FOIA requesters who have any questions concerning the processing of their requests within the Office of the Secretary of Defense or Joint Staff should contact this center at 703-696-4689.   If you are not satisfied with the response from the center, you may contact the FOIA Liaison Officer, Mr. Jim Hogan, at 703-696-4703 or foia.liaison@whs.mil.

Access to the Joint Advertising and Market Research Recruiting Database. Any student can make a Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Acts Request for information contained within the database on him or herself. Parents can make the request only on behalf of minor children. To ensure accuracy and to protect the privacy of others, please provide a full name, social security number, date of birth, and home address. Requesters should also be sure to specifically state that they are seeking records from the Joint Advertising and Market Research Recruiting Database.

•  Department of Defense (DoD) Freedom of Information Act Handbook (1.6 MB). This document provides basic information about the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Program within the Department of Defense (DoD).
  
•  Department of Defense (DoD) Freedom of Information Act Program Regulation, DoD 5400.7-R, September 1998. This document provides guidance regarding administration of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Program within the DoD. Go here for the ASCII (Text Only) version. NOTE: Effective 7/1/2002, fees for FOIA requests are changing. Please refer to the Department of Defense FOIA Guidance page.
  


•  Department of Defense FOIA Guidance (html index of PDF files), Memorandums and guidance concerning implementing the FOIA within the DoD.
  

Annual Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Program Reports:
 Fiscal Year 2005 Report
 Fiscal Year 2004 Report
 Fiscal Year 2003 Report
 Fiscal Year 2002 Report
 Fiscal Year 2001 Report
 Fiscal Year 2000 Report
 Fiscal Year 1999 Report
Fiscal Year 1998 Report
Calendar Year 1997 Report
Calendar Year 1996 Report


• Master OFOI Reading Room. All documents are maintained in Adobe and may contain redactions. In some cases, documents have been reviewed at the appellate level or released as a result of litigation. In other cases, unredacted copies of the reading room documents are no longer available in OFOI. As such, a separate FOIA request will be required for any redacted portions.
  


• Documents on the TALON System



• Documents concerning the service of President George W. Bush in the Texas Air National Guard. Information within these documents has been redacted to protect the privacy of individuals, 5 USC § 552(b)(6).
  


• Videos of American Flight 77 striking the Pentagon on September 11, 2001
  Video 1 (WMV)
  Video 2 (WMV)



• DoD release of photos depicting the transportation of the remains of military personnel killed in Iraq or Afghanistan



• Detainee Related Documents
• Office for the Administrative Review of the Detention of Enemy Combatants (OARDEC) document
• Other Detainee Related Documents
  • Documents released in litigation on June 15, 2006 ( Formica report, Jacoby report, etc.)
  • Documents released in litigation on June 27, 2006 (USMC inquiries, command investigations, AR 15-6 investigations, disciplinary actions, Reports of Board of Inquiry)
  • Documents released in litigation on June 29, 2006 (Church Report, Formica Report Annexes, Schmidt-Furlow Report deferred pages, and other documents)
• Combatant Status Review Tribunal (CSRT) and Administrative Review Board (ARB) documents concerning detainees held by the Department of Defense at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Information has been redacted from these documents which identify U.S. personnel under 5 U.S.C. 552 (b)(1),(b)(3) and (b)(6). Document release dates: March 3, 2006, April 3, 2006 and April 19, 2006.
• List of Detainees who went through the complete Combatant Status Review Tribunal (CSRT) process. Document release date: April 19, 2006
• List of Individuals Detained by the Department of Defense at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, from January 2002 through May 12, 2006. Document release date: May 15, 2006


•  Office of the Secretary of Defense/Joint Staff Electronic Reading Room. The Freedom of Information Act, FOIA [5 USC 552(a)(2)(D)], requires that certain documents of interest to the general public be published electronically. The Office of Freedom of Information and Security Review is making these documents available to the general public in electronic form.
  


• Doing business with the DoD
  Select this link if you are interested in information about seeking or receiving business contracts with the DoD.
  


• Service Records
  Service records on former DoD civilians and military members are NOT maintained by the DoD. They are maintained by NARA's National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri.
  


• Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) - Verification of Military Service
  


• DoD Security Background Investigation
  If you have had a security clearance granted by the DoD and are requesting any information from the investigation, then you should send a request to the Defense Security Service.
  


• Electronic FOIA Request
  This is for making an electronic Freedom of Information Act request to the Office of Freedom of Information & Security Review. Please fill out all mandatory fields to include indicating a maximum dollar amount you are willing to pay for potentially assessable fees. For more information on making your FOIA request, please see the Department of Defense (DoD) Freedom of Information Act Handbook PDF file.
  


• Links to Some Other DoD Component FOIA Electronic Reading Rooms:



Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Defense Security Service (DSS) Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Office of the Inspector General (DoD IG)

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) National Security Agency (NSA) Army Navy Air Force Marine Corps Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA)



• For Electronic Reading Room copies of final opinions, adjudications, statements of policy, and administrative staff manuals, go to Washington Headquarters Services (WHS). Click on "FOIA A2 FILES" under "DoD Issuances".