{"id":692,"date":"2016-11-22T14:00:33","date_gmt":"2016-11-22T14:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/?p=692"},"modified":"2016-11-22T22:05:14","modified_gmt":"2016-11-22T22:05:14","slug":"foia-policy-changes-handbooks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/foia-policy-changes-handbooks\/","title":{"rendered":"FOIA Policy, Changes &#038; Handbooks"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Background<\/h3>\n<p>The following is a list of documents pertaining to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), along with some useful tips, guides and handbooks distributed by the U.S. Government\/Military.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Documents relating to the FOIA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/images\/pdf.gif\" alt=\"\" \/>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/documents.theblackvault.com\/documents\/foia\/foiaimpact.pdf\">Freedom of Information Act and the Adverse Effects on Field Operations<\/a>, circa 1977 [207 Pages]<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/images\/pdf.gif\" alt=\"\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/documents.theblackvault.com\/documents\/foia\/d07441.pdf\">GAO Report: The Freedom of Information Act: Processing Trends Show Importance of Improvement Plans<\/a>, March 2007 [ 93 Pages, 3.43MB\u00a0]<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/images\/pdf.gif\" alt=\"\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/documents.theblackvault.com\/documents\/foia\/nro25declass.pdf\">National Reconnaissance Office Review and Redaction Guide for Automatic Declassification of 25-Year Old Information<\/a>, 2008 [ 193 Pages, 4.76MB ]<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/images\/pdf.gif\" alt=\"\" \/>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/documents.theblackvault.com\/documents\/foia\/foiadiscussion-osdjs-2007.pdf\">Office of the Chief FOIA Officer of the U.S. Department of Defense records that discuss matters relating to FOIA, and\/or its planning, budgeting, or \u00a0implementation at the agency, CY 2007<\/a>\u00a0[ 71\u00a0Pages, 9.5MB\u00a0]<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOIA Handbooks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/images\/pdf.gif\" alt=\"\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/documents.theblackvault.com\/documents\/foia\/foiaguide.pdf\">The Citizens Guide to the Freedom of Information Act<\/a>, 1999 [ 81 Pages ]<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/images\/pdf.gif\" alt=\"\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/documents.theblackvault.com\/documents\/foia\/FOIAhandbook.pdf\">The Department of Defense FOIA Handbook, Undated<\/a> [ 12 Pages ]<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/images\/pdf.gif\" alt=\"\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/documents.theblackvault.com\/documents\/foia\/ADA281500.pdf\">Directory of Organizational Technical Report Acronym Codes (DOTRAC)<\/a>, July 1994[ 594 Pages, 15.94MB\u00a0]<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/images\/pdf.gif\" alt=\"\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/documents.theblackvault.com\/documents\/foia\/os97002.pdf\">Investigators Guide to Sources of Information (GAO\/OSI-97-2)<\/a>, April 1997[ 117 Pages, 700k ]<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/images\/pdf.gif\" alt=\"\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/documents.theblackvault.com\/documents\/foia\/foia.pdf\">Your Right to Federal Records, Questions and Answers on the Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act (May 2006)<\/a>, Undated [44 Pages, 300KB]<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOIA Policy, Changes &amp;\u00a0<\/strong><b>Amendments<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/images\/pdf.gif\" alt=\"\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/documents.theblackvault.com\/documents\/foia\/e-room-foia-management-2012.pdf\">FCC Directive FCCINST 1179.2, April 16, 2012<\/a>\u00a0[20 Pages, 2.2MB]<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/images\/pdf.gif\" alt=\"\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/documents.theblackvault.com\/documents\/foia\/foia-memo-march2009.pdf\">Attorney General&#8217;s memo interpreting Transparency and Accountability, March 19, 2009<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Background The following is a list of documents pertaining to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), along with some useful tips, guides and handbooks distributed by the U.S. Government\/Military. &nbsp; 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