FOIAonline


The FOIAonline hosting facility is performing scheduled hardware maintenance and as a result the site will be unavailable Saturday, February 16, from 12:01 a.m. through Monday, February 18, at 6:00 p.m. (ET). We apologize for any inconvenience this disruption may cause.
  • Benefits of an Account

    Benefits of an Account : Sign up for a FOIA account today to receive the benefits of streamlined request creation and monitoring of created requests. Create An Account

  • Immediacy of Searching

    Immediacy of Searching : Search for requests, appeals, and records stored across multiple agencies, in a central repository. Full text searching allows for discovery of relevant information within electronic records. Records are immediately available online upon release. Search FOIA Requests

  • Go Green

    Go Green : Requests, appeals, records, and communication are handled electronically. This greatly reduces the reliance on hard copies throughout the FOIA process.

  • Economies of Scale: Central Location

    Economies of Scale: Central Location : Records and requests are stored in one central location, providing a government-wide destination for the creation and processing of FOIA requests. Reporting capabilities provide a level of visibility to allow the public to monitor government responsiveness.

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Guest users are welcome to submit requests, search for previously released records, and generate reports, but guests will have limited tracking and communications features. Enhanced features are available to users with accounts.


FOIAonline

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) gives you the right to access information from federal agencies. FOIAonline allows you to submit FOIA requests to all participating agencies from this website, track the status of requests, search for requests submitted by others, and generate up-to-the-minute reports on FOIA processing.

FOIAonline participating agencies include: the Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Commerce (except the US Patent and Trademark Office), Office of General Counsel of the National Archives and Records Administration, Merit Systems Protection Board, Federal Labor Relations Authority, and the Department of the Treasury's Departmental Offices (headquarters), Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), and United States Mint. Please note that the Internal Revenue Service, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration are not participating in FOIAonline. Moreover, Treasury only participates in FOIAonline to the extent of allowing submission of requests; Treasury manages processing in a separate system. A chart provides further details on the information available in FOIAonline by participating agency.

Requests under the Privacy Act must be sent directly to the appropriate agency.