The Office of Information Policy (OIP) processes FOIA requests for records of the Offices of the Attorney General (OAG), Deputy Attorney General (ODAG), Associate Attorney General (OASG), Legal Policy (OLP), Legislative Affairs (OLA), and Public Affairs (PAO), 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.

Also, to find information about FOIA requests that have already been processed by OIP, you can review and/or download OIP’s FOIA Log.  The FOIA Log includes the request subject, tracking number, and disposition details for requests processed each month for the Offices listed above, and will tell you if records of interest to you have already been processed.  In some cases, the FOIA Log will indicate that the request or records were sent to another office for processing (in which case you can go to that office directly for more details), if no records were located on the requested subject, or if other information and assistance was provided in response to the request (such as, information on how and where to make a FOIA request, suggestions for state/local/judicial entities that might have records of interest, websites or other helpful resources, or information on how to use the DOJ Action Center).  Please note that first-party requests submitted by or on behalf of individuals asking for their own records are not included in the FOIA Log.

• OIP FOIA Logs

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  2013: January (CSV) | February (CSV) | March (CSV) | April (CSV) | May (CSV) | June (CSV) | July (CSV) | August (CSV) | September (CSV) | October (CSV) | November (CSV) | December (CSV)

  2012: January (CSV) | February (CSV) | March (CSV) | April (CSV) | May (CSV) | June (CSV) | July (CSV) | August (CSV) | September (CSV) | October (CSV) | November (CSV) | December (CSV)

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

  Calendar of Public Events for the Attorney General and other Senior Department Officials (July 2013 to present)

  2011: January | February | March | April | May | June | July | October | November

  2010: January | February | March 15-April 30

  2009: February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December

• Senior Leadership Travel Documents

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

  Former 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)

• Department Guidance on Miranda Warnings

  Attorney General Memorandum for United States Attorneys providing Guidance for Conducting Interview without Providing Miranda Warnings in Arrests of Terrorism Suspects (October 19, 2010)

  Deputy Attorney General Memorandum providing Guidance to Law Enforcement Agents on the Role of FBI/JTTFs and Custodial Interrogation for Public Safety and Intelligence-Gathering Purposes of Operational Terrorists Arrested Inside the United States (October 19, 2010)

• General Topics of Interest

  Attorney General Memorandum to the United States Attorneys and Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division Regarding Department Policy on Charging Mandatory Minimum Sentences and Recidivist Enhancements in Certain Drug Cases (August 12, 2013)

  Draft Department of Justice White Paper: Lawfulness of a Lethal Operation Directed Against a U.S. Citizen Who Is a Senior Operational Leader of Al-Qa'ida or An Associated Force (November 8, 2011)

  Documents Regarding the Establishment of the Professional Misconduct Review Unit (PMRU) (October 20, 2010) [including Memorandum to the Acting Deputy Attorney General Regarding a Revised Process for Handling Professional Misconduct Disciplinary Actions, Supplemental Guidance Regarding the Establishment of the PRMU and Delegation of Authority]

  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.

• Departmental Memoranda on the Department of Justice Budget

  Attorney General Memorandum for All Department of Justice Employees Regarding Budgetary Conditions for the Remainder of Fiscal Year 2013 (April 24, 2013)

  Attorney General Memorandum for All Department of Justice Employees on Sequestration and Safety Actions Regarding the Bureau of Prisons Institutions (March 22, 2013)

  Deputy Attorney General Memorandum for the Heads of Department Components on Spending Restrictions Under Sequestration (March 5, 2013)

  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)

Deputy Attorney General Memorandum for All Department of Justice Employees Concerning the Personal Use of Social Media (March 24, 2014)

Deputy Attorney General Cole letter to Associated Press President and Chief Executive Officer Gary B. Pruitt (May 14, 2013)

OIP Memorandum on Protocols for Transmitting Consultations and Referrals within the Department of Justice (February 21, 2013)

Deputy Attorney General Memorandum for the Heads of Department Components Updating Restrictions on Commemorative Items and Trinkets (February 4, 2013)

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)

Deputy Attorney General Memorandum to Litigating and Law Enforcement Components and all Federal Prosecutors providing Guidance on the Use, Preservation, and Disclosure of Electronic Communications in Federal Criminal Cases (March 30, 2011)

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

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.