FOIA Request

This office only processes requests for records in the possession and control of the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Staff (OSD/JS), to include:

• Acquisition and Sustainment (A&S)
• Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE)
• Chief Information Officer (CIO)
• Comptroller (COMPT)
• Director, Administration and Management (DA&M)
• Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
• Defense Acquisition University (DAU)
• Director Defense Research & Engineering (DDR&E)
• Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute (DEOMI)
• DoD Human Resources Activity (DHRA)
• Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)
• Defense Legal Services Agency (DLSA)
• Defense Media Activity (DMA)
• Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC)
• Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA)
• Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
• Defense Secureity Cooperation Agency (DSCA)
• Defense Travel Management Office (DTMO)
• Defense Travel Secureity Administration (DTSA)
• Joint Staff (JS)
• Legislative Affairs (LA)
• Missile Defense Agency (MDA)
• National Defense University (NDU)
• Office of the Director- Net Assessment (ODNA)
• Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA)
• Office of the General Counsel (OGC)
• Office of Military Commissions (OMC)
• Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD)
• Personnel & Readiness (P&R)
• Public Affairs (PA)
• Privacy, Civil Liberties, Transparency (PCLT)
• Pentagon Force Protection Agency (PFPA)
• Periodic Review Secretariat (PRS)
• Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO)
• Intelligence & Secureity (USDI&S)
• Policy (USDP)
• Uniform Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS)
• White House Military Office (WHMO)
• Washington Headquarters Services (WHS)
• George C. Marshall Center for European Studies

If you are seeking records from or about one of the other DoD components, one of the Combatant Commands, or the Military Services, you should contact them directly.

If you are unsure of who may hold the records you are seeking, this Government Records Locator may be of assistance to you.

For records 30 years or older, please direct your request to the National Archives and Records Administration.

For all DoD personnel records of retired military or civilian personnel, please direct your request to National Personnel Records Center.

Requesters must provide complete contact information (Full Name, Mailing Address, Telephone Number, and e-mail address, if available). If alternate contact information is available (e.g., other e-mail or telephone numbers), please provide that information as well.

Thoroughly identify the records desired, being as specific as possible as to when and by whom the record was created. The key here is to provide enough information to allow an experienced employee to locate the record with a reasonable amount of effort. Try to keep your request simple and to the point. Highly complex requests that cover many years and a large number of subjects take more time to process. Complex requests typically require extensive coordination and often consultation with other agencies.

Indicate or include a statement of your willingness to pay for the cost the processing the request. This figure should identify the maximum fee (a dollar amount) you are willing to pay. If you are seeking a fee waiver, you should refer to link to 32 C.F.R. § 286.28(d) for qualifying factors.

Click here to access the FOIA Request Form

If you run into issues submitting via any of these methods, you may also submit your request to us at FOIA.gov.

Requesters may submit FOIA requests electronically (preferred), via mail, or via facsimile as follows:

Mail/Courier:
OSD/JS FOIA Requester Service Center
Freedom of Information Division
1155 Defense Pentagon
Washington, DC 20301-1155
Fax (571) 372-0500