Graphic from the Logikcull Blog showing step-by-step how to file a FOIA request, but see the Department of Justice links below for the official version.
See also the Department of Justice tab below for additional guides to filing a FOIA request.
The United States Department of Justice Guide to the Freedom of Information Act is a comprehensive legal treatise on the FOIA. The Guide includes detailed discussions of the FOIA’s procedural requirements, nine exemptions, and litigation considerations. Each section contains a detailed analysis of the key judicial opinions issued on the FOIA.
Official portal for submitting a Freedom of Information Act Request for Department of Justice records on any give topic or a Privacy Act Request for Department of Justice records concerning yourself.
Includes guides to obtaining information pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, links to FOIA resources including from individual agencies, and FOIA news items.
Rummage in the government's attic to find thousands of Federal Government historical, news, and blooper documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act. Find documents listed under two sections, FOIA Logs or Documents, or use the search box.
Syracuse University site that serves as a source for comprehensive, independent and nonpartisan information about federal enforcement, staffing and spending. Covers agencies such as the DEA, ATF, IRS, and FBI and immigration, judges, and FOIA requests.
These U.S. government documents are from presidential libraries, CIA, FBI and other agencies spanning the 20th and 21st century (Gale). Fondren Library owns access to the 2017 through 2023 online annual supplements.