The Office of Information Policy (OIP) processes FOIA requests for records of the Offices of the Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, Associate Attorney General, Legal Policy, Legislative Affairs, and Public Affairs, as well as for its own records. OIP posts documents from these Offices in this FOIA Library, making them available to you without the need to make a FOIA request. For older documents, please visit our Archive page.

All documents, unless otherwise noted, are available as Portable Document Format (PDF) files, which may be viewed with a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Documents in this category have been disclosed, in full or with redactions, pursuant to previous FOIA requests.  In addition to posting “frequently requested records,” or those which have been released three or more times to FOIA requesters, OIP also posts other FOIA-processed documents which are likely to be of interest to the public.

Attorney General Holder's Calendar

2011     January | February | March | April | May | June
2010     March 15-April 30
2009     February | March | May | June | July | August |
                September | October | November

OIP FOIA Logs

2012     January (CSV) | February (CSV) | March (CSV)
               April (CSV) | May (CSV) | June (CSV)

Senior Leadership Travel Documents

Former Deputy Attorney General Ogden’s Travel Documents (January 2009 - March 2010)

Associate Attorney General Perrelli's Travel Documents (January 2009 - March 2010)

Senior Leadership Appointment Documents

Attorney General Eric Holder’s Appointment Affidavit (February 2, 2009)

Deputy Attorney General James Cole’s Appointment Affidavit (January 3, 2011)

Attorney General Memorandum for the Heads of Department Components and all United States Attorneys Concerning the Appointment of the Acting Associate Attorney General and Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division (February 27, 2012)

Former Deputy Attorney General David Ogden’s Appointment Affidavit (March 13, 2009)

Former Associate Attorney General Thomas Perrelli's Appointment Affidavit (March 13, 2009)

Memorandum of Understanding Between the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Department of Justice Pertaining to U.S. Membership in the International Criminal Police Organization and Related Matters (July 17, 2010) [this supersedes the previous Memorandum of Understanding (May 13, 2003)]

Deputy Attorney General Memorandum for U.S. Attorneys Concerning Guidance Regarding the Ogden Memo in Jurisdictions Seeking to Authorize Marijuana for Medical Use (June 29, 2011) [this memorandum provides updated guidance to the memorandum titled Investigations and Prosecutions in States Authorizing the Medical Use of Marijuana (October 19, 2009)]

Investigations and Prosecutions in States Authorizing the Medical Use of Marijuana (October 19, 2009)

Guidance Material concerning President Obama's and Attorney General Holder's memoranda on the FOIA that was communicated to attendees at the March 26, 2009 conference convened by the Office of Information Policy (March 2009)

Documents in this category include policy statements, staff manuals and instructions, final opinions and orders, which are always available without making a FOIA request.  The proactive disclosure of these records allows you to instantly access information which relates to the Department’s day-to-day operations.

Memorandum from the Acting Associate Attorney General and the Counsel to the President to Agency General Counsels and Chief FOIA Officers of Executive Departments and Agencies regarding the Freedom of Information Act (June 11, 2012)

Attorney General Memorandum for All Department of Justice Employees Concerning Election Year Sensitivities (March 9, 2012) [this supersedes the previous Attorney General memorandum concerning this topic (March 5, 2008)]

Attorney General Memorandum to All Federal Prosecutors on Changes to Death Penalty Protocol (July 27, 2011)

Attorney General Memorandum to Federal Prosecutors Concerning Department Policy on Charging and Sentencing (May 19, 2010)

Departmental Memoranda on the Department of Justice Budget

Deputy Attorney General Memorandum for the Heads of Department Components Concerning Restrictions on Information Technology Spending (February 13, 2012)

Deputy Attorney General Memorandum for the Heads of Department Components Concerning Cost Controls and Executive Order on Promoting Efficient Spending (November 21, 2011)

Deputy Attorney General Memorandum for Heads of Department Components Concerning Continued Restrictions on non-Essential Spending (October 5, 2011)

Deputy Attorney General Memorandum for Heads of Department Components Concerning Conference Approval Requirements (September 27, 2011)

Attorney General Memorandum for All Department of Justice employees Concerning a Potential Lapse in Government Funding (April 6, 2011)

Attorney General Memorandum for Heads of Department Components and United States Attorneys Concerning a Temporary Freeze of Hiring and Non-Essential Spending (January 21, 2011)

Attorney General Memorandum for All Department of Justice Employees Concerning Budget Implications for the Department of Justice Workforce (January 21, 2011)

Attorney General Guidance for Preparing FY 2012 Budgets (April 12, 2010)

Department Policies and Procedures on Crack Cocaine Sentencing

Deputy Attorney General Memorandum for all Federal Prosecutors Concerning the U.S. Sentencing Commission’s Decision on Retroactive Application of the Amendment to the Sentencing Guidelines for Crack Cocaine Offenses (July 1, 2011)

Deputy Attorney General Memorandum Regarding the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 (August 5, 2010)

Deputy Attorney General Memorandum Concerning Department Policies and Procedures Concerning Sentencing for Crack Cocaine Offenses (May 1, 2009)

Attorney General Memoranda on the FOIA

Attorney General Holder’s Memorandum for Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies Concerning the Freedom of Information Act (March 19, 2009)

Attorney General Ashcroft’s Memorandum for Heads of all Federal Departments and Agencies Concerning the Freedom of Information Act (October 12, 2001)

Attorney General Reno’s Memorandum for Heads of Departments and Agencies Concerning the Freedom of Information Act (October 4, 1993)

Attorney General Meese’s Memorandum on the 1986 Amendments to the Freedom of Information Act (December 1987)

Attorney General Smith’s Memorandum for Heads of all Federal Departments and Agencies Concerning the Freedom of Information Act (May 4, 1981) [Department Press Release Announcing Attorney General Smith’s FOIA Memorandum (May 4, 1981)]

Attorney General Bell’s Letter to Heads of all Federal Departments and Agencies Concerning the Freedom of Information Act (May 5, 1977)

Attorney General Levi’s Memorandum on the 1974 Amendments to the Freedom of Information Act (February 1975)

Attorney General Clark’s Memorandum on the Public Information Section of the Administrative Procedure Act (June 1967)

OIP Guidance Communication Concerning the Implementation of President Obama's Memorandum on the Freedom of Information Act (sent to Agency Chief FOIA Officers, Agency Principal FOIA Contacts, and DOJ FOIA Officers) (January 23, 2009)

Documents of Prior Administrations

Organization, Mission and Functions Charts

OAG | ODAG | OASG | OLA | OLP | OPA

FOIA Guidance issued by OIP can be found on the OIP Guidance page.  Additional FOIA resources, such as summaries of court decisions and the text and legislative history of the FOIA, can be found on the FOIA Resources page, and materials used in OIP training seminars is available on the Training page.