Links & Resources
Public Interest Sites
Western Environmental
Law Center
Reporters
Committee for Freedom of the Press
Society of Professional
Journalists
Electronic Privacy
Information Center
American
Civil Liberties Union FOIA page
Freedom
of Information Project
Open Oregon
Brechner
Center for Freedom of Information
Freedom
of Information Act Help Center
Virginia
Coalition for Open Government
FOI
Advocate
First Amendment
Project
Project on Government Oversight
Citizen Access Project
Kansas Freedom of Information Center
Government Sites
5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(2)(E), requires agencies
to make available a general index of the previously released records which
have been or are likely to be the subject of additional requests. Moreover,
the Amendments require agencies to ensure that any records which have
been the subject of a FOIA request or are likely to be the subject of
additional requests and are created after November 1, 1996, be posted
on the Internet in "electronic reading rooms." Note that it is often possible
to submit FOIA requests by email if the documents you seek are not already
posted in the electronic reading rooms. However, our review of the Internet
indicates that the quality and usability of these web sites varies tremendously.
The Department of Justice has a generally good site which we recommend
in particular to first time FOIA web-surfers. Below is a partial listing
of U.S. Government web sites. Note that many states also are now posting
more information on the Internet as well.
As a starting point, the United States government maintains a web-based
gateway to all internet sites available to the public. It is called FirstGov
and it can be found at: http://firstgov.gov/.
See also:
The Freedom of
Information Act
Department of Justice FOIA Home page
DOJ FOIA index page
Principal Agency
FOIA contacts
DOJ FOIA Reference Guide
List of FOIA "Electronic
Reading Rooms
Environment
and Natural Resources Division FOIA Home page
FBI FOIA Home page
U.S.D.A. FOIA Home page
USFS FOIA Home page
Dept. of Defense FOIA Home
page
Dept. of Energy FOIA Home
page
Dept. of Health & Human
Services FOIA Home page
Dept. of Interior FOIA Home
page
Fish & Wildlife Service FOIA
Home page
National Park Service
FOIA Home page
Bureau of Reclamation FOIA
Home page
U.S. Geological Survey FOIA Home page
Bureau of Indian Affairs
FOIA Home page
Bureau of Land Management FOIA
Home page
Minerals Management Service
FOIA Home page
Office of Surface Mining FOIA
Home page
FOIA Home page:
Dept. of State FOIA Home page
Dept. of Treasury FOIA Home page
CIA FOIA Home page
Export - Import
Bank FOIA Home page
National Archives
and Records Administration FOIA Home page
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
FOIA Home page
Government
Printing Office Home Page
(Note: the GPO maintains online copies of the Federal Register, Congressional
Record, Executive Orders, etc.)
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