General US Government Intelligence & Information Web Sites

Each federal agency is responsible for meeting its FOIA responsibilities for its own records. Here are some of the most important ones that can be used to obtain/attain hard to get or sensitive information.

• Archives.gov FOIA Page - The National Archives Freedom of Information Act Page
• Dept. of Justice - FOIA page 
• US Marshalls Freedom of Information Page includes an electronic reading room
• Dept. of State - Electronic Reading Room this site provides information concerning State Department records and information access programs, including frequently requested FOIA documents, special collections, and administrative manuals.
• Dept. of Defense - FOIA page Includes a FOIA handbook going over the basics of retrieving information and records from this department plus many other handy resources.
• FBI - FOIA site This is one of the more thorough government FOI sites. Has a great electronic reading room with declassified publication on espionage, famous persons, the gangster era, unusual phenomena, violent crime and more.
• FDA's FOIA page FDA's Electronic Freedom of Information Reading Room, mandated by the 1996 amendments to the act.
• CIA FOIA - The CIA site provides the public with an overview of access to CIA information, including electronic access to previously released documents.
• NSA FOIA - The goal of the NSA/CSS Freedom Of Information Act/Privacy Act Office is to release as much information as possible, consistent with the need to protect classified or sensitive information under the exemption provisions of these laws.