Federal Information Disclosure

Use the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and the Privacy Act to obtain records from the federal government.

The "Overview of the Privacy Act of 1974," prepared by the Department of Justice's Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties (OPCL), is a discussion of the Privacy Act's disclosure prohibition, its access and amendment provisions, and its agency recordkeeping requirements. Tracking the provisions of the Act itself, the Overview provides reference to, and legal analysis of, court decisions interpreting the Act's provisions.

This reference focuses on the vast amount of federal information and the legal framework that controls the government's collection, management, and disclosure of its records under the Freedom of Information Act.