Appendix B to Part 286 - Addressing FOIA Requests

Appendix B to Part 286 - Addressing FOIA Requests

AP2.1. General

AP2.1.1. The Department of Defense includes the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Military Departments, the Combatant Commands, the Inspector General, the Defense Agencies, and the DoD Field Activities.

AP2.1.2. The Department of Defense does not have a central repository for DoD records. FOIA requests, therefore, should be addressed to the DoD Component that has custody of the record desired. In answering inquiries regarding FOIA requests, DoD personnel shall assist requesters in determining the correct DoD Component to address their requests. If there is uncertainty as to the ownership of the record desired, the requester shall be referred to the DoD Component that is most likely to have the record.

AP2.2. Listing of DoD Component Addresses for FOIA Requests

AP2.2.1. Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Send all requests for records from the below listed offices to: Directorate for Freedom of Information and Security Review, Room 2C757, 1155 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1155.

Executive Secretariat

Under Secretary of Defense (Policy)

Assistant Secretary of Defense (International Security Affairs)

Assistant Secretary of Defense (Special Operations & Low Intensity Conflict)

Assistant Secretary of Defense (Strategy & Threat Reduction)

Deputy to the Under Secretary of Defense (Policy Support)

Director of Net Assessment

Defense Security Assistance Agency

Defense Technology Security Administration

Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition & Technology)

Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Logistics)

Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Advanced Technology)

Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition Reform)

Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Environmental Security)

Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (International & Commercial Programs)

Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Industrial Affairs & Installations)

Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (Nuclear, Chemical & Biological Defense Programs)

Director, Defense Research & Engineering

Director, Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization

Director, Defense Procurement

Director, Test Systems Engineering & Evaluation

Director, Strategic & Tactical Systems

DoD Radiation Experiments Command Center

On-Site Inspection Agency

Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)

Director, Program Analysis and Evaluation

Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel & Readiness)

Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs)

Assistant Secretary of Defense (Legislative Affairs)

Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)

Assistant Secretary of Defense (Command, Control, Communications & Intelligence)

Assistant Secretary of Defense (Reserve Affairs)

General Counsel, Department of Defense

Director, Operational Test and Evaluation

Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (Intelligence Oversight)

Director, Administration and Management

Special Assistant for Gulf War Illness

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

Ballistic Missile Defense Organization

Defense Systems Management College

National Defense University

Armed Forces Staff College

Department of Defense Dependents Schools

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Armed Forces Radiology Research Institute

Washington Headquarters Services

AP2.2.2. Department of the Army. Army records may be requested from those Army officials who are listed in 32 CFR 518. Send requests to the Department of the Army, Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts Office, TAPC-PDR-PF, 7798 Cissna Road, Suite 205, Springfield, VA 22150-3166, for records of the Headquarters, U.S. Army, or if there is uncertainty as to which Army activity may have the records.

AP2.2.3. Department of the Navy. Navy and Marine Corps records may be requested from any Navy or Marine Corps activity by addressing a letter to the Commanding Officer and clearly indicating that it is a FOIA request. Send requests to Chief of Naval Operations, N09B30, 2000 Navy Pentagon, Washington, DC 20350-2000, for records of the Headquarters, Department of the Navy, and to Commandant of the Marine Corps, (ARAD), Headquarters U.S. Marine Corps, 2 Navy Annex, Washington, DC 20380-1775 for records of the U.S. Marine Corps, or it there is uncertainty as to which Navy or Marine activities may have the records.

AP2.2.4. Department of the Air Force. Air Force records may be requested from the commander of any Air Force installation, major command, or field operating agency (ATTN: FOIA Office). For Air Force records of Headquarters, United States Air Force, or it there is uncertainty as to which Air Force activity may have the records, send requests to Department of the Air Force, 11CS/SCSR(FOIA), 1000 Air Force Pentagon, Washington, DC 20330-1000.

AP2.2.5. Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA). DCAA records may be requested from any of its regional offices or from its Headquarters. Requesters should send FOIA requests to the Defense Contract Audit Agency, ATTN: CMR, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite 2135, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6219, for records of its headquarters or if there is uncertainty as to which DCAA region may have the records sought.

AP2.2.6. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). DISA records may be requested from any DISA field activity or from its Headquarters. Requesters should send FOIA requests to Defense Information Systems Agency, Regulatory/General Counsel, 701 South Courthouse Road, Arlington, VA 22204-2199.

AP2.2.7. Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). FOIA requests for DIA records may be addressed to Defense Intelligence Agency, ATTN: SVI-1, Washington, DC 20340-5100.

AP2.2.8. Defense Security Service (DSS). All FOIA requests for DSS records should be sent to the Defense Security Service, Office of FOIA and Privacy V0020, 1340 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314-1651.

AP2.2.9. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). DLA records may be requested from its headquarters or from any of its field activities. Requesters should send FOIA requests to Defense Logistics Agency, ATTN: CAAR, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite 2533, Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060-6221.

AP2.2.10. National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA). FOIA requests for NIMA records may be sent to the National Imagery and Mapping Agency, General Counsels Office, GCM, mail Stop D-10, 4600 Sangamore Road, Bethesda, MD 20816-5003.

AP2.2.11. Defense Special Weapons Agency (DSWA). FOIA requests for DSWA records may be sent to the Defense Special Weapons Agency, Public Affairs Office, Room 113, 6801 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, VA 22310-3398.

AP2.2.12. National Security Agency (NSA). FOIA requests for NSA records may be sent to the National Security Agency/Central Security Service, FOIA/PA Services, N5P5, 9800 Savage Road, Suite 6248, Fort George G. Meade, MD 20755-6248.

AP2.2.13. Inspector General of the Department of Defense (IG, DoD). FOIA requests for IG, DoD records may be sent to the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, Chief FOIA/PA Office, 400 Army Navy Drive, Room 405, Arlington, VA 22202-2884.

AP2.2.14. Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS). DFAS records may be requested from any of its regional offices or from its Headquarters. Requesters should send FOIA requests to Defense Finance and Accounting Service, Directorate for External Services, Crystal Mall 3, Room 416, Arlington, VA 22240-5291, for records of its Headquarters, or if there is uncertainty as to which DFAS region may have the records sought.

AP2.2.15. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). FOIA requests for NRO records may be sent to the National Reconnaissance Office, Information Access and Release Center, Attn: FOIA Officer, 14675 Lee Road, Chantilly, VA 20151-1715.

AP2.3. Other Addresses. Although the below organizations are OSD and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Components for the purposes of the FOIA, requests may be sent directly to the addresses indicated.

AP2.3.1. DoD TRICARE Management Activity. Director, TRICARE Management Activity, 16401 East Centretech Parkway, Aurora, CO 80011-9043.

AP2.3.2. Chairman, Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA). Chairman, Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, Skyline Six Rm 703, 5109 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3208.

AP2.3.3. U.S. Central Command. Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Central Command, CCJ1 AGR, MacDill Air Force Base, FL 33608-7001.

AP2.3.4. U.S. European Command. Commander-in-Chief, Headquarters, U.S. European Command/ECJ1-AA(FOIA) Unit 30400 Box 1000, APO AE 09128-4209.

AP2.3.5. U.S. Southern Command. Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Southern Command, SCJ1-A, 3511 NW 91st Avenue, Miami, FL 33172-1217.

AP2.3.6. U.S. Pacific Command. Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Command, USPACOM FOIA Coordinator (J042), Administrative Support Division, Joint Secretariat, Box 28, Camp H. M. Smith, HI 96861-5025.

AP2.3.7. U.S. Special Operations Command. Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Special Operations Command, Chief, Command Information Management Branch, ATTN: SOJ6-SI, 7701 Tampa Point Blvd., MacDill Air Force Base, FL 33621-5323.

AP2.3.8. U.S. Atlantic Command. Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Command, Code J02P, Norfolk, VA 23511-5100.

AP2.3.9. U.S. Space Command. Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Space Command, Command Records Manager/FOIA/PA Officer, 150 Vandenberg Street, Suite 1105, Peterson Air Force Base, CO 80914-5400.

AP2.3.10. U.S. Transportation Command. Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Transportation Command, ATTN: TCJ1-1F, 508 Scott Drive, Scott Air Force Base, IL 62225-5357.

AP2.3.11. U.S. Strategic Command. Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Strategic Command, Attn: J0734, 901 SAC Blvd., Suite 1E5, Offutt Air Force Base, NE 68113-6073.

AP2.4. National Guard Bureau

FOIA requests for National Guard Bureau records may be sent to the Chief, National Guard Bureau, ATTN: NGB-ADM, Room 2C363, 2500 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310-2500.

AP2.5. Miscellaneous

If there is uncertainty as to which DoD Component may have the DoD record sought, the requester may address a Freedom of Information request to the Directorate for Freedom of Information and Security Review, Room 2C757, 1155 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1155.