6 January 2021

Secret Service [2 Pages, 0.8MB] – Released 4 June 2021

Selective Service Administration (SSA) [2 Pages, 0.8MB] – Released 22 December 2020

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)  [2 Pages, 0.6MB] – Released 19 January 2021

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission – Stated no “Non-Public” Videos on their YouTube page, as of 2 April 2021.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development  [13 Pages, 4.2MB] – Released 6 January 2021

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) [5 Pages, 1.4MB] – Released 30 December 2020

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) [16 Pages, 6MB] – Released 1 March 2021

Agencies Without YouTube Channels

  • National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
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This post was published on March 18, 2024 5:00 am

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