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• DOJ FOIA Guide (May 2004)
  The "FOIA Guide" is an extensive discussion of the Act's exemptions and its procedural aspects that is prepared by the Department of Justice's Office of Information and Privacy every two years.
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• DOJ Privacy Act Overview (May 2004)
  The "Overview of the Privacy Act of 1974" is a discussion of the Privacy Act's disclosure prohibition, its access and amendment provisions, and its agency recordkeeping requirements.
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• Freedom of Information Case List (May 2002)
  A compilation of judicial decisions, both published and unpublished, under the Freedom of Information Act, the Privacy Act of 1974, the Government in the Sunshine Act, and the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
  

• FOIA Post
  A Web-based replacement for FOIA Update, established by the Office of Information and Privacy in 2001.

• FOIA Update
  A newsletter containing FOIA information and guidance for federal agencies that was published by the Office of Information and Privacy from 1979-2000 (all issues compiled and keyword searchable).

• Text of the FOIA (as amended in 2002)
  
  
• Text of the Privacy Act
  
  
• Your Right to Federal Records (2002)
  This pamphlet is a joint publication of the Department of Justice and the General Services Administration concerning both the FOIA and the Privacy Act.
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• A Citizen's Guide to the FOIA (2003)
  A guide to both the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act prepared by the House Committee on Government Reform.
  
  
• Department of Justice FOIA Implementation Advice to Other Nations, December 12, 2002
  
  
• Guidance on Homeland Security Information, March 19, 2002
  
  
• Attorney General's Memorandum for Heads of All Federal Departments and Agencies Regarding the FOIA, October 12, 2001



• Presidential Memorandum for Heads of Departments and Agencies Regarding the FOIA, October 4, 1993



• Attorney General's Memorandum on the 1986 Amendments to the Freedom of Information Act



• Attorney General's Memorandum on the 1974 Amendments to the Freedom of Information Act



• Attorney General's Memorandum on the Public Information Section of the Administrative Procedure Act, June 1967