FOIA

FBI’s Public Access Line (PAL) Procedures, September 21, 2011 Edition

Background The following is the FBI's Public Access Line (PAL) Procedures, September 21, 2011 Edition, as released by the FBI…

July 15, 2020

Significant FOIA Requests – Department Level Interest Lists

Background Department of Defense FOIA offices are prohibited from responding to “significant” FOIA requests having “departmental level interest” without approval…

February 11, 2020

U.S. Navy Celebrates The Black Vault’s FOIA Appeal Loss

https://youtu.be/Wu_lEhXkkVU Background In September of 2019, I requested information on a (circa) 2009 Navy investigation of the leak of the…

January 16, 2020

NSA Emails: Media Leaks Strategic Guidance Needed on Engaging FOIA Requesters, 2013

Background The following emails were internal communications between NSA employees on how to deal with certain types of FOIA requesters.…

September 27, 2019

The FBI’s FOIA Processing Manual – aka “The Green Book”

Background “The Green Book” is a set of guidelines for agency officials in charge of responding to FOIA requests, specifically…

October 1, 2018