Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

The 1966 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) permits any person to request access to federal agency records or information. Federal agencies are required to disclose records upon receipt of a written request, except for records that are protected from disclosure by nine exemptions or three exclusions in the Act. Persons are also able to request documents in an electronic format under the 1996 Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments (EFOIA).

All FOIA requests for the GSA must be sent to the mailing address or, alternatively, to the email address shown below:

General Services Administration
FOIA Requester Service Center (H1A)
1275 First Street, NE, Room 1221A
Washington, DC 20417
(202) 501-2727 Fax
EFOIA: gsa.foia@gsa.gov

All requests for GSA Office of Inspector General (OIG) documents must be sent to the mailing address, fax number or email address shown below:

OIG Freedom of Information Act Officer
GSA, Office of Inspector General (JC)
1800 F Street, N.W., Room 5326
Washington, DC 20405

Via Fax to (202) 501-0414

Via e-mail to OIGFOIA-PrivacyAct@gsaig.gov

If you have any questions concerning GSA OIG FOIA requests, please call (202) 501-1932.

Note: If customer is requesting GSA Regional records and knows the region that maintains the records, the request should be directed to that region. 

References:

• GSA FOIA Report
• Public Information Handbook
• Your Right to Federal Records