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The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
The Freedom Of Information Act provides access to "reasonably described" government records.

The Privacy Act (PA)
The PA provides access to government records concerning you (that is, records indexed to your name) and regulates the government's collection, maintenance, and dissemination of your information.

The Executive Order 12958 (EO)
Under this Executive Order the public can request review of specific documents for declassification and release to the public.

Frequently requested records or Special Collections
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