
The FOIA offices in the bureaus/offices of the Department of the Interior are continuing to process FOIA requests to the best of their ability during the COVID-19 pandemic.
To keep employees healthy and safe, the Department is maximizing telework flexibility and employing social distancing protocols. As a result of these precautions, most employees are working remotely and unable to collect hard copy records located in government facilities at this time. If your request is for hard copy records, the response to your request will very likely be delayed.
In addition, employees may not receive FOIA requests that are sent by U.S. mail, overnight mail services, or facsimile in a timely manner. We recommend, therefore, that requesters submit requests through FOIAonline, a secure, web-based tracking and case-management system, at https://www.foiaonline.gov, unless the requests are for the Office of Inspector General's records.
You may file requests with the Office of Inspector General at https://www.doioig.gov/complaints/FOIA/how-to-submit-a-foia-request or through the government-wide portal at https://www.foia.gov.
The Attorney General directed agency Chief FOIA Officers to review "all aspects of their agencies' FOIA administration" and to report each year to the Department of Justice on the steps taken "to improve FOIA operations and facilitate information disclosure." These reports fulfill that direction.
2022
Department of the Interior Chief FOIA Officer Report - 2022
2021
2020
Department of the Interior Chief FOIA Officer Report - 2020
2019
Department of the Interior Chief FOIA Officer Report - 2019
2018
Department of the Interior Chief FOIA Officer Report - 2018
2017
Department of the Interior Chief FOIA Officer Report - 2017
2016
Department of the Interior Chief FOIA Officer Report - 2016
2015
Department of the Interior Chief FOIA Officer Report - 2015
2014
Department of the Interior Chief FOIA Officer Report - 2014
2013
Department of the Interior Chief FOIA Officer Report - 2013
2012
Department of the Interior Chief FOIA Officer Report - 2012
2011
Department of the Interior Chief FOIA Officer Report - 2011
2010
Department of the Interior Chief FOIA Officer Report - 2010