What can by requested with FOIA?
FOIA requests can only be made for federal executive agency files. Congress, the U.S. Supreme Court, and state or local agencies are not subject to FOIA. The act provides access to all federal agency records that are not protected from disclosure by one of nine exemptions or three exclusions (see Appendix A). The act pertains to agency files or records only and does not cover published documents. Many published documents are available through libraries that participate in the Federal Depository Library Program. In Milwaukee, the UWM Libraries and the Milwaukee Public Library (central) are a resource for such materials. The Catalog of U.S. Government Publications is the premier resource for locating published U.S. government documents. For a good list of FOIA related documents, see the U.S. Department of Justice, FOIA Reference Materials site at http://www.usdoj.gov/04foia/04_7.html. What to do before making a FOIA request? The information can often be found by searching the Internet. R
