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Newly added files listings/links:

NEW US Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Rights Division (CRD) FOIA Logs, 2015-2020 - [PDF 5.6 MB - 23-Oct-2023]

NEW US Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Division (CRM) Presentations on Genocide and Mass Atrocities 2008-2015 (some released records undated) - [PDF 6 MB - 23-Oct-2023]

NEW US Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs (OJP) Study of the Neuroscience of Evidentiary Rules 2019 - [PDF 2 MB - 23-Oct-2023]

NEW US Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Inspector General (OIG) Investigations Closed in 2016, 2017 and 2018 regarding sexual misconduct, sexual harassment or rape - [PDF 16.5 MB - 23-Oct-2023]

NEW US Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs (OJP) Materials on Addressing Female Genital Mutilation 2018-2020 - [PDF 26 MB - 23-Oct-2023]

NEW Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Standards of Conduct and DEA Disciplinary Offenses and Penalties Guide 2020 - [PDF 6.4 MB - 23-Oct-2023]

NEW Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Transition Briefing for the Incoming Biden Administration, 2020 - [PDF 1.7 MB - 16-Oct-2023]

NEW Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Letters from OPM to Congressional Committees or Chairs 2017-2023 - [PDF 28 MB - 16-Oct-2023]

NEW Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Investigation Report on former U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) CEO Michael Pack 2021-2022 - [PDF 2.4 MB - 16-Oct-2023]

NEW Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)2015 Freedom of Information Act FOIA Log 2014-2015 - [PDF 3 MB - 16-Oct-2023]

NEW Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Cover Page for each CIA Congressional Budget Justification FY1970 - FY1985 - [PDF 12 MB - 16-Oct-2023]

NEW National Security Agency (NSA) Oral History of [redacted], OH 2007-25, 2007 - [PDF 2.7 MB - 16-Oct-2023]

NEW Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 2020 - [PDF 9.4 MB - 09-Oct-2023]

NEW Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Inspector General (OIG) Investigations Closed in 2021 and 2022 - [PDF 1 MB - 09-Oct-2023]

NEW American Battle Monument Commission (ABMC) FOIA Logs 2017-2020 - [PDF 1.3 MB - 09-Oct-2023]

NEW Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) List of closed investigations 2021 & 2022 - [PDF 668 KB - 09-Oct-2023]

UPDATED Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Selected Inspector General (OIG) Investigation Reports 2013-2019 - [PDF 25 MB - 09-Oct-2023]

NEW Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Transition briefing document for the incoming Biden Administration 2020 - [PDF 1 MB - 09-Oct-2023]

NEW Department of Agriculture (USDA) Records relating to Unauthorized Use of the Smokey the Bear Character 2014-2021 - [PDF 11.4 MB - 02-Oct-2023]

NEW Department of Agriculture (USDA) Presentation: The Ugly Appeal: 10 Steps for Preparing a (FOIA) Appeal Package 2015(?) - [PDF 4.3 MB - 02-Oct-2023]

NEW Department of Agriculture (USDA) Talking Points regarding Meatpacking Safety 2015 - [PDF 3 MB - 02-Oct-2023]

NEW Department of Agriculture (USDA) Closed Inspector General (OIG) Investigations of Animal Welfare Violations 2009-2020 - [PDF 17.5 MB - 02-Oct-2023]

NEW USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) AMS Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 2019 - [PDF 2 MB - 02-Oct-2023]

NEW US Forest Service (USFS) Five Year Deferred Maintenance Management Strategy, 2018-2022, 2018 - [PDF 1.2 MB - 02-Oct-2023]

NEW National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Case Logs: Clinton Presidential Library, Jan 2008 to Dec 2020 - [PDF 2.4 MB - 24-Sep-2023]

NEW Indian Health Service (HIS) documents regarding medical Marijuana, 2011-2022 - [PDF 6.8 MB - 24-Sep-2023]

NEW National Park Service (NPS) various Park Police General Orders, 1999-2015 - [PDF 3.3 MB - 24-Sep-2023]

NEW Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Capital Asset Planning Submission FY2021, 2021 - [PDF 3 MB - 24-Sep-2023]

NEW Americorps/Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) branding guidelines 2020 - [PDF 2 MB - 24-Sep-2023]

NEW Amtrak Briefing for the incoming Biden Administration 2020 - [PDF 600 KB - 24-Sep-2023]

NEW US Secret Service (USSS) Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Case Log CY2022 - [PDF 18.5 MB - 18-Sep-2023]

NEW U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) Standard Operating Procedure: Hearing and Information Division 2019 - [PDF 20 MB - 18-Sep-2023]

NEW US Secret Service (USSS) Records regarding hotel rates charged to USSS by the Trump Organization, 2021-2022 - [PDF 10.4 MB - 18-Sep-2023]

NEW US Secret Service (USSS) Campaign Operational Guide for 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2012 Presidential Elections - [PDF 35.2 MB - 18-Sep-2023]

NEW Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Briefing Book for DHS Secretary and Deputy Secretary, first briefing of March 2018, April 2018, May 2018 and June 2018 - [PDF 34 MB - 18-Sep-2023]

NEW Small Agency Council Finance Committee Meeting minutes/agendas, 2015 - 2021 - [PDF 1.5 MB - 18-Sep-2023]

NEW Documents relating to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Historian and Museum Collection 2023 - [PDF 3.2 MB - 11-Sep-2023]

NEW List of Government Accountability Office (GAO) Inspector General (OIG) Investigations Closed in 2020 - [PDF 656 KB - 11-Sep-2023]

NEW Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) emails containing the word Magnet or Magnets in selected email accounts 2019 - [PDF 36 MB - 11-Sep-2023]

NEW Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) EPDSI (Data Intake Branch) Information Tracking Spreadsheets FY2022-FY2023 - [PDF 1.5 MB - 11-Sep-2023]

NEW Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Agency Brand Guidelines 2023 - [PDF 4.3 MB - 11-Sep-2023]

NEW Army Corps of Engineers Tribal Protocols Guidebook for DoD Legacy Resource Management Program 2022 - [PDF 6.3 MB - 11-Sep-2023]

NEW National Security Agency (NSA) Oral History of Max O. Mitchell, OH-1987-27, 1987 - [PDF 2.8 MB - 04-Sep-2023]

NEW Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Historical Document: The Summit Conference of 1960: An Intelligence Officer's View 1960(?) - [PDF 1.3 MB - 04-Sep-2023]

NEW Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) Studies of Redesigned Currency 2007-2008 - [PDF 39.6 MB - 04-Sep-2023]

NEW Department of Agriculture (USDA) Inspector General (OIG) Investigations Closed in 2020 - [PDF 5 MB - 04-Sep-2023]

NEW United States Air Force (USAF) Correspondence with Congressional Committee Chairs 2012-2016 - [PDF 13 MB - 04-Sep-2023]

NEW Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) OFAC First 10 pages of each application to do business with sanctioned companies in Russia, Feb 2022-Nov 2022 - [PDF 3.3 MB - 04-Sep-2023]

NEW Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Directors Situation Update Briefs on Novel 2009 Influenza A (H1N1), August-December 2009 - [PDF 15 MB - 28-Aug-2023]

NEW Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Standard Operating Procedures and Guidance on "Overly Broad" Requests, 2015-2022 - [PDF 17 MB - 28-Aug-2023]

NEW Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Transition Briefing Document for the Incoming Biden Administration, 2020 - [PDF 15 MB - 28-Aug-2023]

NEW Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Smallpox Response Plan 2003 - [PDF 2 MB - 28-Aug-2023]

NEW Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Office of Inspector General (OIG) Investigations Closed in 2021 and 2022 - [PDF 2 MB - 28-Aug-2023]

NEW Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Process Memorandum 2022 - [PDF 1.8 MB - 28-Aug-2023]

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